Lanny Morgan (born March 30, 1934 in

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, Iowa) is an American jazz alto saxophonist chiefly active on the West Coast jazz scene. Morgan was raised in Los Angeles. In the 1950s he played with Charlie Barnet, Si Zentner, Terry Gibbs, and Bob Florence, then did a stint in the U.S. military, for which reason he had to turn down an offer to play in the orchestra of Stan Kenton. From 1960-65 he played in

Maynard Ferguson Walter Maynard Ferguson CM (May 4, 1928 – August 23, 2006) was a Canadian jazz trumpeter and bandleader. He came to prominence in Stan Kenton's orchestra before forming his own big band in 1957. He was noted for his bands, which often served ...

's orchestra; after a few years in New York City he returned to Los Angeles in 1969, where he played frequently in the studios, was a member of Supersax, and played in the big bands of

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, Bob Florence, and Bill Holman. Morgan also played on sessions for Nancy Sinatra.

Discography

* ''It's About Time'' ( Palo Alto, 1982) * ''The Lanny Morgan Quartet'' (VSOP, 1993) * ''Pacific Standard'' ( Contemporary, 1996) * ''A Suite for Yardbird'' ( Fresh Sound, 2002) With

* '' Let's Face the Music and Dance'' (

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, 1960) * '' Maynard '61'' (Roulette, 1961) *'' Double Exposure'' (Atlantic, 1961) with

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*'' Two's Company'' (Roulette, 1961) with Chris Connor * ''

"Straightaway" Jazz Themes ''"Straightaway" Jazz Themes'' is an album released by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson containing music composed for the 1961–1962 television series '' Straightaway''. The album was recorded in 1961 and released by Roulette.Minn, MMayna ...

'' (Roulette, 1961) * ''

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'' (Roulette, 1962) *''

Si! Si! M.F. ''Si! Si! M.F.'' is an album released by jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson featuring tracks recorded in early 1962 and originally released on the Roulette Records, Roulette label.Minn, MMaynard Ferguson discography accessed February 3, 2017 Recept ...

'' (Roulette, 1962) *''

Maynard '63 ''Maynard '63'' is an album released by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson featuring tracks recorded in March 1962 and originally released on the Roulette label.Minn, MMaynard Ferguson discography accessed February 8, 2017 Reception AllM ...

'' (Roulette, 1962) *''

Message from Maynard ''Message from Maynard'' is an album released by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson featuring tracks recorded in early 1962 and originally released on the Roulette label.Minn, MMaynard Ferguson discography accessed February 7, 2017 Recep ...

'' (Roulette, 1962) * ''

Maynard '64 ''Maynard '64'' is an album released by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson collecting tracks recorded between 1959 and 1962 which was originally released on the Roulette label.Minn, MMaynard Ferguson discography accessed February 8, 2017 R ...

'' (Roulette 1959-62 963 *''

The New Sounds of Maynard Ferguson ''The New Sounds of Maynard Ferguson'' is an album by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson recorded in 1963 which was originally released on the Cameo label.Minn, MMaynard Ferguson discography accessed February 9, 2017 Reception AllMusic ...

'' (Cameo, 1963) *'' Come Blow Your Horn'' (Cameo, 1963) * ''

Color Him Wild ''Color Him Wild'' (also released as ''Dues'') is an album released by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson featuring tracks recorded in 1964 and originally released on the Mainstream label.Edwards, D., Callahan, Eyries, P., Watts, R. & Neely, ...

'' ( Mainstream, 1965) * ''

The Blues Roar ''The Blues Roar'' (also released as ''Screamin' Blues'') is an album released by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson featuring tracks recorded in 1964 and originally released on the Mainstream label.Edwards, D., Callahan, Eyries, P., Watts, ...

'' (Mainstream, 1965) * ''

The Maynard Ferguson Sextet ''The Maynard Ferguson Sextet'' (also released as ''Six by Six'') is an album released by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson featuring tracks recorded in 1965 and originally released on the Mainstream label.Edwards, D., Callahan, Eyries, P. ...

'' (Mainstream, 1965) With Carmen McRae * '' Can't Hide Love'' ( Blue Note, 1976)

References

Scott Yanow Scott Yanow (born October 4, 1954) is an American jazz reviewer, historian, and author.Allmusic Biography/ref> Biography Yanow was born in New York City and grew up near Los Angeles. Since 1974, he was a regular reviewer of many jazz styles an ...

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