''Indeed!'' is the debut album by America

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

trumpeter

Lee Morgan Edward Lee Morgan (July 10, 1938 – February 19, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. One of the key hard bop musicians of the 1960s, Morgan came to prominence in his late teens, recording on John Coltrane's '' Blue Train'' (1 ...

, recorded on November 4, 1956 and released on Blue Note later that year. The quintet features saxophonist Clarence Sharpe and rhythm section Horace Silver,

Wilbur Ware Wilbur Bernard Ware (September 8, 1923 – September 9, 1979) was an American jazz double bassist.Feather, Leonard & Gitler, Ira (2007) ''The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz'', p. 674. Oxford University Press He was a regular bassist for t ...

and Philly Joe Jones.

Reception

The

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review awarded the album 3 stars.Allmusic Review
accessed September 26, 2011

Track listing

Side 1

# "Roccus" (Silver) – 8:18 # "Reggie of Chester" ( Golson) – 4:55 # "The Lady" (Owen Marshall) – 6:47

Side 2

# "Little T." ( Byrd) – 8:23 # "Gaza Strip" (Owen Marshall) – 3:56 # "Stand By" (Golson) – 5:51

CD reissue bonus track

"Little T." (alternate take) – 8:07

Personnel

Musicians

– trumpet * Clarence Sharpe – alto saxophone * Horace Silver – piano *

– bass * Philly Joe Jones – drums

Technical personnel

Alfred Lion Alfred Lion (born Alfred Löw; April 21, 1908 – February 2, 1987), was an American record executive who co-founded the jazz record label Blue Note in 1939. Lion retired in 1967, having sold the company, after producing recordings by leading music ...

– producer *

Rudy Van Gelder Rudolph Van Gelder (November 2, 1924 – August 25, 2016) was an American recording engineer who specialized in jazz. Over more than half a century, he recorded several thousand sessions, with musicians including John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Theloni ...

– recording engineer *

Reid Miles Reid Miles (July 4, 1927 – February 2, 1993) was an American graphic designer and photographer best known for his work for Blue Note Records in the 1950s and 1960s. Biography Reid Miles was born in Chicago, Illinois, on July 4, 1927 but, fo ...

– design *

Francis Wolff Francis Wolff (April 5, 1907 – March 8, 1971) was a record company executive, photographer and record producer. Wolff's skills, as an executive and a photographer, were important contributions to the success of the Blue Note record label. Care ...

– photography * Leonard Feather – liner notes

References

{{Authority control Hard bop albums Lee Morgan albums 1957 debut albums Blue Note Records albums Albums produced by Alfred Lion Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio