''The Sixth Sense'' is an album by
jazz trumpeter
Lee Morgan, released on the
Blue Note label in 1970. The album features performances by Morgan,
Jackie McLean, Frank Mitchell,
Cedar Walton
Cedar Anthony Walton Jr. (January 17, 1934 – August 19, 2013) was an American hard bop jazz pianist. He came to prominence as a member of drummer Art Blakey's band, The Jazz Messengers, before establishing a long career as a bandleader and com ...
,
Victor Sproles
Victor Sproles (November 18, 1927 in Chicago – May 13, 2005) was an American jazz bassist.
Sproles worked in the 1950s with Red Rodney and Ira Sullivan and appears on the Sun Ra recordings '' Super-Sonic Jazz'', '' Sound of Joy'' and '' Deep ...
and
Billy Higgins. The CD reissue added three tracks featuring
Harold Mabern and
Mickey Bass.
Reception
The
AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos stated: "The appropriately title ''Sixth Sense'' presents a transition between one of the most intriguing sextets during the last years of post-bop and Morgan's final ensembles that saw him reaching higher and higher before, like Icarus, falling from grace.".
[Nastos, M]
Allmusic Review
accessed October 11, 2011
Track listing
:''All compositions by Lee Morgan, except where indicated.''
# "The Sixth Sense" - 6:45
# "Short Count" - 6:02
# "Psychedelic" - 6:32
# "Afreaka" (Walton) - 8:03
# "Anti Climax" - 6:19
# "The Cry of My People" (
Cal Massey) - 5:23
Bonus tracks on CD reissue:
#
"Extemporaneous" (Mitchell) - 5:08
# "Mickey's Tune" (Bass) - 6:35
# "Leebop" - 5:38
''Recorded on November 10, 1967 (tracks 1-6) and September 13, 1968 (tracks 7-9).''
Personnel
* Lee Morgan - trumpet
* Jackie McLean - alto saxophone (tracks 1 to 5)
* Frank Mitchell - tenor saxophone
* Cedar Walton
Cedar Anthony Walton Jr. (January 17, 1934 – August 19, 2013) was an American hard bop jazz pianist. He came to prominence as a member of drummer Art Blakey's band, The Jazz Messengers, before establishing a long career as a bandleader and com ...
- piano (1 to 6)
* Victor Sproles
Victor Sproles (November 18, 1927 in Chicago – May 13, 2005) was an American jazz bassist.
Sproles worked in the 1950s with Red Rodney and Ira Sullivan and appears on the Sun Ra recordings '' Super-Sonic Jazz'', '' Sound of Joy'' and '' Deep ...
- bass (1 to 6)
* Billy Higgins - drums
* Harold Mabern - piano (7 to 9)
* Mickey Bass - bass (7 to 9)
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sixth Sense, The
Hard bop albums
Lee Morgan albums
1970 albums
Blue Note Records albums
Albums produced by Francis Wolff
Albums produced by Duke Pearson
Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio