Search for the New Land

Search for the New Land
Studio album by Lee Morgan
Released	July 1966[1]
Recorded	February 15, 1964 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:16
Label	Blue Note BST 84169
Producer	Alfred Lion
Lee Morgan chronology
The Sidewinder (1963) Search for the New Land (1964) Tom Cat (1964)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Search for the New Land is an album by jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan. A hard bop set with a group of well-known jazz musicians, Search for the New Land was recorded before The Sidewinder was released and is considered more abstract than its popular predecessor. Although it was recorded in 1964, the album was shelved for two years, then issued with the original catalogue number 84169.^[4] It is described by jazz commentator Scott Yanow as "one of the finest Lee Morgan records".^[5] The album reached #16 on Billboard's "Black Albums" chart and #143 on "Pop Albums".

Track listing

All songs composed by Lee Morgan.

1. "Search for the New Land" – 15:45
2. "The Joker" – 5:04
3. "Mr. Kenyatta" – 8:43
4. "Melancholee" – 6:14
5. "Morgan the Pirate" – 6:30

Personnel

Performance

• Lee Morgan – trumpet
• Wayne Shorter – tenor sax
• Herbie Hancock – piano
• Grant Green – guitar
• Reggie Workman – bass
• Billy Higgins – drums

Production

• Bob Blumenthal – liner notes
• Micaela Boland – art direction, graphic design
• Michael Cuscuna – reissue producer
• Nat Hentoff – liner notes
• Gordon Jee – creative director
• Alfred Lion – producer
• Reid Miles – cover design
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer, remastering
• Francis Wolff – photography, cover photo

References

1. 2015 liner notes to the SHM-CD by Michael Cuscuna
2. Allmusic Review
3. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 147. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
4. 2003 liner notes by Bob Blumenthal
5. Search for the New Land at AllMusic