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Search for the New Land is an album by jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan. A set with a group of regular Blue Note sidemen, Search for the New Land was recorded before The Sidewinder was released. Although it was recorded in 1964, the album was shelved for two years, then issued with the original catalogue number 84169.[5]

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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Reception

It has been described by jazz commentator Scott Yanow as "one of the finest Lee Morgan records."[6] The album reached #16 on Billboard's "Black Albums" chart and #143 on "Pop Albums".

Track listing

All compositions 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

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[de] Search for the New Land

Search for the New Land ist ein Jazzalbum von Lee Morgan. Es wurde am 15. Februar 1964 bei Rudy Van Gelder in Englewood Cliffs aufgenommen und erschien 1966 auf dem Label Blue Note Records.

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- [en] Search for the New Land

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