I Called Him Morgan

Overview

Part jazz history, part true-crime tale, Kasper Collin’s new documentary employs extensive archival footage and new interviews to tell the tragic story of the magnificently talented trumpeter Lee Morgan and his common-law wife Helen, who murdered him in a New York bar in 1972.

Trailer

Cast

Lee Morgan
Lee Morgan
Self (archive material)
Helen Morgan
Self (archive material)
Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter
Self
Larry Reni Thomas
Larry Reni Thomas
Self
Judith Johnson
Self
Jymie Merritt
Jymie Merritt
Self
Bennie Maupin
Bennie Maupin
Self

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