"Two months after recording what would become his hit record The Sidewinder, trumpeter returned to Van Gelder Studio in February 1964 to create his masterful album Search for the New Land. For the session Morgan assembled a sextet consisting of several young stars of the Blue Note roster including on piano, on guitar, and on tenor saxophone, along with the dynamic rhythm team of bassist and drummer Billy Higgins. The album opens with the expansive 16-minute title track, a musical odyssey that alternates a shimmering rubato theme with a loping exploration by each soloist. Four more indelible Morgan originals follow including jaunty numbers such as 'The Joker' and 'Morgan the Pirate,' as well as the plaintive ballad 'Melancholee.' This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal." -
- 180g black vinyl pressing
- all-analog remastercut from the original tapes
- featuring (t), (t. sax), (p), (g), (b), Billy Higgins (d)
- original release year: 1966
- music label: Blue Note Records 2024
