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I Called Him Morgan

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.

20161h 31mNRMusic, Documentary, History

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About I Called Him Morgan

Directors
Kasper Collin
Cast
Lee Morgan, Helen Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Larry Reni Thomas, Judith Johnson, Jymie Merritt
Genres
Music, Documentary, History
Content rating
NR
Original language
English
Production countries
Sweden, United States of America
Status
Released

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