Shame on Blue Note
In deferrence to my fellow reviewers, I too give this music five stars. Lee Morgan, had he not taken the infamous bullet slug at Slugs in 1972, would surely be regarded as one of the greatest of all jazz trumpet players. His tone, creativity, and the linear quality of his improvisations made him the true successor to the astounding Clifford Brown. However, just as with Clifford, the question remains as to what we lost. In the case of this recording, we lost half of what Blue Note released in the original release of 1978. The original vinyl release included a wonderful session recorded in 1969 featuring among others Julien Priester on trombone and George Coleman on sax. Shame on Blue Note for excluding the second half of The Procrastinator. Having played the original numerous times in my fledgling attempts to capture Lee' s phrasing in my own playing, I was hoping to get a CD to replace my vinyl. Guess not. Wake up, Blue Note, and release the second half of this great record! Five stars to Lee Morgan. Two-and-a-half stars to Blue Note.

Sweet Precision
If you have a few of Lee's CD's already, this won't dissappoint either. The title track is played first. It starts out like a melodic call then the whole band joins in, a young looking Herbie Hancock is on hand on the piano. This is wonderful music for contemplation because each peice is at least six minutes long, giving one to meld into the improv and tap to the beckoning beat. It is never overdone, it's just right. It's also worth while to read the liner notes written by Bob Blumenthal in 1976. It's very informative and helps with your understanding on what it took to make this music. I appreciate it more so because, I am kinda new to classic jazz and loving it. Make this part of your growing Lee Morgan collection.

One of Morgan's best
Well, as good as this session was, Blue Note did not hear a hit, so they decided to let it sit in the valuts 15 years. Then they re-release it in the 90's as a limited edition. The good news is that is still available. The sound is much influenced by Miles great quintet, and Lee sounds a bit restrained. Its similar to "Search for the new Land" but not as good. Still, a very nice album.

A true Lee Morgan Session
It is a shame that an album like this would be overlooked and placed as a limited edition Blue Note album. Every song on this album is unique in their own little way and they are all truly brilliant. The line-up is enough to just go get this album, including Bobby Hutcherson, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Billy Higgins, Ron Carter,and of course Lee Morgan. This album mixes a little ballad with a lot of post bop, bluesy material. If you are familiar with Lee Morgan and his earlier work such as Leeway and Sidewinder, you should really check this album out. If not, I recommend strongly checking out stuff he did with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers such as Moanin', or an earlier Lee album like Leeway. But anyways The Procrastinator should have not procrastinated this long. This is a masterpiece.

A true Lee Morgan Session
It is a shame that an album like this would be overlooked and placed as a limited edition Blue Note album. Every song on this album is unique in their own little way and they are all truly brilliant. The line-up is enough to just go get this album, including Bobby Hutcherson, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Billy Higgins, Ron Carter,and of course Lee Morgan. This album mixes a little ballad with a lot of post bop, bluesy style. If you are familiar with Lee Morgan and his earlier work such as Leeway and Sidewinder, you should really check this album out. If not, I recommend strongly checking out stuff he did with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers such as Moanin', or an earlier Lee album like Leeway. But anyways The Procrastinator should have not procrastinated this long. This is a masterpiece.