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I Called Him Morgan

I Called Him Morgan

7.1/10 2016 1h 31m Released
MusicDocumentaryHistory

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.

Director: Kasper Collin
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Top Cast

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

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