Mosaic Records continues to repackage and remaster previously released and unreleased material by jazz legends past and present. Here, the ongoing saga continues with this sharply produced set featuring trumpeter Lee Morgan and saxophonist Wayne Shorter's recordings for the now defunct, Chicago, IL-based Vee-Jay recording label. With this six-CD compilation, the listener will find meticulously detailed annotations of the story behind Vee-Jay, chronological accounts of the musicians' backgrounds and basically what was transpiring during 1959 and 1961, which denotes the time frame of these sessions. The producers also provide an album index of the original recordings and a reference matrix of the personnel on a per-disc basis. And while Morgan was a rising star who had already released six LPs as a leader for Blue Note records, these works represent Shorter's initial dates as a leader. Here we find Morgan manning a front-line attack with either Shorter performing on tenor sax or his collaborations with alto saxophonist Frank Strozier, drummers Art Blakey, and Louis Hayes, pianist Bobby Timmons, and many others of note who appear throughout the entire scope of these discs. Basically, the music is formulated from within the hard bop vein amid a number of medium-tempo and hard-swinging motifs, ballads, and alternate takes. Shorter proceeded to record a number of exceptional LPs for Blue Note Records, whereas, his already shining star had rapidly risen thanks to his affiliation with Miles Davis and collaboration with keyboardist Joe Zawinul in the pioneering fusion band Weather Report. Meanwhile, Morgan was viewed upon as being the logical successor to trumpeter Clifford Brown as he surged onward to record several timeless classics prior to his tragic death in 1972. Hence, this presentation supplies additional evidence to their everlasting influences as you are treated to Morgan's fluent lines, subtle inflections, radiant lyricism, and Shorter's sinewy attack, penetrating extended notes and optimal utilization of space
Disc 1:
01. Seeds of Sin - The Young Lions
02. Seeds of Sin [A] [Version] - The Young Lions
03. Scourin' - The Young Lions
04. Scourin' [A] [Version] - The Young Lions
05. Fat Lady - The Young Lions
06. Fat Lady [A] [Version] - The Young Lions
07. Peaches and Cream [A] [Version] - The Young Lions
08. That's Right [A] [Version] - The Young Lions
09. Running Brook - Lee Morgan
10. Terrible "T" - Lee Morgan
Disc 2:
01. Mogie - Lee Morgan
02. Mogie - Lee Morgan
03. Mogie - Lee Morgan
04. Off Spring - Lee Morgan
05. Off Spring [Edit] - Lee Morgan
06. Bess - Lee Morgan
07. Bess - Lee Morgan
08. Running Brook - Lee Morgan
09. Running Brook - Lee Morgan
10. Terrible "T" - Lee Morgan
11. Terrible "T" - Lee Morgan
Disc 3:
01. I'm a Fool to Want You - Lee Morgan
02. I'm a Fool to Want You - Lee Morgan
03. I'm a Fool to Want You - Lee Morgan
04. Expoobident - Lee Morgan
05. Expoobident - Lee Morgan
06. Fire - Lee Morgan
07. Fire - Lee Morgan
08. Just in Time - Lee Morgan
09. Just in Time - Lee Morgan
10. Triple Track - Lee Morgan
11. Triple Track - Lee Morgan
12. Easy Living - Lee Morgan
13. The Hearing - Lee Morgan
14. Lost and Found - Lee Morgan
Disc 4:
01. Blues a la Carte - Wayne Shorter
02. Blues a la Carte - Wayne Shorter
03. Harry's Last Stand - Wayne Shorter
04. Harry's Last Stand - Wayne Shorter
05. Down in the Depths - Wayne Shorter
06. Down in the Depths - Wayne Shorter
07. Pug Nose - Wayne Shorter
08. Pug Nose - Wayne Shorter
09. Black Diamond - Wayne Shorter
10. Black Diamond - Wayne Shorter
11. Mack the Knife - Wayne Shorter
Disc 5:
01. The Ruby and the Pearl - Wayne Shorter
02. The Ruby and the Pearl - Wayne Shorter
03. Pay as You Go - Wayne Shorter
04. Second Genesis - Wayne Shorter
05. Mr. Chairman - Wayne Shorter
06. Mr. Chairman - Wayne Shorter
07. Tenderfoot - Wayne Shorter
08. Tenderfoot - Wayne Shorter
09. The Albatross - Wayne Shorter
10. The Albtross - Wayne Shorter
11. Getting to Know You [Alternate Take] - Wayne Shorter
12. Getting to Know You - Wayne Shorter
13. I Didn't Know What Time It Was - Wayne Shorter
Disc 6:
01. Black Orpheus [Alternate Take] - Wayne Shorter
02. Black Orpheus - Wayne Shorter
03. Dead End [Alternate Take] - Wayne Shorter
04. Dead End [Alternate Take] - Wayne Shorter
05. Dead End - Wayne Shorter
06. All or Nothing at All [Alternate Take] - Wayne Shorter
07. All or Nothing at All - Wayne Shorter
08. Calloway Went That-A-Way [Alternate Take] - Wayne Shorter
09. Calloway Went That-A-Way - Wayne Shorter
10. Wayning Moments [First Alternate Take] - Wayne Shorter
11. Wayning Moments - Wayne Shorter
12. Wayning Moments [Second Alternate Take] - Wayne Shorter
13. Moon of Manakoora [Alternate Take] - Wayne Shorter
14. Moon of Manakoora - Wayne Shorter
15. Powder Keg [Alternate Take] - Wayne Shorter
16. Powder Keg - Wayne Shorter
17. Devil's Island [Alternate Take] - Wayne Shorter
18. Devil's Island - Wayne Shorter
