--- title: "4 Lee Morgan Quotes - Famous Trumpeter" description: "American jazz trumpeter (1938–1972)... | Edward Lee Morgan was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. One of the key hard bop musicians of the 1960s a..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b125/author-lee-morgan-65724.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Lee Morgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b125/author-lee-morgan-65724.jpg) # Lee Morgan (1938–1972) Trumpeter **4** quotes in **27** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Lee Morgan was a trumpeter. ## Quick Facts About Lee Morgan Born July 10, 1938 Died February 19, 1972 Profession Trumpeter ## About Lee Morgan American jazz trumpeter (1938–1972)... \| Edward Lee Morgan was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. One of the key hard bop musicians of the 1960s and a cornerstone of the Blue Note label, Morgan came to prominence in his late teens, recording with bandleaders like John Coltrane, Curtis Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie, Hank Mobley, and Wayne S ## Quotes by Lee Morgan > [It's either hip or it ain't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-morgan/it-s-either-hip-or-it-ain-t/) Lee Morgan [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93a/lee-morgan-65724_hips_it-s-either-hip-or-it-ain-t-561276_561276.png) > [“Would you teach me, Seth?’ Seth smiled and leaned back in his seat. ‘You do realise, of course, that you have no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-morgan/would-you-teach-me-seth-seth-smiled-and-leaned-back-in-his-seat-you/) Lee Morgan [Break your heart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/break-your-heart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d6/lee-morgan-65724_break-your-heart_would-you-teach-me-seth-seth-smiled-and_1991534.png) > [There are no natural barriers. It's all music. It's either hip or it ain't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-morgan/there-are-no-natural-barriers-it-s-all-music-it-s-either-hip-or-it/) Lee Morgan [Barriers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/barriers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee9/lee-morgan-65724_barriers_there-are-no-natural-barriers-it-s-all-m_2078713.png) > [The symphonic orchestras have sponsors, people who give them endowments, and I think it should be the same way with jazz -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-morgan/the-symphonic-orchestras-have-sponsors-people-who-give-them/) Lee Morgan [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfe/lee-morgan-65724_endowment_the-symphonic-orchestras-have-sponsors-p_2948554.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-morgan/#itemlist", "name": "Lee Morgan Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's either hip or it ain't.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lee Morgan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-morgan/it-s-either-hip-or-it-ain-t/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93a/lee-morgan-65724_hips_it-s-either-hip-or-it-ain-t-561276_561276.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93a/lee-morgan-65724_hips_it-s-either-hip-or-it-ain-t-561276_561276.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93a/lee-morgan-65724_hips_it-s-either-hip-or-it-ain-t-561276_561276.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's either hip or it ain't.” — Lee Morgan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Would you teach me, Seth?’ Seth smiled and leaned back in his seat. ‘You do realise, of course, that you have no idea what you ask of me?’ Seth replied after a moment. ‘Of course,’ Christopher replied quietly. ‘Could you tell me?’ ‘No. That is the problem you see,’ Seth said. ‘Magic is something you can never prepare someone for. 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