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I Called Him Morgan

I Called Him Morgan

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Music   Documentary   History
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2016-09-05
⌚ Running Time: 91 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.2

Beloved Cast

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

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