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I Called Him Morgan
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.
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Synopsis
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.
More about I Called Him Morgan
Cast
Lee MorganSelf (archive material)
Wayne ShorterSelf
Larry Reni ThomasSelf
Jymie MerrittSelf
Bennie MaupinSelfCredits
- Directed by
- Kasper Collin
- Written by
- Kasper Collin, Jesper Osmund
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
- Kasper Collin Produktion
SVTSweden
Film i VästSweden
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