The Young Lions (band)
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The Young Lions were a jazz ensemble consisting of Lee Morgan
, Frank Strozier
, Wayne Shorter
, Bobby Timmons
, Bob Cranshaw
, Louis Hayes
, and Albert "Tootie" Heath. They released one album in 1960 for Vee Jay Records.
The album has been released under both Morgan's and Shorter's names.
Lee Morgan
Edward Lee Morgan was an American hard bop trumpeter.-Biography:...
, Frank Strozier
Frank Strozier
Frank Strozier is an alto saxophonist renowned for his playing in the hard bop idiom.Strozier grew up in Memphis Memphis, Tennessee...
, Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter is an American jazz saxophonist and composer.He is generally acknowledged to be jazz's greatest living composer, and many of his compositions have become standards...
, Bobby Timmons
Bobby Timmons
Robert Henry "Bobby" Timmons was an African American jazz pianist and composer.He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is best known for his role as sideman in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and the composition of "Moanin'", "Dat Dere", and "This Here", each of which are typical of his...
, Bob Cranshaw
Bob Cranshaw
Melbourne R. "Bob" Cranshaw is an American jazz bassist. His career spans the heyday of Blue Note Records to his recent involvement with the Musicians Union. He is perhaps best known for his long association with Sonny Rollins...
, Louis Hayes
Louis Hayes
Louis Hayes is an American jazz drummer.-Biography:His father played drums and piano and his mother the piano and he refers to the early influence of hearing jazz, especially that of big bands, on the radio...
, and Albert "Tootie" Heath. They released one album in 1960 for Vee Jay Records.
The album has been released under both Morgan's and Shorter's names.