Brotherlee love

A love letter from one of Philadelphia's favorite trumpet-playing sons to another, BrotherLee Love features Terell Stafford celebrating the soulful musical legacy of jazz legend Lee Morgan. The follow-up to Stafford's acclaimed homage to composer Billy Strayhorn, BrotherLee Love again features the trumpeter's regular band of brothers, his incredible quintet with saxophonist Tim Warfield, pianist Bruce Barth, bassist Peter Washington, and drummer Dana Hall.BrotherLee Love is a show of respect and celebration from one Philadelphia's favorite son to another. "This project is about how I was embraced by this city and about a trumpet player who has always been a huge inspiration to me, " Stafford says. The nine tunes contained on the album are a joyous celebration of the music and spirit of Morgan, the Philadelphia native and trumpet legend who made a profound impact on the history of jazz during his brief 33 years with his fiery virtuosity and soulful style. "Lee Morgan was a total genius, " Stafford enthuses. "The trumpet was merely a vehicle to express who he was. There was rasp, there was grit, there was personality, there was sass, exactly who he was as a person was inside of his sound and that's what I loved about it."