

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.
Cast

Lee Morgan
Self (archive material)
Helen Morgan
Self (archive material)

Wayne Shorter
Self

Larry Reni Thomas
Self
Judith Johnson
Self

Jymie Merritt
Self

Bennie Maupin
Self
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Storyline
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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