I Called Him Morgan

I Called Him Morgan

91 mins | Documentary, History, Music | Sept. 5, 2016

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.

I Called Him Morgan

91 mins | Documentary, History, Music | Sept. 5, 2016

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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Film i Väst, SVT, Kasper Collin Produktion
Original title I Called Him Morgan
Directors Kasper Collin
Writers Jesper Osmund, Kasper Collin

Cast

Lee Morgan

as Self (archive material)

Helen Morgan

as Self (archive material)

Wayne Shorter

as Self

Judith Johnson

as Self

Jymie Merritt

as Self

Bennie Maupin

as Self