I Called Him Morgan

Overview

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.

Movie details

Release date

2016

Runtime

1h 31m

Genres

Music, Documentary, History

Status

Released

Original language

EN

Country

Sweden, United States of America

Director

Kasper Collin

Production

Kasper Collin Produktion, SVT, Film i Väst

Cast

Lee Morgan

Self (archive material)

H

Helen Morgan

Self (archive material)

Wayne Shorter

Self

Larry Reni Thomas

Self

J

Judith Johnson

Self

Jymie Merritt

Self