I Called Him Morgan

2016
1h 32m

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7.3/10

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Lee Morgan and Helen Morgan in I Called Him Morgan (2016)

On a snowy night in February 1972, celebrated jazz musician Lee Morgan was shot dead by his common-law wife Helen during a gig at a club in New York City. The murder sent shockwaves through the jazz community, and the memory of the event still haunts those who knew the Morgans. This feature documentary by Swedish filmmaker Kasper Collin is a love letter to two unique personalities and the music that brought them together. A film about love, jazz and America.

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An exploration of the relationship between jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan and his common-law wife Helen, who was implicated in his murder in 1972.An exploration of the relationship between jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan and his common-law wife Helen, who was implicated in his murder in 1972.An exploration of the relationship between jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan and his common-law wife Helen, who was implicated in his murder in 1972.

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

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Awards
- 1 win & 7 nominations

Soundtracks
Search For The New Land
written & performed by Lee Morgan
published by BMG Platinum Songs, A BMG Company and EMI Longitude Music, Courtesy of Sony/ATV Music publishing Scandinavia
(P) 1964 Blue Note Records
under license from Universal Music AB

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8/10

Love sometimes salvation, sometimes perdition... Beautiful and sad documentary...

Surprising, I didn't know the musicians, nor their stories, sad, an action on impulse and destruction for a lifetime, I felt very sorry for Helen, children who are already born condemned to a suffering future, and when could they have risen again, an act thoughtless, interrupts a future that could have been happy... Love sometimes salvation, sometimes perdition... Beautiful and sad documentary...