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