Biography

If he had not been in the right place at the right time, Sam Morgan would have gone completely undocumented and unknown by today's record collectors. Fortunately, in 1927 Morgan had the opportunity to record eight titles with his band (which included trombonist Jim Robinson) and thus became part of jazz history as the leader of one of the finest documented groups in New Orleans in the 1920s. Part of a very musical family -- his younger brothers Isaiah, Andrew and Al played trump... Read more