I Called Him Morgan

2016 · 1h 31m

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.

Directed by Kasper Collin

Cast

Lee Morgan

Self (archive material)

HM

Helen Morgan

Self (archive material)

Wayne Shorter

Self

Larry Reni Thomas

Self

JJ

Judith Johnson

Self