'I Called Him Morgan' Q&A | Kasper Collin & Special Guests
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Director Kasper Collin, music journalist Ashley Kahn, and jazz musicians and film subjects Larry Ridley and Billy Harper discuss Collin's new documentary 'I Called Him Morgan' at the Film Society of Lincoln Center.
On the night of February 19, 1972, Helen Morgan walked into the East Village bar Slug’s Saloon with a gun in her handbag. She came to see her common-law husband, the great jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan, whom she had nursed through heroin addiction. They fought, he literally threw her out; then she walked back in and shot him, handed over her gun and waited for the police to arrive. Many years later, Helen was interviewed about her life with the brilliant but erratic musician, and the tapes of that interview are the backbone of this beautifully crafted and deeply affecting film from Kasper Collin (My Name Is Albert Ayler). An NYFF54 selection. A Submarine Entertainment release.
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great job, i seen it about three times
My cross-town colleague, Tim Bell, once had Billy Harper in his ensemble class at N. Texas.
documentary ..nine times and counting...Christ...Slug's 3rd st East Village horror zone.. home to Sun Ra orkestra hell hath no fury like a woman scorned..truest words ever written..
I am excited very excited for I called Him Morgan and I see its available on Amazon to watch--but can someone please also help us find Mt Collin's other masterpiece "My Name is Albert Ayler" He mentioned it during the interview I really hope to see it released someday also. thank you for reading my comment
I need to catch up with you cats - only seen it once! :-)
Maybe the best jazz film ever made. And the "coda" is such a wonderful surprise (I won't give it away). My question: why isn't there a single clip of Hank Mobley (I've given up searching)?.
Hello I love the music. Am a Dinah Washington fan and Impersonator who would love to speak with Paul West. Can you pls contact me.
I hated this film. New York abolished common law marriage in 1933. They moved in together in the 60s. Just because she took his last name doesn't mean she was ever his legal wife, which she wasn't..under common law statutes or legitimately. The movie is largely from Helen's point of view and together with perpetuating the lie that she was his common law wife, the film attempts to garner sympathy for this woman because she helped Lee in a time of need. Instead of accepting the end of their relationship and moving on with her life, she murdered him in cold blood and essentially got away with it. People love a salacious story like this that ends in murder, but to me personally, this film dishonors Lee Morgan's legacy. I understand those who disagree with me and that's fine, but my opinion stands.