I Called Him Morgan

Name: I Called Him Morgan
Released: 2017
Rating: 55.22
Cast: Helen Morgan, Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter

2017

Drama, Documentary

1h 32m

33 Ratings

5 Collections

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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.

Director: Kasper Collin

Starring:

Helen Morgan Lee Morgan Wayne Shorter

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cdub12

Rated 10/10/17

21st

It seems like it's trying to make Helen a sympathetic character, but there's no reason to. She killed her husband. But they treat that like an afterthought. Overall, just doesn't get into the characters enough to be engaging, IMO.

Rated 10/10/17

pyrosexual

Rated 18/10/20

56th

So I watched this whole thing and I still don't know who in the fuck called him Morgan. Everyone in this seems to be referring to him as Lee, which would make sense as that's his first name. Guess I must have missed the titular line somewhere along the way. Anyway, reading more into it and hearing what some of his friends had to say, I'd say what Helen did was fair.

Rated 18/10/20

NathanBates

Rated 19/06/23

77th

Somber documentary about a jazz musician taken too soon. It's a decent-enough recitation of the facts with some good interviews sprinkled throughout. Oddly, it reveals the ending right up front, and there are a few times where it feels a little repetitive. Still, the music is outstanding, although they don't seem to have used his best-known song ("Sidewinder")?