I Called Him Morgan(2017)

Release Date: Mar 24, 2017 | Limited

An exploration of the relationship between jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan and his common-law wife Helen, who was implicated in his murder in 1972.

Note: Distributed by Submarine Deluxe

Releases

Original Release | Mar 24, 2017

Box Office

Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1

Country of Origin: Sweden

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. Part jazz history, part true-crime tale, Kasper Collin's 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.