I Called Him Morgan

I Called Him Morgan
Directed byKasper Collin
Written byKasper Collin
Produced byKasper Collin
CinematographyBradford Young, Erik Vallsten
Edited byHanna Lejonqvist, Eva Hillström, Dino Jonsäter, Kasper Collin
Music byLee Morgan and more
Release dates
  • September 2016 (2016-09) (Venice)
  • March 24, 2017 (2017-03-24) (US)
Countries
  • Sweden
  • USA
LanguageEnglish

I Called Him Morgan is a 2016 Swedish produced documentary film written and directed by Kasper Collin which offers an account of the life of jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan, and his relationship with his common-law wife Helen Morgan, who killed him in February 1972.

The documentary was produced over a period of seven years, 2009 – 2016, including three years of editing.

Among the participants in I Called Him Morgan are Wayne Shorter, Jymie Merritt, Billy Harper, Judith Johnson, Bennie Maupin, Larry Ridley, Paul West, Larry Reni Thomas, Al Harrison, Charli Persip and Albert "Tootie" Heath.