In January 1958, “Blue Note” label released “The Cooker”, the seventh Lee Morgan album. It was recorded in September 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

• Lee Morgan – trumpet
• Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
• Bobby Timmons – piano
• Paul Chambers – bass
• Philly Joe Jones – drums
• Rudy Van Gelder – recording, mastering
• Reid Miles – design
• Francis Wolff – photography
• Robert Levin – liner notes

Track listing:

1. A Night in Tunisia – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
2. Happy Dipper – Lee Morgan
3. Just One of Those Things – Cole Porter
4. Lover Man – Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, Jimmy Sherman
5. New-Ma = Lee Morgan