Cedar Park in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Edward Lee Morgan

1938 - 1972

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 26, 2025

1. Edward Lee Morgan Marker

Inscription. Jazz trumpeter, composer, and key performer of hard bop. Joined the Dizzy Gillespie band, played with Art Blakey and John Coltrane. As a bandleader he cut over 30 albums and is known for "The Sidewinder," a crossover pop hit and jazz standard. Performed here at Aqua Lounge.

Erected 2023 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.

Location. 39° 57.379′ N, 75° 13.532′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Cedar Park. It is at the intersection of South 52nd Street and Chancellor Street, on the right when traveling north on South 52nd Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 223 S 52nd St, Philadelphia PA 19139, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hakim's Bookstore (within shouting distance of this marker); Julian Abele / Dawn Staley (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sadie Alexander / Meek Mill (about 500 feet away); Paul Robeson

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Rev. Isaac Leeser (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ruth Plumly Thompson (approx. 0.6 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Crystal Bird Fauset (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Also see . . . "The Sidewinder" by Lee Morgan. YouTube audio-only video of Lee Morgan's crossover hit (Submitted on November 28, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 26, 2025

2. Edward Lee Morgan Marker

Aqua Lounge is now home to the African Cultural Art Forum. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 26, 2025

3. Aqua Lounge is now home to the African Cultural Art Forum.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 47 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 28, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.