Lee Morgan

• Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition

• pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal

Lee Morgan’s magnum opus The Sidewinder - recorded in 1963 and release in 1964 - was both a comeback and a coronation. The prodigious trumpeter had debuted on Blue Note in 1956 at the age of 18, but personal problems in the early-60s forced him off the scene temporarily.

His rebound recording turned out to be The Sidewinder, an assured and energetic set of 5 indelible Morgan originals featuring Joe Henderson, Barry Harris, Bob Cranshaw, and Billy Higgins. The album became his biggest commercial success fueled by the irrepressible title track.

PERSONNEL:

• Lee Morgan - trumpet
• Joe Henderson - tenor sax
• Barry Harris - piano
• Bob Cranshaw - bass
• Billy Higgins - drums

Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 21, 1963

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. The Sidewinder
• A2. Totem Pole

• SIDE B
• B1. Gary's Notebook
• B2. Boy, What A Night
• B3. Hocus-Pocus