Lee Morgan Sidewinder Vinyl

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Tracklist vinyl a1. The title track now a jazz standard is one of the most influential recordings in soul jazz. Lee morgan the sidewinder. Blue note lee morgan trumpet joe henderson tenor saxophone billy higgins drums barry harris piano bob cransha.

The trumpeter quickly put together a catchy ditty with a boogaloo rhythm that he called the sidewinder while it was born as an afterthought the sidewinder became morgan s biggest hit and launched a boogaloo craze even being used on a nationally televised commercial. Hocus pocus items below may differ depending on the release. The title track is perhaps morgan s all around best known composition. Review the title track was a club and jukebox hit and helped to make boogie fied soul jazz the lingua franca of 1960s dancehalls.

The sidewinder is a 1964 album by the jazz trumpeter lee morgan recorded at the van gelder studio in englewood new jersey u s it was released on the blue note label as blp 4157 and bst 84157. Boy what a night. Recorded at van gelder studio in 1963 the sidewinder by jazz trumpeter lee morgan was a runaway hit that reached number 25 on the billboard chart. Blue note bst 84157 blue note st 84157 blue note 84157.

Dispatched with royal mail 1st class. All five tracks were written by morgan and the album features respected tenor saxophonist joe henderson. It would go on to become a jazz standard and was additionally released as a single. Brand new unopened still shrink wrapped.

Like the great sam cooke trumpet maestro lee morgan had the rare and unenviable distinction of being shot dead by a woman in morgan s case by his common law wife helen more as he was preparing to start his set at slugs jazz club in nyc in february 1972. Lee morgan the sidewinder label.