Lee Morgan Sidewinder Vinyl

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.

Lee morgan sidewinder vinyl.

Tracklist vinyl a1. 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. Blue note lee morgan trumpet joe henderson tenor saxophone billy higgins drums barry harris piano bob cransha. Boy what a night.

The title track is perhaps morgan s all around best known composition. Brand new unopened still shrink wrapped. Discover releases reviews credits songs and more about lee morgan the sidewinder at discogs. Lee morgan the sidewinder vinyl album.

Dispatched with royal mail 1st class. 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. Lee morgan the sidewinder. Lee morgan the sidewinder label.

Hocus pocus items below may differ depending on the release. The title track now a jazz standard is one of the most influential recordings in soul jazz. Complete your lee morgan collection. All five tracks were written by morgan and the album features respected tenor saxophonist joe henderson.

At the end of a lee morgan record date in 1963 one more song was needed. 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.