The Sidewinder

The SidewinderThe SidewinderLee Morgan · 1964 (recorded 1963, released 1964) became an unexpected hit. Its boogaloo beat and simple riff crossed over to general audiences, reportedly rescuing Blue Note Records from financial trouble. The front line with Joe HendersonJoe Hendersonジョー・ヘンダーソン was two Art BlakeyArt Blakeyアート・ブレイキー alumni at their peak.

Lee MorganLee Morganリー・モーガン's 1963 album The SidewinderThe SidewinderLee Morgan · 1964 was an unexpected commercial hit — almost the only Blue Note recording to chart. Morgan continued evolving in the years after, until he was shot onstage in 1972 at age 33.

Recorded in December 1963, The SidewinderThe SidewinderLee Morgan · 1964 became Lee MorganLee Morganリー・モーガン's biggest commercial hit on Blue Note. The boogaloo title track climbed to No. 25 on the Billboard pop chart and is often credited with rescuing the label financially.

Joe HendersonJoe Hendersonジョー・ヘンダーソン's tenor is featured throughout Lee MorganLee Morganリー・モーガン's The SidewinderThe SidewinderLee Morgan · 1964 (1963). His cerebral, slightly 'outside' phrasing provided a striking foil to Morgan's straight-ahead blues sensibility.