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| 1. The Sidewinder |
| 2. Totem Pole |
| 3. Gary's Notebook |
| 4. Boy, What A Night |
| 5. Hocus-Pocus |
| 6. Totem Pole (Alternate Take) |
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Classic Blue Note Recording by A Legendary Trumpeter,
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This review is from: Sidewinder (W/1 Bonus Track) (Audio CD)
Although all knowledgeable jazz fans know about Lee Morgan, had he not been murdered over thirty years ago, it is likely that today his name would be as recognizable in popular culture as that of Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie. He was a superbly fine player who made consistently strong sides in the 60s for Blue Note and Vee Jay, among other labels. Whether as a leader or a sideman, his musical contributions were extremely formidable and should be deeply investigated by any jazz fan or students of the trumpet. "The Sidewinder" is perhaps Morgan's best known recording, and it is indeed a good listen. The recording also features Joe Henderson (tenor), Barry Harris (piano), Billy Higgins (drums), and Bob Cranshaw (bass). The main title track that opens the recording is a pretty well-known, funky vamp that is so catchy that it is easy to miss the fine interplay between Henderson and Morgan throughout the track. The remaining tracks on the recording are a little more in the hard bop vein and really showcase Morgan's underrated skills as a composer--it should be noted that all of the tracks on the recording were written by Lee Morgan. As with the case of Hank Mobley, Morgan should be given a lot more credit for crafting intricate jazz compositions. They are excellent, particularly the gorgeous "Totem Pole" which features beautiful improvisational interludes, novel changes, and a tight, melodic head. Basically, this is not a bad place to start a Lee Morgan collection, if you are interested in hearing his work. However, with an artist of this magnitude, you can't really go wrong getting anything by him.
3.0 out of 5 stars
TOO Much ado.....,
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This review is from: Sidewinder (W/1 Bonus Track) (Audio CD)
I'm not a contrary by nature, at least not just for the sake of contrariness, but I have to register what obviously ranks as kind of a dissenting vote on this recording. Maybe it has to do with all the build-up I'd read before I purchased and heard it, but I don't think so.First of all, I didn't know I'd actually heard the title cut before, but I had. Now, this is going to sound scandalous, but I feel it's the weakest cut on the recording. The end-of-recording quick paste-up seems evident from the word 'go'. In some bizarre way, it puts me in mind of another little ditty - 'Tequila'. The soloing is pretty mundane pentatonic-based noodling such as you might find on a Junior Walker record. Things pick up considerably later as things get quite a bit more harmonically interesting and, to my ear, the soloing gets 'hotter', and, Lord knows, there's plenty of heat and joy to go around. I'm just not sure temperature and good feelings necessarily give a recording status as being 'seminal' as this one's apparently been accorded. Now, I LIKE Lee Morgan's work a lot (AND Joe Henderson, in particular) so I'm not out to slag anyone or anything. Perhaps being somewhat recent to the party as far as this era of jazz is concerned, I just don't realize the contextual significance of it, but it definitely wouldn't make my Top 10 (or 50, or 100, for that matter); certainly not 'stranded on an island' status (unless, that is, I could bring every recording I own). So, just this recap; Yes, this is a pleasant recording; the players are all capable and there's plenty to tap your toes about. If you're just getting around to it, like me, don't expect it to rock your world.....it's something LESS.
5.0 out of 5 stars
The cure for people who think they don't get jazz,
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This review is from: Sidewinder (W/1 Bonus Track) (Audio CD)
Some musicians do a particularly good job of expressing their personality through their instruments. On this album, Lee Morgan's trumpet expresses both sheer confidence and the absolute joy of playing music. This album is the cure for everyone who thinks they don't get jazz. The music is funky,bluesy, brash and extroverted. Fans of pretty much any popular music genre will be able to react to the groove here. Yet this is no dumbed down, watered-down piece of pandering. Instead, this was a group of highly accomplished jazz musicians playing their butts off on a really good day. The re-mastering of the original Blue Note recording sessions is also excellent. Blue Note was famous for having being best recorded sessions in jazz and this album is a good example of everything that made the label great. You can really here the interplay between the musicians on this very clean recording, without ever having to sacrifice the soulfulness of the music. Lee Morgan was one of several jazz trumpeters in the 1950s who died in a relatively young age. Play this disc and find out just what we all missed.
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