For the title composition, see The Sidewinder (composition).
1964 studio album by Lee Morgan
The Sidewinder
Studio album by
Lee Morgan
Released
July 1964 (1964-07)[1]
Recorded
December 21, 1963
Studio
Van Gelder Studio Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre
Jazz, hard bop
Length
40:59
Label
Blue Note
Producer
Alfred Lion
Lee Morgan chronology
Take Twelve (1962)
The Sidewinder (1964)
Search for the New Land (1964)
Singles from The Sidewinder
"The Sidewinder, Parts 1 & 2" Released: mid-to-late 1964
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Rating
AllAboutJazz
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Allmusic
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Penguin Guide to Jazz
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The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
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The Sidewinder is a 1964 album by the jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan, recorded at the Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, U.S. It was released on the Blue Note label as BLP 4157 (mono) and BST 84157 (stereo).
The title track is perhaps Morgan's all-around best-known composition; it would go on to become a jazz standard,[6] and was additionally released as a single,[7] reaching number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1965.[8]
The album became Blue Note's best-selling record ever, breaking the previous sales record and saving the label from near bankruptcy.[9] Record producer Michael Cuscuna recalls the unexpected success: "the company issued only 4,000 copies upon release. Needless to say, they ran out of stock in three or four days. And 'The Sidewinder' became a runaway smash making the pop 100 charts." By January 1965, the album had reached No. 25 on the Billboard chart.[10] The title track was used as the music in a Chrysler television advertisement and as a theme for television shows.[11][12] At the insistence of Blue Note executives, several of Morgan's intended follow-up albums either had their release postponed or were shelved entirely so that Blue Note could "[score] another 'Sidewinder.'"[13] Morgan's subsequent albums would therefore attempt to approximate the format and appeal of The Sidewinder by opening with a soul-jazz boogaloo inspired composition while also attempting to capture a hard bop aesthetic.[14] This approach is said to be most noticeable on Morgan's immediate follow-up albums, including The Rumproller,[15]The Gigolo[16] and Cornbread.[17]
In 2024, the album was selected to the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, and/or aesthetically significant".[18]
^2015 liner notes to the Search for the New Land SHM-CD by Michael Cuscuna
^Simmons, Greg (2020). "Lee Morgan: The Sidewinder". AllAboutJazz. No. February 13. All About Jazz & Jazz Near You. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
^The Sidewinder at AllMusic
^"Penguin Guide to Jazz: 4-Star Records in 8th Edition". Tom Hull. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
^Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 147. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^Seymour, Gene (2005) in Kirchner, Bill (ed.) The Oxford Companion to Jazz, Oxford University Press, p. 388.
^Cook, Richard (2004) Blue Note Records: The Biography, Justin, Charles & Co., p. 182.
^"Billboard". 9 January 1965.
^"Lee Morgan". Blue Note Records. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
^"Billboard Top LPs" (January 9, 1965) Billboard, p. 8.
^Lee Morgan biography Archived 2007-08-17 at the Wayback Machine
^Tom Cat original liner notes
^"Lee Morgan". Blue Note Records. Blue Note Records. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
^"Lee Morgan". Blue Note Records. Blue Note Records. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
^Jack, Gordon (2019). "Lee Morgan: The Rumproller". Jazz Journal. Jazz Journal. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
^,May, Chris (2006). "Lee Morgan: The Gigalo". All About Jazz. All About Jazz. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
^"Lee Morgan cooked up a classic with "Cornbread"". Blue Note Records. Blue Note Records. 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
^"The Notorious B.I.G., The Chicks, Green Day & More Selected for National Recording Registry (Full List)". Billboard. 2024-04-16. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
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