Lee Morgan – The Sidewinder

by stan · May 22, 2019

★★☆☆☆ = Eh, fine

Sounds like?

Hard bop

Moods

Downtown

Thoughts

I'm torn on this, not really my thing but it's so good for what it is. I especially love Henderson's solos, feels like he's in prime form.

However I'm just not sure I'd put this on again, the title track made it onto a playlist but that's about as far as I'd go to revisit. I need to stop listening to hard bop.

More Info

https://www.discogs.com/Lee-Morgan-The-Sidewinder/release/579852

Listen!

Youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJi03NqXfk8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12srcPirMeM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNK8E7Mwwk0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP5bkHfRYVU

Spotify

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Lee Morgan – The Sidewinder

Description: Album Review of Lee Morgan – The Sidewinder

Written by: stan
Rating: 2 out of 5

Lee Morgan – Search For The New Land

by stan · April 23, 2019

★★★★☆ = Quality release and suggested listening

Sounds like?

real good hardbop

Moods

Peak creativity

Thoughts

here's what allmusic said about the session:

"the musicians are in particularly creative form on the fresh material, and they stretch the boundaries of hard bop (the modern mainstream jazz of the period). The result is a consistently stimulating set that rewards repeated listenings."

Stray observation: I've never thought of hard bop as a ‘new thing’ but it was not so long ago.

Anyways, focusing on the title track there is definitely a strong creative current that all inventive jazz strives for. Clocking in at roughly 15 minutes it encompasses just under half the album. It has this stop and go kind of momentum with the refrain opening into each of the solos. Reminds me of in a silent way where the song unfolds in these wave type parts, layering on top of each other.

The rest of the outing is pretty good hard bop but never captures that same high. Still the stellar ensemble ensures hard bop fans will leave pleased.