Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder (Vinyl) Chch New After years of writing

After years of writing

a space where

Seminal tracks such as Michigan and Smiley’s ‘Nice Up The Dance’

mysterious vibes that jangle the nerves and sooth the soul

Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder (Vinyl) Chch New After years of writingCarried by its almost impossibly infectious eponymous opening track, The Sidewinder helped foreshadow the sounds of boogaloo and soul jazz with its healthy R&B influence and Latin tinge. While the rest of the album retreats to a more conventional hard bop sound, Morgan's compositions are forward thinking and universally solid. Only 25 at the time of its release, Morgan was accomplished (and perhaps cocky) enough to speak of mentoring the great Joe