Lee Morgan

The Sidewinder

Lee Morgan · 1964

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.

Speak No Evil

Wayne Shorter · 1966

Night Dreamer

Wayne Shorter · 1964

The 1964–66 Blue Note period was when Wayne ShorterWayne Shorterウェイン・ショーター's compositional voice matured rapidly. On Night DreamerNight DreamerWayne Shorter · 1964 and Speak No EvilSpeak No EvilWayne Shorter · 1966 he established his signature 'mysterious beauty' language. Lee MorganLee Morganリー・モーガン, McCoy TynerMcCoy Tynerマッコイ・タイナー, and Elvin JonesElvin Jonesエルヴィン・ジョーンズ brought it to life.

Moanin'

Art Blakey · 1958

Night Dreamer

Wayne Shorter · 1964

The Sidewinder

Lee Morgan · 1964

Search for the New Land

Lee Morgan · 1964

Lee Morgan's The Sidewinder (1964) was meant as routine hard bop, but the title track became a surprise hit — a chart single that ended up in a TV ad — and it shored up a struggling Blue Note. Afterward the label kept pressing its players for 'another Sidewinder.'

Moanin'

Art Blakey · 1958

Recorded for Blue Note in October 1958, Moanin'Moanin'Art Blakey · 1958 is the masterpiece of the Golson-era Messengers. The title track, a gospel-tinged Bobby Timmons composition, helped popularize hard bop with a wider audience.

— Blue Note Records: The Biography, Richard Cook, 2003

Deciphering the Message

Makaya McCraven · 2021

Morning Sun

Alphonse Mouzon · 1981

Free for All

Art Blakey · 1964

If This Bass Could Only Talk

Stanley Clarke · 1988

In the 1960s, Freddie Hubbard was constantly measured against fellow trumpeter Lee Morgan every time he took the stand. He later said that pressure, rather than wearing him down, was exactly what kept him pushing forward.

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Deciphering the Message

Makaya McCraven · 2021

Generation

Dexter Gordon · 1973

More Than A Mood

Stanley Turrentine · 1992

Caramba

Lee Morgan · 1968

Cedar Walton's longtime drummer Billy Higgins is a name in the small print of countless records. But in Leimert Park, Los Angeles, he built a place called The World Stage, gathering and encouraging young musicians. He was never only a player.

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