The Sidewinder
| The Sidewinder | ||||
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| Released | July 1964 | |||
| 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 | |||
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| Singles from The Sidewinder | ||||
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| AllAboutJazz | |
| Allmusic | |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz | 👑 |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
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 best-known composition; it would go on to become a jazz standard, and was additionally released as a single, reaching number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1965.