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The Sidewinder is an  album by the American trumpeter Lee Morgan. It was released on the Blue Note label in 1964.

The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested “Core Collection.

Allmusic awarded the album 5 stars. The album was identified by Scott Yanow in his essay “Hard Bop” as one of the 17 Essential Hard Bop Recordings.

In 2024, the album was selected to the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, and/or aesthetically significant”.

Track listing:
All songs composed by Lee Morgan.

“The Sidewinder” – 10:25
“Totem Pole” – 10:11
“Gary’s Notebook” – 6:03
“Boy, What a Night” – 7:30
“Hocus Pocus” – 6:21
“Totem Pole” [Alternative take] – 9:57 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel:
Lee Morgan – trumpet
Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
Barry Harris – piano
Bob Cranshaw – bass
Billy Higgins – drums

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Released: July 1964
Recorded: December 21, 1963
Van Gelder Studio
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Length: 40:59
Label: Blue Note
Producer: Alfred Lion