The Sidewinder (Blue Note Essentials): Vinyl LP Slum Village Byrd flies high on this

Byrd flies high on this gratifying set featuring alto saxophonist Sonny Red

Even though they only produced two unreleased maxis

featuring 11 bonus tracks

Fans of the band have been requesting a vinyl release for quite a while now and to them we say: ask and you shall receive

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The Sidewinder (Blue Note Essentials): Vinyl LP Slum Village Byrd flies high on thisLee Morgans magnum opus The Sidewinderrecorded in 1963 and release in 1964was both a comeback and a coronation. The prodigious trumpeter had debuted on Blue Note in 1956 at the age of 18, but personal problems in the early 60s forced him off the scene temporarily. His rebound recording turned out to be The Sidewinder, an assured and energetic set of 5 indelible Morgan originals featuring tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, pianist Barry Harris, bassist