Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder (Vinyl) Chch New came with six double-sided inserts/art

came with six double-sided inserts/art cards of alternative cover images depicting cardboard cutouts of the band members in a variety of situations

and tones from an arsenal of analog synths

The recording was done in Neil Young's house in Topanga Canyon

electronic beats and noir-pop soundscapes

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

Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder (Vinyl) Chch New came with six double-sided inserts/artCarried 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