Title: Stunning from first note to last
Review: Even to a relative newcomer to jazz like myself, the excellence of Lee Morgan is obvious at once, both as composer & musician. As with so many others, "Sidewinder" was my introduction to this gifted artist; but I have to agree with the previous posters in saying that this is a particularly superb album, one that really stays with the listener. I don't have the technical vocabulary to describe it, but one thing that stands out for me is Morgan's seeming effortlessness, his confidence & sureness as a musician. It's not just a matter of practice & skill -- plenty of fine musicians have that -- but a sort of cool, quiet centeredness, a feeling that he has firm roots allowing him to soar freely when he plays. I've never been disappointed by any album of his ... but again, there's an expansiveness to this one, a serious sort of playfulness, that really raises it up higher than high. Absolutely recommended!
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