The Sidewinder

From dwelling in the depths of despairing obscurity to being the celebrated champion of a new style of jazz, trumpeter Lee Morgan paved the way for the popularity of the 60s soul-jazz phenomenon with his catchy 10-minute gem, “The Sidewinder.” While all sorts of innovations in jazz being distilled at the time—from Miles Davis’s new-styled quintet to John Coltrane’s classic quartet—the brewing of boogaloo came of age through the trumpeter’s distinctive voice and upbeat, funky original compositions.