The Sidewinder (Blue Note Essentials): Vinyl LP Blue Note Byrd’s Eye View was Donald

Byrd’s Eye View was Donald Byrd’s first issued album as a leader featuring the trumpeter at the helm of the line-up of The Jazz Messengers with Hank Mobley

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double Grammy-winning sensation Samara Joy

The Sidewinder (Blue Note Essentials): Vinyl LP Blue Note Byrd’s Eye View was DonaldLee 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