The Sidewinder (studio album)
by Lee Morgan

The Sidewinder by Lee Morgan
Year: 1964
Overall rank: 2,107th   
Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 150 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1964 (12th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (199th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,107th)

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The Sidewinder track list

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The Sidewinder rankings

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Overall rank: 2,107th | 1960s rank: 199th | 1964 rank: 12th

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81/100 (from 150 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.7/100, a mean average of 80.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.6.

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From 08/08/2025 23:55 | #310480
An excellent hard bop album. Smooth and relaxing. 9/10!
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From 06/03/2020 03:23 | #252788
When you think of jazz, you should think of this album.
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From 10/26/2016 03:46 | #177441
This is a quintessential hard bop album. The tunes are excellent and the improvising spectacular. Lee Morgan is at his peak both as a soloist and as a leader here.
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From 06/02/2016 19:21 | #167635
Great jazz album from Lee Morgan. Every title is great, especially the stunning title track. Great playing, great tunes. Great stuff.
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Best Albums of 1964
1. A Hard Day's Night by The Beatles
2. Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz & João Gilberto
3. The Times They Are A-Changin' by Bob Dylan
4. Beatles For Sale by The Beatles
5. Out To Lunch! by Eric Dolphy
6. Another Side Of Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan
7. Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica by The Ronettes
8. Ain't That Good News by Sam Cooke
9. Where Did Our Love Go by The Supremes
10. Kinks by The Kinks
11. Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus by Charles Mingus
12. The Sidewinder by Lee Morgan
13. Empyrean Isles by Herbie Hancock
14. Folk Singer by Muddy Waters
15. The Animals by The Animals
16. Song For My Father (Cantiga Para Meu Pai) by Horace Silver Quintet
17. "Live" At The Star-Club, Hamburg by Jerry Lee Lewis
18. Meet The Beatles! by The Beatles
19. Wednesday Morning, 3AM by Simon & Garfunkel
20. The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones
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