Lee Morgan > The Sidewinder
Composed by Lee Morgan

The liner notes (by leading stuffy jazzbo Leonard Feather) make it clear, this record is just another (quality) Blue Note hard bop session. It’s not supposed to be a for-the-ages smash hit.

Soul Jazz Week #3
Legends of Soul Jazz #7
Legends of the Trumpet #3

Eric Dolphy > Hat and Beard
Composed by Eric Dolphy

“Out To Lunch” was the perfect title to introduce shy, mainstream Blue Note listeners to the “new thing” of avant-garde jazz. And Eric Dolphy was just as right for ears more used to bebop than to free bop. And then, “Hat and Beard” was the polite tip to the most avant pianist/composer of them all.

Avant-Garde Jazz Week #2 
Legends of the Saxophone #5
Legends of Avant-Garde Jazz #2