Bob Cranshaw Remembers Lee Morgan and “The Sidewinder“

Bassist Bob Cranshaw played on Lee Morgan’s immortal “The Sidewinder.“ Here, he remembers the session, and offers his thoughts on the great trumpeter, who died tragically at the age of 33. Some of his best-known performances include Lee Morgan’s The Sidewinder and Grant Green’s Idle Moments. Cranshaw also served as the sole session bassist to Sesame Street and The Electric Company songwriter and composer Joe Raposo, and played bass guitar on all songs, tracks, buttons and cues recorded by The Chil