Gary's Notebook is a hard bop tune written and performed by Lee Morgan. It appears on the Blue Note album The Sidewinder, which was released in 1964 and features a recording from December 21, 1963. The track is played by a stellar quartet with Lee Morgan on trumpet, Joe Henderson on tenor sax, Barry Harris on piano, Bob Cranshaw on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums. It is written in a 6/4 swing in B-flat minor at about 178-181 bpm, described as a dark 12-bar labyrinth with a notable Henderson solo and Morgan’s trumpet lines. The Sidewinder session was produced by Alfred Lion and engineered by Rudy Van Gelder, and Gary's Notebook stands out for its intricate mood and rhythm within this celebrated hard bop album.
