Sprint

by Ira Sullivan, Red Rodney

Overview

The last of six LPs by the Red Rodney-Ira Sullivan Quintet was also the band's finest. There are times in the music (which consists of three originals by pianist Garry Dial, Herbie Hancock's "Speak Like a Child" and "As Time Goes By") where the group sounds like the early Ornette Coleman Quartet. The setting and advanced repertoire clearly challenged Rodney (who mostly sticks here to flugelhorn) and inspired Sullivan (switching between alto, alto flute, soprano and flugelhorn). A post-bop gem, one of Rodney's finest recordings. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	11/11/2008
Label:	Wounded Bird
UPC:	0664140626126
Rank:	61913

Tracks

1. How Do You Know
2. As Time Goes By
3. Sprint
4. My Son, The Minstrel
5. Speak Like a Child

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Red Rodney   Primary Artist,Flugelhorn,Trumpet
Ira Sullivan   Primary Artist,Sax (Soprano),Flute (Alto),Sax (Alto),Flugelhorn
Garry Dial   Piano
Jay Anderson   Guitar (Bass),Bass
Jeff Hirshfield   Drums
Jeff Hirschfield   Drums

Technical Credits

Michael Berniker   Audio Production,Producer
Herman Hupfeld   Composer
Red Rodney   Liner Notes
Ira Sullivan   Liner Notes
Garry Dial   Composer
Don Puluse   Engineer
Don Hunstein   Photography
Norm Ung   Art Direction
Vlado Meller   Mastering
Herbie Hancock   Composer