Home » Jazz Articles » Album Review » Red Rodney: Live At The Village Vanguard
Red Rodney: Live At The Village Vanguard
ByIra Sullivan picks up the flugelhorn as Red Rodney carefully interweaves muted trumpet lines around Johnny Mandel’s "A Time For Love." And they both opt for flugelhorns on "What Can We Do" with Sullivan coming from the right channel, Rodney from the left. Again on the final track, the two seasoned veterans perform together on trumpet and flugelhorn. Jack Walrath, who wrote half the tunes on this program, contributed much to Rodney’s band library over the years. It’s Walrath’s "Come Home to Red" that allows the leader to pour his open trumpet sound over the room (backed by Sullivan’s gentle flute fills) as a reminder that one of his earliest influences was Harry James. After a long career with several disturbing setbacks, it’s nice to remember that Red Rodney succeeded in the end by passing the torch on triumphantly to the next generation.
Track Listing
Lodgellian Mode; A Time For Love; Mr. Oliver; What Can We Do; Come Home to Red; Blues in the Guts.
Personnel
Red Rodney
trumpetRed Rodney- trumpet, flugelhorn; Ira Sullivan- soprano sax, tenor sax, flute, flugelhorn; Garry Dial- piano; Paul Berner- bass; Tom Whaley- drums.
Album information
Title: Live At The Village Vanguard | Year Released: 1999 | Record Label: 32 Records
< Previous
Holiday Music '99