Red Alert is an album by pianist Red Garland which was recorded in 1977 and released on the Galaxy label in the following year.[1][2][3][4]
| Red Alert | ||||
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| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | December 2, 1977 | |||
| Studio | Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Galaxy GXY-5109 | |||
| Producer | Ed Michel | |||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [6] |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "This is an interesting set, featuring pianist Red Garland with a sextet ... With one of the largest recording groups he ever led, Garland sounds fine, but the material could certainly have been more inspired".[5]
Track listing edit
- "Red Alert" (Nat Adderley) – 10:34
- "Theme for a Tarzan Movie" (Adderley) – 3:57
- "The Whiffenpoof Song" (Guy H. Scull, Meade Minnigerode, George S. Pomeroy) – 8:20
- "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey) – 11:13
- "Stella by Starlight" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) – 5:45
- "It's Impossible" (Armando Manzanero, Sid Wayne) – 5:37
Personnel edit
- Red Garland – piano
- Nat Adderley – cornet (tracks 1, 2 & 4)
- Harold Land (tracks 1, 4 & 5), Ira Sullivan (tracks 1, 3 & 4) – tenor saxophone
- Ron Carter – bass
- Frank Butler – drums
References edit
- ^ Jazzlists: Galaxy 5100 series discography accessed October 13, 2017
- ^ Galaxy Records catalog, accessed October 13, 2017
- ^ Red Garland catalog, accessed October 13, 2017
- ^ Both Sides Now: Galaxy Album Discography, accessed October 13, 2017
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Red Garland: Red Alert – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 527. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.