Red Rodney was a great trumpeter. He was of course part of Birds band, and for good reason. A flamboyant player with plenty of charisma. This album is an early 10” Prestige with a great cover. The music is lovely with a mix of hard bop, cool and bebop flavors. A bit of an old timey feel to it all but in a good way. I have just one other Rodney LP, the one on Signal, which is superb. Need to explore a bit of his other stuff. He did some stuff with Ira Sullivan which I will check out. It’s about time, I’ve known of his excellent playing for a long time. There are just so many great players to discover and explore so I haven’t had the focus on him for real, but I’ll try and explore him further for sure.
I’ve not been collecting 10” albums for quite a while now. I dig the 12” format a lot more, but there’s something truly genuine about these old 10” albums. Let’s see if any other makes their way onto my shelves. Have you guys a lot of 10” records? Do you have any tips on other great Red Rodney albums? Looking forward to hearing from you.
Have a great weekend, cheers!