Personally, I never tire of
listening to Red Rodney and this particular album is a favourite. With Red joined
by such excellent musicians this LP is destined to entertain. It’s sound today
is just as potent when it was launched in 1982. The 3 R’s refer to Red, Richie
& Ricky, in fact there is a 4th in Roland. Add to the mix a fine
rhythm section, the only regret is that this ensemble did not go on to produce
more great music together, even Scottie is impressed, Enjoy!
Three of the Muse label's top
artists of the time teamed up for this album: trumpeter Red Rodney, altoist
Richie Cole and tenor saxophonist Ricky Ford. Actually, Ford is only on three
of the six selections, but the talented Turk Mauro (doubling on tenor and
baritone) fills in well, and the rhythm section (keyboardist Roland Hanna,
bassist George Duvivier and drummer Grady Tate) was fully capable of playing
anything. The music is mostly post-bop, with recent originals by Cole, Jack
Walrath and Rodney alternating with Kenny Dorham's "Dead End," Art
Farmer's "Blueport" and the standard "For Heaven's Sake."
Excellent straight-ahead performances, with all of the musicians in fine form.
~ Scott Yanow, AMG.
Muse Records, MR 5290, 1982
Recorded 13th
& 14th March, 1979 At Nola Studio, New York City
Musicians:
Red Rodney - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Richie Cole - Alto Saxophone
Ricky Ford - Tenor Saxophone
(#A1,A2,B2)
Turk Mauro - Tenor &
Baritone Saxophones
Roland Hanna - Keyboards
George Duvivier - Bass
Grady Tate - Drums
Tracks:
A1. The Mack Man {Red Rodney,
Gerry LaFurn} (7:38)
A2. For Heavens Sake {Donald
Meyer, Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards} (4:32)
A3. Dead End {Kenny Dorham}
(6:56)
B1. Waiting For Waits {Richie
Cole} (5:56)
B2. Samba De Vida {Jack
Walrath} (7:06)
B3. Blueport {Art Farmer}
(4:50)
Credits:
Producer - Bob Porter
Recording Engineer - Malcolm
Addey
Mastering Engineer - Joe
Brescio, The Master Cutting Room, NYC
Cover Photo - Joe Rosen
Liner Photos - Charles Reilly
Art Direction - W. Dale
Cramer
Liner Notes - Howard Mandel
Note:
deGallo posted this LP in
late 2001 at the muse blog, but unfortunately it fails audiochecker on many
tracks. This newer rip addresses those issues.
