Shades of Redd is an album by American pianist Freddie Redd recorded in 1960 and released on the Blue Note label. The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos...

Scott Yanow, "Artists - Freddie Redd", Blue Note. Nat Hentoff, "Freddie Redd". From the liner notes of Shades Of Redd, Blue Note. Johnson, David (March...

Harry Roscoe Lee Browne as J. J. Burden William Redfield as Jim Dunn Freddie Redd as Piano Player Jackie McLean as Sax Player Larry Richie as Drummer Michael...

Freddie Redd, and Jimmy Smith. Around the same period, Brooks was McLean's understudy in The Connection, a play by Jack Gelber with music by Redd, and performed...

dates with a wide range of musicians, including Donald Byrd, Sonny Clark, Lee Morgan, Ornette Coleman, Dexter Gordon, Freddie Redd, Billy Higgins, Freddie...

Herring formed the Cannonball Legacy Band. He is part of the NEA Jazz Masters awards class of 2023. Louis Sedell Hayes was born in Detroit, Michigan...

Davis Jr., bassist Herbie Lewis and drummer Billy Higgins. McLean wrote three of the four compositions. "Melody for Melonae" is dedicated to his daughter (as...

contributions of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie to bebop, and of Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, and John Coltrane to free and cool jazz. Of this 10-part...

of putting the chords and arrangements in writing. According to Mingus' liner notes, the title song is a ten-minute tone poem, depicting the rise of man...

disc with additional tracks. After inaugurating the school of cool jazz with the Birth of the Cool recording sessions in 1949 and 1950, Davis almost immediately...

works of American jazz bassist Paul Chambers, which he recorded from 1955–1969. 1956: Chambers' Music (Aladdin/Jazz West, 1956) 1956: Whims of Chambers...

Jack Gelber, featuring music composed by Redd. A slightly earlier recording of the same score by the Freddie Redd Quartet with Jackie McLean, The Music From...

cover, designed by Reid Miles, uses an original photograph by Francis Wolff of Alfred Lion's wife, Ruth. In 1991, Blue Note released a Christmas themed CD...

Haynes. The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek stated: "Of all of McLean's Blue Note dates, so many of which are classic jazz recordings, Destination Out!...

Mingus explained the origins of this record in the album's liner notes: This record is unusual— it presents only one part of my musical world, the blues...

by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated: "This album is full of exciting music that has long been overshadowed." All compositions by Jackie...

Borscht Belt. During his travels, he met many black entertainers, including Redd Foxx. They worked in New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and New Jersey...

McLean recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label. This is the first of two albums where McLean replaced the usual pianist with vibraphone player...

Music From "The Connection" (Freddie Redd, 1960) Shades of Redd (Freddie Redd, 1960) Redd's Blues (Freddie Redd, 1961) Open House (Jimmy Smith, 1960)...

this was an "all-star" session, and did not feature any of the members of Davis's working group of that time. Alto saxophonist Jackie McLean appears on his...

known in comparison to The Sidewinder and other albums, it features several of Morgan's contemporary Blue Note recording artists, such as McCoy Tyner, Art...

Jackie's Bag finds McLean in a staunchly hard bop mode, with occasional hints of adventurousness". All compositions by Jackie McLean, except as indicated....

Art Taylor. The AllMusic review by Steve Huey states, "Perhaps as a result of Blue Note's more prepared, professional approach to recording sessions, McLean...

issue of Down Beat magazine noted jazz critic John. S. Wilson stated: "The most interesting aspect of this disc is the assortment of views it give of McLean...

1965 and the other in 1966. They were originally given the catalogue number of BLP 4223 and BLP 4236, but were shelved for ten years and issued together...

"The music is essentially hard bop with a strong dose of soul; the very distinctive styles of the principals are the main reasons to acquire this enjoyable...

Evolution an even more important item for fans of Blue Note's avant-garde to track down". The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz described as "an invigorating...

success of Morgan's previous album, The Sidewinder, and the artistic ambition of Search For The New Land, Cornbread is nevertheless noted as an example of Morgan's...

being tied to the hard bop tradition, is challenging and (with the exception of the closing uptempo blues 'Zip Code') quite tricky; really inspiring the talented...

McLean was at the peak of his powers during this period and, inspired by the versatile rhythm section... a particularly strong example of Jackie McLean's unique...