Night and Day (Red Rodney album) explained

Night and Day
Type:	Album
Artist:	Red Rodney with Ira Sullivan
Cover:	Night and Day (Red Rodney album).jpg
Released:	1981
Recorded:	June 15 and 16, 1981
Studio:	Nola Recording Studios, NYC
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	35:55
Label:	Muse
Producer:	Bob Porter
Chronology:	Red Rodney
Prev Title:	Alive in New York
Prev Year:	1980
Next Title:	Spirit Within
Next Year:	1981

Night and Day is an album by trumpeter Red Rodney with multi-instrumentalist Ira Sullivan which was recorded and released on the Muse label in 1981.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "The Red Rodney-Ira Sullivan Quintet was one of the finest groups of the early 1980s. Rodney had an opportunity to play fresh material; Sullivan gained more exposure than he ever had in his career; and pianist Garry Dial was given high-profile and challenging writing assignments; bassist Barry Smith and drummer Steve Bagby completed the band in mid-1981".

Track listing

"Night and Day" (Cole Porter) - 4:10
"You Leave Me Breathless" (Friedrich Hollaender, Ralph Freed) – 6:30
"Babies" (Jeff Meyer) – 6:06
"Muck and Meyer" (Meyer) – 5:35
"Frito Mistos" (Meyer) – 5:32
"Dial-a-Brew" (Gary Dial) – 6:22

Personnel

Red Rodney – trumpet, flugelhorn
Ira Sullivan - soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, trumpet
Garry Dial – piano
Barry Smith – bass
Steve Bagby – drums

Notes and References

http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Muse_5250.htm Muse LP series discography: 5250 to 5299
http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Labels/muse.htm Muse Records listing
http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Sullivan/is-disc.htm Ira Sullivan discography