Red Alert (Red Garland album) explained

Red Alert
Type:	Album
Artist:	Red Garland
Cover:	Red Alert (Red Garland album).jpg
Released:	1978
Recorded:	December 2, 1977
Studio:	Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Galaxy
Producer:	Ed Michel
Chronology:	Red Garland
Prev Title:	Groovin' Red
Prev Year:	1977
Next Title:	Crossings
Next Year:	1977

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]}

Reception

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".

Track listing

1. "Red Alert" (Nat Adderley) – 10:34
2. "Theme for a Tarzan Movie" (Adderley) – 3:57
3. "The Whiffenpoof Song" (Guy H. Scull, Meade Minnigerode, George S. Pomeroy) – 8:20
4. "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey) – 11:13
5. "Stella by Starlight" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) – 5:45
6. "It's Impossible" (Armando Manzanero, Sid Wayne) – 5:37

Personnel

• 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

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Galaxy.htm Jazzlists: Galaxy 5100 series discography
2. https://www.jazzdisco.org/fantasy-records/galaxy-records-catalog-5100-series/#gxy-5109 Galaxy Records catalog
3. https://www.jazzdisco.org/red-garland/catalog/#galaxy-gxy-5109 Red Garland catalog
4. http://www.bsnpubs.com/fantasy/galaxy/galaxy.html Both Sides Now: Galaxy Album Discography