Sprint (album) explained

Sprint
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Red Rodney and Ira Sullivan Quintet
Cover:	Sprint (album).jpg
Released:	1983
Recorded:	November 3 & 4, 1982
Venue:	The Jazz Forum, NYC
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	40:25
Label:	Elektra/Musician
Producer:	Mike Berniker
Chronology:	Red Rodney
Prev Title:	Spirit Within
Prev Year:	1981
Next Title:	Social Call
Next Year:	1984

Sprint is a live album by the Red Rodney and Ira Sullivan Quintet which was recorded in 1982 and released on the Elektra/Musician label the following year.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "The last of six LPs by the Red Rodney-Ira Sullivan Quintet was also the band's finest. There are times in the music where the group sounds like the early Ornette Coleman Quartet. The setting and advanced repertoire clearly challenged Rodney and inspired Sullivan. A post-bop gem, one of Rodney's finest recordings".

Track listing

All compositions by Garry Dial except where noted.

1. "How Do You Know" – 7:23
2. "As Time Goes By" (Herman Hupfeld) – 7:35
3. "Sprint" – 7:36
4. "My Son, the Minstrel" – 6:05
5. "Speak Like a Child" (Herbie Hancock) – 11:46

Personnel

• Red Rodney – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Ira Sullivan - flute, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, flugelhorn
• Garry Dial – piano
• Jay Anderson – bass
• Jeff Hirshfield – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Elektra_Musician.htm Jazzlists: Elektra Musician LP discography
2. http://www.bsnpubs.com/elektra/elektra60000.html Elektra/Asylum Album Discography, Part 8: Consolidated 60000 Series (1982-)
3. http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Sullivan/is-disc.htm Ira Sullivan discography