Red Alert (Red Garland album)

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]

Red Alert
Studio album by
Red Garland
Released1978
RecordedDecember 2, 1977
StudioFantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA
GenreJazz
LabelGalaxy
GXY-5109
ProducerEd Michel
Red Garland chronology
Groovin' Red
(1977)		 Red Alert
(1978)		 Crossings
(1977)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[6]

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".[5]

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

References
  1. Jazzlists: Galaxy 5100 series discography accessed October 13, 2017
  2. Galaxy Records catalog, accessed October 13, 2017
  3. Red Garland catalog, accessed October 13, 2017
  4. Both Sides Now: Galaxy Album Discography, accessed October 13, 2017
  5. Yanow, Scott. Red Garland: Red Alert – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  6. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 527. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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