Freddie Redd Quintet Shades Of Redd (Blue Note Clasic)

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• Shades of Redd is a hard bop album recorded in August 1960 and released in May 1961 on Blue Note. Freddie Redd leads a quintet with Jackie McLean (alto sax), Tina Brooks (tenor sax), Paul Chambers (bass), and Louis Hayes (drums). The compositions are all by Redd, and the performances showcase a blend of soulful melody, rhythmic punch, and thoughtful interplayeach track offering its own mood, from the brooding Shadows to the bluesy drive of Blues, Blues, Blues.

  The album is often noted as a high point in Redds relatively small discography. The combination of horn voicesMcLeans incisive alto and Brooks lighter yet rich tenorover a rhythm section anchored by Chambers and Hayes gives the record both urgency and elegance. Despite being less famous than many Blue Note big names, Shades of Re