Red Rodney's "Red Snapper"

[Larry Kart]

 

Picked up this previously unheard by me Red Rodney live Steeplechase album today and endorse Mark Stryker’s opinion:

 

SCCD 31252 Red Snapper / Red Rodney Quintet

“… at 62, he plays with the ebullient spirit more typical of men half his age…His group [Dick Oatts, Gary Dial, Jay Anderson, John Riley] is with him every step of the way… push, cajole and goad Rodney into playing to his limit…his execution seems to have become sharper, and he’s playing with more abandon now than ever …” (Mark Stryker, Cadence)

In addition to “abandon,” I would add that Red’s ideas are quite fresh and coherent. 

[JSngry]

Mark Stryker used to write for Cadence? Nice...

[Peter Friedman]

As often is the case, reading positive things about a CD has motivated me to pull my copy off the shelf. I intend to listen to this Red Rodney session today or tomorrow. 

[JSngry]

I wonder why they wrote a song about a fish.

[jazztrain]

21 hours ago, JSngry said:

I wonder why they wrote a song about a fish.

Just another of a series of puns for tune titles that he recorded.  Others include:

Red Is Blue

Red Arrow

Red Hot and Blue(s)

Red Bird

The Red Tornado

The Red Blues

Red Road

Red, White and Blues

Little Red ShoesNo Turn on Red

Red Giant

 

 

[HutchFan]

27 minutes ago, jazztrain said:

Just another of a series of puns for tune titles that he recorded.  

Reminds me of Junior Cook.

[JSngry]

It's a Bobby Shew tune that I think was written before this date. I had hear that through several grapevines the title referenced something more, uh.."lascivious"

[jazztrain]

20 minutes ago, JSngry said:

It's a Bobby Shew tune that I think was written before this date. I had hear that through several grapevines the title referenced something more, uh.."lascivious"

That's entirely possible, as well.  

[JSngry]

Yean, I first heard it from a Don Menza chart that was circulating among rehearsal bands ca. 1983. Then it was known as "The Red Snapper". I think Buddy Rich recorded it.

[Peter Friedman]

The Red Snapper, sometimes without "The" in front, has been recorded eleven times according to LORD.

Twice by Buddy Rich, once by Bobby Shew, Once by Holly Hoffman, Once by Charles Rutherford"s Jazz Pacific Orchestra, once by Walter Bolden. and once by Red Rodney.

The other 4 times by groups unfamiliar to me.