Night and Day (Red Rodney album)

Night and Day is an album by trumpeter Red Rodney with multi-instrumentalist Ira Sullivan which was recorded and released on the Muse label in 1981.^[1][2][3]

Night and Day
Studio album by Red Rodney with Ira Sullivan
Released	1981
Recorded	June 15 and 16, 1981
Studio	Nola Recording Studios, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:55
Label	Muse MR 5274
Producer	Bob Porter
Red Rodney chronology
Alive in New York (1980) Night and Day (1981) Spirit Within (1981)
Ira Sullivan chronology
The Incredible Ira Sullivan (1980) Night and Day (1981) Ira Sullivan Does It All (1981)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "The Red Rodney-Ira Sullivan Quintet was one of the finest groups of the early 1980s. Rodney had an opportunity to play fresh material; Sullivan gained more exposure than he ever had in his career; and pianist Garry Dial was given high-profile and challenging writing assignments; bassist Barry Smith and drummer Steve Bagby completed the band in mid-1981".^[4]

Track listing

1. "Night and Day" (Cole Porter) - 4:10
2. "You Leave Me Breathless" (Friedrich Hollaender, Ralph Freed) – 6:30
3. "Babies" (Jeff Meyer) – 6:06
4. "Muck and Meyer" (Meyer) – 5:35
5. "Frito Mistos" (Meyer) – 5:32
6. "Dial-a-Brew" (Gary Dial) – 6:22

Personnel

• Red Rodney – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Ira Sullivan - soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, trumpet
• Garry Dial – piano
• Barry Smith – bass
• Steve Bagby – drums