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
Released	1978
Recorded	December 2, 1977
Studio	Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA
Genre	Jazz
Label	Galaxy GXY-5109
Producer	Ed Michel
Red Garland chronology
Groovin' Red (1977) Red Alert (1978) Crossings (1977)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

• Red Garland – piano
• Nat Adderley – cornet (tracks 1, 2 & 4)
• Harold Land (tracks 1, 4 & 5), Ira Sullivan (tracks 1, 3 & 4) – tenor saxophone
• Ron Carter – bass
• Frank Butler – drums