This 1961 album features Redd's compositions, including tunes that would later be featured in the musical The Connection. It stands as a seminal hard bop session.
- The album was recorded on December 21, 1960, at the Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey.
- This album was the debut release for Freddie Redd as a bandleader.
- It was released by the Blue Note label.
Freddie Redd was a jazz composer and pianist from Brooklyn, known for his work in bebop and hard bop. Shades of Redd was his debut as a leader, recorded in 1960 and released in 1961.
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