This 2009 release finds veteran bebop pianist Freddie Redd and his quintet revisiting his own compositions with a seasoned, relaxed intensity.
- The album was recorded in 2008 and released on April 29, 2009.
- The release features compositions by Freddie Redd, including several from his 1960 Blue Note album "The Music from 'The Connection'".
- The ensemble on "Shades of Redd" included alto saxophonist Bobby Porcelli, trumpeter Charlie Sepulveda, bassist John Webber, and drummer Joe Farnsworth.
Freddie Redd was a jazz pianist and composer from New York City, best known for his work in the hard bop and bebop genres. The 2009 release of "Shades of Redd" found Redd, by then in his eighties, revisiting earlier compositions with his quintet.
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