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Title: Red is on Fire
Review: This album was a pleasant surprise. I usually don't go for Savoy titles because they were typically, quickly arranged jam sessions, and the results sometimes painfully show. But Fiery is cut from a different cloth. Even though the session was recorded on two different days (11/22 & 11/24/57), and with two Joneses (Philly Joe and Elvin) spliting time at the drums, the album has a wonderful cohesion. I find this is due to the musical understanding Red and Ira Sullivan have. Ira, playing tenor here, also plays trumpet (and wonderfully on the Blue Note "J.R. Monterose") and seems to know what to serve Red. All in all this is classic hard bop, and it will not disappoint.
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