''Spirit Within'' is an album by trumpeter

Red Rodney Robert Roland Chudnick (September 27, 1927 – May 27, 1994), known professionally as Red Rodney, was an American jazz trumpeter. Biography Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he became a professional musician at 15, working in the mid-1940 ...

and multi-instrumentalist Ira Sullivan which was recorded and released on the Elektra/Musician label in 1982.Ira Sullivan discography
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Reception

The

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review by Scott Yanow stated "By the time of their fifth record, the Red Rodney-Ira Sullivan Quintet also included pianist Garry Dial, bassist Jay Anderson and drummer Steve Bagby, and it was a perfect vehicle for the co-leaders. Rodney was challenged by the advanced material, and underground legend Sullivan received more exposure than he had ever had in his career. On this LP, Sullivan inspired Rodney to some of his finest playing. Superior post-bop music".

Track listing

All compositions by Garry Dial except where noted. # "Sophisticated Yenta" – 5:55 # "King of France" – 5:21 # "Spirit Within" – 7:46 # "Island Song" – 6:05 # "Monday's Dance" (Ira Sullivan) – 5:48 # "Crescent City" (Jeff Meyer) – 6:35

Personnel

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trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...

, flugelhorn * Ira Sullivan - flute, soprano saxophone, flugelhorn,

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Ex ...

*Garry Dial –

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

Jay Anderson Jay Anderson (born October 24, 1955) is an American jazz double-bassist and studio musician. Career Anderson received a bachelor's degree from California State University, Long Beach in 1978, then worked with Woody Herman (1978-1979), Carmen McRa ...

– bass *Steve Bagby – drums, percussion

References

{{Authority control Elektra/Musician albums Red Rodney albums Ira Sullivan albums 1982 albums Albums produced by Mike Berniker