Images (Sonny Red album)

Images
Studio album by Sonny Red
Released	1962
Recorded	December 14, 1961 and July 1962 Plaza Sound Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Jazzland JLP 74
Producer	Orrin Keepnews and Bill Grauer
Sonny Red chronology
The Mode (1961) Images (1961) Sonny Red (1971)

Images is an album by American saxophonist Sonny Red, featuring tracks recorded in 1961 with Grant Green and Barry Harris and others recorded in 1962 and released on the Jazzland label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Down Beat	[2]
Allmusic	[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "The leader, Sonny Red Kyner (alto), never really became the individual strong player that his playing hinted he might develop into. Basically he was in the Charlie Parker-Jackie McLean tradition, and the material here had that spirit, but little punch".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Red except as indicated

1. "Images" - 6:25
2. "Blues for Donna" - 4:44
3. "Dodge City" - 5:16
4. "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 5:41
5. "Blue Sonny" - 8:29
6. "The Rhythm Thing"

• Recorded at Plaza Sound Studios in New York City on June 25 (tracks 1-3) and December 14 (tracks 4-6), 1961

Personnel

• Sonny Red - alto saxophone
• Blue Mitchell - trumpet (tracks 1-3)
• Grant Green - guitar (tracks 4-5)
• Barry Harris - piano
• George Tucker - bass
• Jimmy Cobb (tracks 4-6), Lex Humphries (tracks 1-3) - drums

References