Horizons (Ira Sullivan album)

Horizons
Studio album by Ira Sullivan
Released	1967
Recorded	March 2, 1967
Studio	Criteria Recording Studio, Miami, FL
Genre	Jazz
Label	Atlantic ; SD 1476
Producer	Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd
Ira Sullivan chronology

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Horizons is an album by multi-instrumentalist Ira Sullivan which was recorded in 1967 and released on the Atlantic label.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Ira Sullivan is a jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, flautist, saxophonist, and composer born in Washington, D.C.. An active musician since the 1950s, he worked often with Red Rodney and Lin Halliday.

Atlantic Recording Corporation is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegün and Herb Abramson. Over its first 20 years of operation, Atlantic earned a reputation as one of the most important American labels, specializing in jazz, R&B, and soul by Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, Sam and Dave, Ruth Brown and Otis Redding. Its position was greatly improved by its distribution deal with Stax. In 1967, Atlantic became a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, now the Warner Music Group, and expanded into rock and pop music with releases by Led Zeppelin and Yes.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[6]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "Ira Sullivan's first recording in five years (which was originally released on Atlantic) features him switching between soprano, tenor, trumpet and flugelhorn with a quintet consisting of some obscure Florida players ... The relaxed and thought-provoking performances of tunes ranging from "Norwegian Wood" and "Everything Happens to Me" to group originals display a solid group sound and Sullivan's interest in integrating freer music and ideas into his playing".^[6]

AllMusic is an online music database. It catalogs more than 3 million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musical artists and bands. It launched in 1991, predating the World Wide Web.

Track listing

All compositions by Ira Sullivan except where noted

"E Flat Tuba G" – 5:00
"Norwegian Wood" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney ) – 5:07
"Everything Happens to Me" (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair) – 5:43
"Adah" (Luchi de Jesus) – 4:54
"Horizons" (Dolphe Castellano) – 8:26
"Oh Gee!" (Matthew Gee) – 3:17
"Nineveh" – 8:53

Personnel

Ira Sullivan – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, trumpet, flugelhorn
Lon Norman – trombone, euphonium
Dolphe Castellano – piano, keyboards
William Fry– bass
Jose Cigno – drums, timpani

The soprano saxophone is a higher-register variety of the saxophone, a woodwind instrument, invented in the 1840s. The soprano is the third smallest member of the saxophone family, which consists of the soprillo, sopranino, soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, bass, contrabass saxophone and tubax. Soprano saxophones are the smallest saxophone in common use.

The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B♭ (while the Alto is pitched in the key of E♭), and written as a transposing instrument in the treble clef, sounding an octave and a major second lower than the written pitch. Modern tenor saxophones which have a high F♯ key have a range from A♭₂ to E₅ (concert) and are therefore pitched one octave below the soprano saxophone. People who play the tenor saxophone are known as "tenor saxophonists", "tenor sax players", or "saxophonists".

A trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group contains the instruments with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpet-like instruments have historically been used as signaling devices in battle or hunting, with examples dating back to at least 1500 BC; they began to be used as musical instruments only in the late 14th or early 15th century. Trumpets are used in art music styles, for instance in orchestras, concert bands, and jazz ensembles, as well as in popular music. They are played by blowing air through nearly-closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound that starts a standing wave vibration in the air column inside the instrument. Since the late 15th century they have primarily been constructed of brass tubing, usually bent twice into a rounded rectangular shape.

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References

↑ Jazzlists: Galaxy 5100 series discography accessed October 13, 2017
↑ Atlantic Records catalog, accessed October 13, 2017
↑ Both Sides Now: Atlantic Album Discography, Part 3: 1200 Jazz Series (1966-1977), accessed October 13, 2017
↑ Ira Sullivan discography, accessed October 13, 2017
↑ Ira Sullivan catalog, accessed October 13, 2017
1 2 Yanow, Scott. Ira Sullivan: Horizons – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved October 13, 2017.

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[1] Jazzlists: Galaxy 5100 series discography accessed October 13, 2017

[2] Atlantic Records catalog, accessed October 13, 2017

[3] Both Sides Now: Atlantic Album Discography, Part 3: 1200 Jazz Series (1966-1977), accessed October 13, 2017

[4] Ira Sullivan discography, accessed October 13, 2017

[5] Ira Sullivan catalog, accessed October 13, 2017

[Allmusic-6] 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Ira Sullivan: Horizons – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved October 13, 2017.