Ira Sullivan (1978 album)

Ira Sullivan
Studio album by Ira Sullivan
Released	1978
Recorded	October 11 & 20, 1977
Studio	Streeterville Studios, Chicago, IL
Genre	Jazz
Label	Flying Fish FF-075
Producer	Chuck Nessa
Ira Sullivan chronology
Ira Sullivan (1977) Ira Sullivan (1978) Peace (1978)

Ira Sullivan is an album by multi-instrumentalist Ira Sullivan which was recorded in 1977 and released on the Flying Fish label. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
DownBeat	[5]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "The talented multi-instrumentalist Ira Sullivan made a rare return to Chicago for this set, ... Switching between trumpet, flugelhorn, soprano and flute, Sullivan performs a couple of originals and four standards ... This is a more straight-ahead than usual program of music by the adventurous improviser". ^[4]

DownBeat gave the album 4.5 stars. ^[5] Reviewer Jack Sohmer wrote, "This is exceedingly accessible contemporary jazz that Sullivan plays, and it is music that accomplishes its purposes without benefit of the fusion cliches elsewhere so abundant". ^[5]

Track listing

1. "The Girl from Ipanema" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel) – 8:45
2. "Monday's Dance" (Ira Sullivan) – 6:04
3. "Circumstantial" (Simon Salz) – 9:44
4. "Stranger in Paradise" (Robert Wright, George Forrest, Alexander Borodin) – 8:30
5. "Angel Eyes" (Matt Dennis, Earl Brent) – 8:07
6. "That's Earl, Brother" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 8:04

Personnel

• Ira Sullivan – flute, soprano saxophone, trumpet, flugelhorn
• Jodie Christian – piano
• Simon Salz – guitar
• Dan Shapera– bass
• Wilbur Campbell – drums

References

1. Discogs album entry, accessed October 19, 2017
2. Ira Sullivan discography, accessed October 19, 2017
3. Ira Sullivan catalog, accessed October 19, 2017
4. Yanow, Scott. Ira Sullivan: Ira Sullivan (1977) – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved October 13, 2017.
5. Sohmer, Jack (May 3, 1979). "Record Reviews". DownBeat . 46 (9): 22–26.