THE MODE

The Mode
The Mode
Studio album by Sonny Red
Released	1962
Recorded	May 29 and December 14, 1961; Plaza Sound Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Jazzland; JLP 59
Sonny Red chronology

The Mode is an album by American saxophonist Sonny Red recorded in 1961 with Grant Green and Barry Harris 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: "This vinyl LP isn't a masterpiece, but it's decent and certainly likable."^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Red except as indicated

" Moon River" ( Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) - 6:08
"I Like the Likes of You" ( Vernon Duke, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg) - 4:19
"Super 20" - 5:32
" Bye Bye Blues" (Dave Bennett, Chauncey Gray, Fred Hamm, Bert Lown) - 4:30
"The Mode" - 9:48
"Never, Never Land" ( Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne) - 6:31
"Ko-Kee" - 4:12

Recorded at Plaza Sound Studios in New York City on May 29 (tracks 2, 4, 6 & 7) and December 14 (tracks 1, 3 & 5), 1961

Personnel

Sonny Red - alto saxophone
Grant Green - guitar (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
Barry Harris (tracks 1, 3 & 5), Cedar Walton (tracks 2, 4, 6 & 7) - piano
George Tucker - bass
Jimmy Cobb - drums

References

^ Jazzland Records discography accessed November 12, 2012
^ Down Beat:June 21, 1962 Vol. 29, No.13
^ ^a ^b Henderson, Alex, Allmusic Review, accessed November 12, 2012.

[Jazzland_Records_discography-1] Jazzland Records discography accessed November 12, 2012

[2] Down Beat:June 21, 1962 Vol. 29, No.13

[Allmusic-3] Henderson, Alex, Allmusic Review, accessed November 12, 2012.

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v t e Sonny Red
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Two Altos (with Art Pepper, 1957) Out of the Blue (1959–60) Breezing (1960) A Story Tale (with Clifford Jordan, 1961) The Mode (1961) Images (1961) Sonny Red (1971)
With Donald Byrd	Mustang (1966) Blackjack (1967) Slow Drag (1967) The Creeper (1967)
With others	Curtis Fuller with Red Garland (1957) Jazz ...It's Magic! ( Curtis Fuller, 1957) New Trombone (Curtis Fuller, 1957) Saying Something ( Bill Hardman, 1961) The Blue Yusef Lateef ( Yusef Lateef, 1968) Pony's Express ( Pony Poindexter, 1962) On the Sunny Side ( Paul Quinichette, 1957)

v t e Cedar Walton
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Cedar! (1967) Spectrum (1968) The Electric Boogaloo Song (1969) Soul Cycle (1969) Breakthrough! (1972) A Night at Boomers, Vol. 1 (1973) A Night at Boomers, Vol. 2 (1973) Firm Roots (1974) Pit Inn (1974) Mobius (1975) Eastern Rebellion (1976) The Pentagon (1975) Beyond Mobius (1976) Eastern Rebellion 2 (1977) First Set (1977) Second Set (1977) Third Set (1977) Animation (1978) Eastern Rebellion 3 (1979) Soundscapes (1980) The Maestro (1981) Piano Solos (1981) Heart & Soul (1982) Among Friends (1982) The All American Trio (1983) Eastern Rebellion 4 (1983) Cedar's Blues (1985) The Trio 1 (1985) The Trio 2 (1985) The Trio 3 (1985) Cedar Walton (1985) Bluesville Time (1985) Blues for Myself (1986) Cedar Walton Plays (1986) Duo (1990) Cedar Walton at Maybeck (1992) Manhattan Afternoon (1992) Composer (1996) Roots (1997) The Promise Land (2001) Latin Tinge (2002) Underground Memoirs (2005) Midnight Waltz (2005) One Flight Down (2006) Seasoned Wood (2008) Voices Deep Within (2009) The Bouncer (2011)
As sideman with Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	Three Blind Mice (1961) Mosaic (1961) Buhaina's Delight (1961) Caravan (1962) Ugetsu (1963) Free for All (1964) Kyoto (1964) Indestructible (1964) Golden Boy (1964) Buhaina (1973) Anthenagin (1973)
With Art Farmer (or where stated), Benny Golson & The Jazztet	Take a Number from 1 to 10 (Golson, 1960–61) The Jazztet and John Lewis (The Jazztet, 1960–61) Big City Sounds (The Jazztet, 1961) The Jazztet at Birdhouse (The Jazztet, 1961) The Time and the Place (1967) The Art Farmer Quintet Plays the Great Jazz Hits (1967) Homecoming (1971) Yesterday's Thoughts (1975) To Duke with Love (1975) The Summer Knows (1976) Art Farmer Quintet at Boomers (1976) Voices All (The Jazztet, 1982)
With Eddie Harris	Cool Sax from Hollywood to Broadway (1964) The In Sound (1965) Mean Greens (1966) The Tender Storm (1966) Excursions (1966) How Can You Live Like That? (1976)
With Billy Higgins	Soweto (1979) The Soldier (1979) Once More (1980) Bridgework (1980–86) Billy Higgins Quintet (1993)
With Milt Jackson	Milt Jackson at the Museum of Modern Art (1965) Born Free (1966) Milt Jackson and the Hip String Quartet (1968) Goodbye (1972–73) Olinga (1974)
With Etta James	Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday (1994) Time After Time (1995) 12 Songs of Christmas (1998) Blue Gardenia (2000–1)
With Clifford Jordan	Spellbound (1960) Starting Time (1961) Bearcat (1962) These are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly (1965) Glass Bead Games (1973) Half Note (1974) Night of the Mark VII (aka, The Highest Mountain, Muse, 1975) On Stage Vol. 1 (1975) On Stage Vol. 2 (1975) On Stage Vol. 3 (1975) Firm Roots (1975) The Highest Mountain (SteepleChase, 1975)
With Blue Mitchell	The Cup Bearers (1962) Boss Horn (1966) Stratosonic Nuances (1975) Summer Soft (1977)
With Houston Person	Chocomotive (1967) Trust in Me (1967) Blue Odyssey (1968) Broken Windows, Empty Hallways (1972) The Big Horn (1976) Very Personal (1980) Naturally (2012)
With others	God Bless Jug and Sonny ( Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt, 1973) Left Bank Encores (Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt, 1973) Something for Lester ( Ray Brown, 1977) Slow Drag ( Donald Byrd, 1967) The Almoravid ( Joe Chambers, 1971–73) Somethin's Cookin' ( Junior Cook, 1981) Broken Shadows ( Ornette Coleman, 1971–72) Katumbo (Dance) (Johnny Coles, 1971) Giant Steps ( John Coltrane, 1959) Up, Up and Away ( Sonny Criss, 1967) The Beat Goes On! (Sonny Criss, 1968) This Is the Moment! ( Kenny Dorham, 1958) Blue Spring (Kenny Dorham & Cannonball Adderley, 1959) It's All Right! ( Teddy Edwards, 1967) Soul Trombone ( Curtis Fuller, 1961) Smokin' (Curtis Fuller, 1972) Tangerine ( Dexter Gordon, 1972) Generation (Dexter Gordon, 1972) Bush Dance ( Johnny Griffin, 1978) Roots ( Slide Hampton, 1985) The Quota ( Jimmy Heath, 1961) Triple Threat (Jimmy Heath, 1962) Mode for Joe ( Joe Henderson, 1966) Hub Cap ( Freddie Hubbard, 1961) Here to Stay (Freddie Hubbard, 1962) The Body & the Soul (Freddie Hubbard,1963) Bolivia (Freddie Hubbard, 1991) Highway One ( Bobby Hutcherson, 1978) Farewell Keystone (Bobby Hutcherson, 1982) Really Livin' ( J.J. Johnson, 1959) J.J. Inc. (J.J. Johnson, 1960) Save Your Love for Me ( Etta Jones, 1986) Advance! ( Philly Joe Jones, 1978) Drum Song (Philly Joe Jones, 1978) Seven Minds ( Sam Jones, 1974) Something in Common (Sam Jones, 1974–77) First Class Kloss! ( Eric Kloss, 1967) Abbey Is Blue ( Abbey Lincoln, 1959) Strings! ( Pat Martino, 1967) From This Moment On! ( Charles McPherson, 1968) Horizons (Charles McPherson, 1968) Caramba! ( Lee Morgan, 1968) The Sixth Sense (Lee Morgan, 1968) The Mode ( Sonny Red, 1961) Sonny Red (1971) Setting Standards ( Woody Shaw, 1983) For Losers ( Archie Shepp, 1968–69) Kwanza (Archie Shepp, 1968–69) Now Is the Time ( Idrees Sulieman, 1976) Goodbye Yesterday ( Lucky Thompson, 1972) Concert: Friday the 13th – Cook County Jail (Lucky Thompson, 1972) I Offer You (Lucky Thompson, 1973) Another Story ( Stanley Turrentine, 1969) Up Front ( David Williams, 1986)

v t e Sonny Red
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Two Altos (with Art Pepper, 1957) Out of the Blue (1959–60) Breezing (1960) A Story Tale (with Clifford Jordan, 1961) The Mode (1961) Images (1961) Sonny Red (1971)
With Donald Byrd	Mustang (1966) Blackjack (1967) Slow Drag (1967) The Creeper (1967)
With others	Curtis Fuller with Red Garland (1957) Jazz ...It's Magic! ( Curtis Fuller, 1957) New Trombone (Curtis Fuller, 1957) Saying Something ( Bill Hardman, 1961) The Blue Yusef Lateef ( Yusef Lateef, 1968) Pony's Express ( Pony Poindexter, 1962) On the Sunny Side ( Paul Quinichette, 1957)

v t e Cedar Walton
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Cedar! (1967) Spectrum (1968) The Electric Boogaloo Song (1969) Soul Cycle (1969) Breakthrough! (1972) A Night at Boomers, Vol. 1 (1973) A Night at Boomers, Vol. 2 (1973) Firm Roots (1974) Pit Inn (1974) Mobius (1975) Eastern Rebellion (1976) The Pentagon (1975) Beyond Mobius (1976) Eastern Rebellion 2 (1977) First Set (1977) Second Set (1977) Third Set (1977) Animation (1978) Eastern Rebellion 3 (1979) Soundscapes (1980) The Maestro (1981) Piano Solos (1981) Heart & Soul (1982) Among Friends (1982) The All American Trio (1983) Eastern Rebellion 4 (1983) Cedar's Blues (1985) The Trio 1 (1985) The Trio 2 (1985) The Trio 3 (1985) Cedar Walton (1985) Bluesville Time (1985) Blues for Myself (1986) Cedar Walton Plays (1986) Duo (1990) Cedar Walton at Maybeck (1992) Manhattan Afternoon (1992) Composer (1996) Roots (1997) The Promise Land (2001) Latin Tinge (2002) Underground Memoirs (2005) Midnight Waltz (2005) One Flight Down (2006) Seasoned Wood (2008) Voices Deep Within (2009) The Bouncer (2011)
As sideman with Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	Three Blind Mice (1961) Mosaic (1961) Buhaina's Delight (1961) Caravan (1962) Ugetsu (1963) Free for All (1964) Kyoto (1964) Indestructible (1964) Golden Boy (1964) Buhaina (1973) Anthenagin (1973)
With Art Farmer (or where stated), Benny Golson & The Jazztet	Take a Number from 1 to 10 (Golson, 1960–61) The Jazztet and John Lewis (The Jazztet, 1960–61) Big City Sounds (The Jazztet, 1961) The Jazztet at Birdhouse (The Jazztet, 1961) The Time and the Place (1967) The Art Farmer Quintet Plays the Great Jazz Hits (1967) Homecoming (1971) Yesterday's Thoughts (1975) To Duke with Love (1975) The Summer Knows (1976) Art Farmer Quintet at Boomers (1976) Voices All (The Jazztet, 1982)
With Eddie Harris	Cool Sax from Hollywood to Broadway (1964) The In Sound (1965) Mean Greens (1966) The Tender Storm (1966) Excursions (1966) How Can You Live Like That? (1976)
With Billy Higgins	Soweto (1979) The Soldier (1979) Once More (1980) Bridgework (1980–86) Billy Higgins Quintet (1993)
With Milt Jackson	Milt Jackson at the Museum of Modern Art (1965) Born Free (1966) Milt Jackson and the Hip String Quartet (1968) Goodbye (1972–73) Olinga (1974)
With Etta James	Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday (1994) Time After Time (1995) 12 Songs of Christmas (1998) Blue Gardenia (2000–1)
With Clifford Jordan	Spellbound (1960) Starting Time (1961) Bearcat (1962) These are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly (1965) Glass Bead Games (1973) Half Note (1974) Night of the Mark VII (aka, The Highest Mountain, Muse, 1975) On Stage Vol. 1 (1975) On Stage Vol. 2 (1975) On Stage Vol. 3 (1975) Firm Roots (1975) The Highest Mountain (SteepleChase, 1975)
With Blue Mitchell	The Cup Bearers (1962) Boss Horn (1966) Stratosonic Nuances (1975) Summer Soft (1977)
With Houston Person	Chocomotive (1967) Trust in Me (1967) Blue Odyssey (1968) Broken Windows, Empty Hallways (1972) The Big Horn (1976) Very Personal (1980) Naturally (2012)
With others	God Bless Jug and Sonny ( Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt, 1973) Left Bank Encores (Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt, 1973) Something for Lester ( Ray Brown, 1977) Slow Drag ( Donald Byrd, 1967) The Almoravid ( Joe Chambers, 1971–73) Somethin's Cookin' ( Junior Cook, 1981) Broken Shadows ( Ornette Coleman, 1971–72) Katumbo (Dance) (Johnny Coles, 1971) Giant Steps ( John Coltrane, 1959) Up, Up and Away ( Sonny Criss, 1967) The Beat Goes On! (Sonny Criss, 1968) This Is the Moment! ( Kenny Dorham, 1958) Blue Spring (Kenny Dorham & Cannonball Adderley, 1959) It's All Right! ( Teddy Edwards, 1967) Soul Trombone ( Curtis Fuller, 1961) Smokin' (Curtis Fuller, 1972) Tangerine ( Dexter Gordon, 1972) Generation (Dexter Gordon, 1972) Bush Dance ( Johnny Griffin, 1978) Roots ( Slide Hampton, 1985) The Quota ( Jimmy Heath, 1961) Triple Threat (Jimmy Heath, 1962) Mode for Joe ( Joe Henderson, 1966) Hub Cap ( Freddie Hubbard, 1961) Here to Stay (Freddie Hubbard, 1962) The Body & the Soul (Freddie Hubbard,1963) Bolivia (Freddie Hubbard, 1991) Highway One ( Bobby Hutcherson, 1978) Farewell Keystone (Bobby Hutcherson, 1982) Really Livin' ( J.J. Johnson, 1959) J.J. Inc. (J.J. Johnson, 1960) Save Your Love for Me ( Etta Jones, 1986) Advance! ( Philly Joe Jones, 1978) Drum Song (Philly Joe Jones, 1978) Seven Minds ( Sam Jones, 1974) Something in Common (Sam Jones, 1974–77) First Class Kloss! ( Eric Kloss, 1967) Abbey Is Blue ( Abbey Lincoln, 1959) Strings! ( Pat Martino, 1967) From This Moment On! ( Charles McPherson, 1968) Horizons (Charles McPherson, 1968) Caramba! ( Lee Morgan, 1968) The Sixth Sense (Lee Morgan, 1968) The Mode ( Sonny Red, 1961) Sonny Red (1971) Setting Standards ( Woody Shaw, 1983) For Losers ( Archie Shepp, 1968–69) Kwanza (Archie Shepp, 1968–69) Now Is the Time ( Idrees Sulieman, 1976) Goodbye Yesterday ( Lucky Thompson, 1972) Concert: Friday the 13th – Cook County Jail (Lucky Thompson, 1972) I Offer You (Lucky Thompson, 1973) Another Story ( Stanley Turrentine, 1969) Up Front ( David Williams, 1986)

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