The last of six LPs by the Red Rodney-Ira Sullivan Quintet was also the band's finest. There are times in the music (which consists of three originals by pianist
Garry Dial,
Herbie Hancock's "Speak Like a Child" and "As Time Goes By") where the group sounds like the early
Ornette Coleman Quartet. The setting and advanced repertoire clearly challenged Rodney (who mostly sticks here to flugelhorn) and inspired Sullivan (switching between alto, alto flute, soprano and flugelhorn). A post-bop gem, one of Rodney's finest recordings.
![Title: Evening of the Harvest [Bonus Tracks]](https://prodimage.images-bn.com/pimages/0664140829626_p0_v1_s90x140.jpg)
