Rufus Reid with Sullivan Fortner - Always In The Moment

Rufus Reid with Sullivan Fortner — Always In The Moment

180-gram clear vinyl LP

Mixed by Marc Urselli at East Side Sound, New York, NY

Mastered by Alex DeTurk, The Bunker Studio, Brooklyn, New York

Pressed at Quality Record Pressings!

Tip-on gatefold jacket

"Instant chemistry and camaraderie — along with gem of an album." — WBGO

Rufus Reid never stops. His first instrument was the trumpet, which he started playing in middle school. By the time he graduated from high school, Rufus knew the draft was coming for him, so he found an audition for the Air Force band and got to work. His mom wasn't happy about his not going directly to college, but she knew it was better to carry a trumpet than a rifle.

Later stationed in Japan, Rufus saw Duke Ellington, The Modern Jazz Quartet, Charlie Persip, Horace Parlan, and Philly Joe Jones. He'd been teaching himself the bass when he first saw the Oscar Peterson Trio with the immortal Ray Brown on bass. "Now that's what I want to do." Upon leaving the military in 1966, Rufus sold his trumpet, bought a bass and got back to work.

Pianist Sullivan Fortner joins Rufus on this album. The two met after Rufus heard of the young pianist on the scene and caught his inaugural stint at the Village Vanguard in 2019.

Photography by Tim Barber.

Musicians:
Rufus Reid, bass
Sullivan Fortner, piano

 

Side A

1. Always In The Moment

2. Reminiscing

3. The Meddler

4. Duke Ellington's Sound of Love

5. It's The Nights I Like

Side B

1. I Can't Explain

2. Come Out And Play

3. The Peacocks

4. Sophisticated Lady

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