1. Robert Roland Chudnick, known professionally as Red Rodney, was an American jazz trumpeter.
11 Facts About Red Rodney
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Red Rodney was inspired by hearing Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker to change his style to bebop, moving on to play with Claude Thornhill, Gene Krupa, and Woody Herman.
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Red Rodney accepted an invitation from Charlie Parker to join his quintet.
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Red Rodney became addicted to heroin and started a pattern of dropping in and out of jazz.
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Red Rodney reunited with Ira Sullivan and performed with Dizzy Gillespie.
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From 1980 to 1982, Red Rodney made five albums with Sullivan.
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Red Rodney continued to work and record into the 1990s.
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Red Rodney performed on a Charlie Parker tribute album by Charlie Watts, drummer for the Rolling Stones.
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Red Rodney provided an early showcase for saxophonist Chris Potter, who was a member of his group and only 19 years old when Rodney recorded Red Alert in late 1990.
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Red Rodney performed at Jazz at Lincoln Center and the JVC Jazz Festival.
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Red Rodney worked as an adviser for Bird, a movie about Charlie Parker directed by Clint Eastwood.