Strike Up the Band is an album by pianist Red Garland which was recorded in 1979 and released on the Galaxy label in 1981.[1][2][3][4]

Strike Up the Band
Studio album by Red Garland
Released	1982
Recorded	July 11–12, 1979
Studio	Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA
Genre	Jazz
Label	Galaxy GXY-5135
Producer	Ed Michel
Red Garland chronology
So Long Blues (1979) Strike Up the Band (1982) Wee Small Hours (1980)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "Pianist Red Garland's final Galaxy set (he only recorded two other records before his death in 1984) is an outing with an all-star quintet ... The pianist, who had spent much of the past 16 years living in his native Texas, shows that he could still swing with the best".[5]

Track listing

1. "Straight, No Chaser" (Thelonious Monk) – 8:58
2. "Receipt, Please" (Ron Carter) – 8:47
3. "In a Sentimental Mood" (Duke Ellington) – 6:38
4. "Everything Happens to Me" (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair) – 6:25
5. "Strike Up the Band" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 7:01

Personnel

• Red Garland – piano
• Julian Priester – trombone (tracks 1-3 & 5)
• George Coleman – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5)
• Ron Carter – bass
• Ben Riley – drums

References