Red Rodney

A case of mistaken identity.

For a few weeks in the early 1980s, I was working short engagement gigs in New York City with a quartet that trumpeter Red Rodney put together. Pianist Walter Bishop, Jr., and drummer Leroy Williams were my colleagues in the rhythm section.

Red Rodney.

We did a few nights here and there at various small joints around town. We never rehearsed, and it was i…