Jazz Language Episode 7 with Rufus Reid and Randy Ingram

Hosted by Noah Preminger, this episode of the Jazz Language podcast features a conversation with bassist Rufus Reid and pianist Randy Ingram.  Reid, who taught himself the bass as an Air Force musician before stints in Japan and Chicago, spent nearly five years touring with Dexter Gordon and has performed alongside Thad Jones, Elvin Jones, and J.J. Johnson. Ingram, raised in Laguna Beach and mentored by drummer Joe La Barbera, releases his new trio album Sound Within on July 10 on Chill Tone Records, featuring Reid and La Barbera and inspired by the music of Bill Evans.  In this episode, Noah, Rufus, and Randy discuss seeing John Coltrane and Louis Armstrong live, the week Reid played with Bill Evans and Philly Joe Jones, life on the road with Dexter Gordon, the lost ritual of listening to records together, what makes a great bandleader, the mentorship of Billy Higgins and the late Frank Kimbrough, the making of Sound Within, and sustaining passion for the music across a lifetime.   Subscribe to The Jazz Language on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@jazzlanguagepodcast     Noah Preminger - Host Rufus Reid & Randy Ingram - Special Guest    Coyle Girelli - Executive Producer Andrew Horowitz - Executive Producer Chris Leon - Executive Producer Erica Ramon - Producer  Eric Elterman - Producer Livia Blanc - Director Matt Heymann - Director of Photography Michael Bartolomeo - Video Editor Jacob Derwin - Audio Engineer Eric Elterman - Mixing Engineer Linds Cadwell - Assistant Engineer, DIT Lauren Cohen - Production Assistant   Jazz Language Episode Seven is brought to you by Chill Tone Records and recorded at Audio Technica House in SoHo NY Thank you to Audio-Technica for access to AT-One Studio at Technica House NYC.    Stay Connected with Chill Tone Records  Website: https://chilltone.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Chilltonerecords/ Instagram: @chilltonerecords  TikTok: @chilltonesounds   Stay Connected with Noah Preminger  Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/artist/2WUAJpHBpYwRyY17woH3f0?si=OJA8o0n2QYuaUj8c_Z_Hjw&utm_source=copy-link&nd=1&dlsi=20c04a76525d44bb Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/noah-preminger/302417083 Website: https://www.noahpreminger.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/noah.preminger/ Instagram: @noah_preminger Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTXues2F8qllL9LD8Y5Ai0w   Stay Connected with Rufus Reid & Randy Ingram  Randy Ingram Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1I1RsZSV9pEW8Zpz7feqpG?si=7G4ZkKezQN6kB0RuqoztDQ  Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/randy-ingram/337193028  Website: https://www.randyingram.com/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/randyingram  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/randyingram/  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGiz2iTfNaKzulrRWNXmTrw    Rufus Reid Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7mcseJPsc7KCQrITzrOrWg?si=adbFpDeqRxiVXtWefv