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The album Bird Call was recorded by alto saxophonist, vocalist and educator Vi Redd on June 15, 1962 for United Artists. The design and cover photograph for the album was created and taken by Frank Gauna.

She recorded If I Should Lose You, Summertime, Anthropology, All The Things You Are, I Rather Have A Memory Than A Dream, Now’s The Time, Just Friends, Perhaps/Cool Blues, I Remember Bird and Old Folks for a total of ten compositions over 42 minutes and 44 seconds.

Vi is best known as a Charlie Parker-influenced altoist, though she also sings on the 1962 Bird Call studio sessions. She leads an excellent band that included pianist Russ Freeman, bassists Leroy Vinnegar or Bob Whitlock, guitarist Herb Ellis, trumpeter Carmell Jones, vibraphonist Roy Ayers, and her then-husband, Richie Goldberg, on drums.

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