Red Garland - Red Garland's Piano (1957/2006/2014) [Official Digital Download]

When Red Garland released this in 1957 he was riding high as a member of Miles Davis’s "first great quintet," but the pianist was also starting to attract an audience with his own albums. This set, only his second as leader, is comprised entirely of standards plus an extended reading of Percy Mayfield’s R&B classic Please Send Me Someone To Love. Garland is accompanied here, as he often was on sessions of the era, by bassist and Miles Davis bandmate Paul Chambers and drummer Art Taylor, known later as the Red Garland Trio.

Red Garland's third session as a leader finds the distinctive pianist investigating eight standards (including "Please Send Me Someone to Love," "Stompin' at the Savoy," "If I Were a Bell," and "Almost Like Being in Love") with his distinctive chord voicings, melodic but creative ideas, and solid sense of swing. Joined by bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Art Taylor, Garland plays up to his usual consistent level, making this an easily recommended disc for straight-ahead fans.

Tracklist:

01 - Please Send Me Someone To Love
02 - Stompin' At The Savoy
03 - The Very Thought Of You
04 - Almost Like Being In Love
05 - If I Were A Bell
06 - I Know Why (And So Do You)
07 - I Can't Give You Anything But Love
08 - But Not For Me

Produced by Bob Weinstock.
Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ. on March 22, 1957 & "5 & 6" on December 14, 1956.
All transfers were made from the analog master tapes to digital at 24-bit resolution. Supervision by Bob Weinstock.
Remastered by Rudy Van Gelder at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ. in 2005.

Musicians:
Red Garland - piano
Paul Chambers - bass
Art Taylor - drums

A Note From Rudy Van Gelder:
I remember the sessions well, I remember how the musicians wanted to sound, and I remember their reactions to the playbacks. Today, I feel strongly that I am their messenger.

Thanks to the Original customer!