At The Prelude, Vol. 1

Red Garland

At The Prelude Vol 1

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RELEASE DATE: 28 Feb 1994

PRCD-24132-2

LABEL: PRESTIGE

GENRE: JAZZ

One of the most-recorded, often-imitated pianists in jazz history, William “Red” Garland (1923-1984) was in peak form on the night of October 2, 1959, when these 13 long out-of-print performances were recorded live at Harlem’s Prelude club. Backed empathetically by bassist Jimmy Rowser and especially by the late drummer Charles “Specs” Wright, a master of the brushes, Garland led his trio through a program that paid tribute to Ellington, Basie, Miles Davis (in whose epochal quintet of the mid-Fifties Garland initially gained acclaim), and some of the great American songwriters. The hallmarks of Red’s style--the impeccable velvet touch, the chiming block chords, and the bouncy time of a boxer (which he once was) working out on a speedbag--are all in place, and on two extended urbane blues he shows that he had few peers in this idiom, as well.

with Jimmy Rowser, Charles "Specs" Wright


TRACKLISTING

  • 1. Satin Doll
  • 2. Perdido
  • 3. There Will Never Be Another You
  • 4. Bye Bye Blackbird
  • 5. Let Me See
  • 6. Prelude Blues
  • 7. Just Squeeze Me
  • 8. One O'Clock Jump
  • 9. Marie
  • 10. Bohemian Blues
  • 11. One O'Clock Jump (Alternate Take)
  • 12. A Foggy Day
  • 13. Mr. Wonderful

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