At The Prelude (1959)

Product Summary Label: FANTASY RECORDS/CONCORD JAZZ UPC: 00025218529525 Release Date: 2/14/2006 Buy.com Sku: 202233612 Item#: M2T9GD Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. M-Squad Theme - (with Red Garland) ~ Red Garland Trio 2. There Will Never Be Another You - (with Red Garland) ~ Red Garland Trio 3. Let Me See - (with Red Garland) ~ Red Garland Trio 4. We Kiss in a Shadow - (with Red Garland) ~ Red Garland Trio 5. Blues in the Closet - (with Red Garland) ~ Red Garland Trio 6. Satin Doll - (previously unreleased, with Red Garland) ~ Red Garland Trio 7. Lil' Darlin - (with Red Garland) ~ Red Garland Trio 8. One O'Clock Jump - (with Red Garland) ~ Red Garland Trio 9. Perdido - (with Red Garland) ~ Red Garland Trio 10. Bye Bye Blackbird - (with Red Garland) ~ Red Garland Trio 11. Like Someone in Love - (with Red Garland) ~ Red Garland Trio Disc 2 Song Title Sample 1. It's a Blue World - (with Red Garland) ~ Red Garland Trio 2. Marie - (with Red Garland) ~ Red Garland Trio 3. Bohemian Blues - (with Red Garland) ~ Red Garland Trio 4. One O'Clock Jump - (with Red Garland) ~ Red Garland Trio 5. Foggy Day, A - (with Red Garland) ~ Red Garland Trio 6. Satin Doll - (with Red Garland) ~ Red Garland Trio 7. Mr. Wonderful - (with Red Garland) ~ Red Garland Trio 8. Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) - (with Red Garland) ~ Red Garland Trio 9. Prelude Blues - (with Red Garland) ~ Red Garland Trio 10. Cherokee - (previously unreleased, with Red Garland) ~ Red Garland Trio 11. One O'Clock Jump - (previously unreleased, with Red Garland) ~ Red Garland Trio (P) 2006 Concord Music Group, Inc (C) 2006 Concord Music Group, Inc   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: Red Garland (piano); Jimmy Rowser (bass); Charles "Specs" Wright (drums). Recorded live at the Prelude Club, New York, New York on October 2, 1959. Includes liner notes by Ira Gitler and Michael Gold. Digitally remastered by Phil De Lancie (1993, Fantasy Studios, Berkely, California). Red Garland: Red Garland (piano); Jimmy Rowser (double bass); Charles "Specs" Wright (drums). Pianist Red Garland is best known for his work with Miles Davis's groundbreaking quintet (where he played alongside John Coltrane and Philly Joe Jones), but he turned in some excellent albums as a leader as well. The two-disc set AT THE PRELUDE, a live date recorded in 1959, is one of them. Bassist Jimmy Rowser and drummer Charles Wright lend light, propulsive support to Garland's keyboard work, which is highlighted by deft, melodic solos and his famed block chords. The repertoire includes standards ("A Foggy Day"), jazz favorites ("Cherokee"), and a host of swinging, bop-inflected blues. This package comes highly recommended to Garland enthusiasts, and should please fans of classic '50s and '60s jazz. Pianist Red Garland is best known for his work with Miles Davis's groundbreaking quintet (where he played alongside John Coltrane and Philly Joe Jones), but he turned in some excellent albums as a leader as well. The two-disc set AT THE PRELUDE, a live date recorded in 1959, is one of them. Bassist Jimmy Rowser and drummer Charles Wright lend light, propulsive support to Garland's keyboard work, which is highlighted by deft, melodic solos and his famed block chords. The repertoire includes standards ("A Foggy Day"), jazz favorites ("Cherokee"), and a host of swinging, bop-inflected blues. This package comes highly recommended to Garland enthusiasts, and should please fans of classic '50s and '60s jazz. This recording of The Red Garland Trio during an October, 1959 club date isn't glamorous--you can hear people talking in the background and the piano isn't in perfect tune--but Red is in fine form and his band quietly sizzles behind him. The trio (Specs Wright is on drums, Jimmy Rowser on bass) opens with "Satin Doll." Garland eschews fancy arrangements or technique. He's a centered pianist with a lightly popping touch. Referring often to the melody, his solo here is remarkable for its unbroken logic. Garland cites Nat Cole and Bud Powell as major influences, and their presence is felt. On "Bye Bye Blackbird" (a tune he recorded with Miles), Red plays with delicate deliberation. His runs are like small pearls, invoking another one of his heroes, Art Tatum. Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder   Compilation Appearances Jazz Giants Play George Gershw Play Duke Ellington-Caravans More of the Most Relaxing Jazz Music in the Universe Most Relaxing Jazz Standards In The Universe Harold Arlen Centennial Celebration Most Relaxing Jazz Piano Music In The Universe Prestige Profiles At The Prelude 1956 Trio With Paul Chambers Art Ta Whatever Works (Ost)   Associated Artists and Works Cobb, Arnett Dig It! ~ Coltrane, John Coltrane, John Dig It! ~ Coltrane, John Davis, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Eddie "Lockjaw" (Tenor) Fuller, Curtis Hawkins, Coleman Hawkins, Coleman Mobley, Hank Tenor Conclave ~ Mobley, Hank Mobley, Hank Sugan ~ Woods, Phil Woods, Phil Woods, Phil   Technical Info Release Date : 02/14/2006 Original Release Date : 1959 Catalog ID : 24295 Label : Concord Records (USA) Number of Discs : 2 Studio/Live : Live Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00025218529525   Professional Reviews Down Beat (p.77) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[Garland] plays the head at the top, does it again at the end and then wraps up the faster tunes with rumbling tremolos....AT THE PRELUDE is a monument to Garland's consistency."    Related Videos Randy Jackson: Randy Jack...