Biography: Red Garland mixed together the usual influences of his generation (Nat Cole, Bud Powell, and Ahmad Jamal) into his own distinctive approach; Garland's block chords themselves became influential on the players of the 1960s. He started out playing clarinet and alto, switching to piano when he was 18. During ...Read full biography
Originally released as two LPs (Red Garland at the Prelude and Red Garland/Live!), this single CD (which has around 77 minutes of music) features a particularly strong trio set by the pianist, bassist ...Read full review