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Feelin' Red
''Feelin' Red'' is an album by pianist Red Garland which was recorded in 1978 and released on the Muse Records, Muse label in 1979. accessed October 13, 2017 Reception The AllMusic review by stated "Garland was a professional boxer, and his pugilistic sensibilities are audible in the rough-and-tumble way he approaches the keyboard. ... Captured in flight with his late-'70s working trio of Sam Jones and Al Foster, Garland lays down a bevy of authoritative runs over a propulsive rhythm section. Solid but searching and undeniably soulful, ''Feelin' Red'' is Garland in top form".Track listing # "It's All Right With Me" (Cole Porter) – 8:40 # "You Better Go Now" (Robert Graham, Bickley Reichner) – 4:23 # "On a Clear Day" (Burton Lane, Alan Jay ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Garland
William McKinley "Red" Garland Jr. (May 13, 1923 – April 23, 1984) was an American modern jazz pianist. Known for his work as a bandleader and during the 1950s with Miles Davis, Garland helped popularize the block chord style of playing in jazz piano. Early life William "Red" Garland was born in 1923 in Dallas, Texas. He began his musical studies on the clarinet and alto saxophone but, in 1941, switched to the piano. Less than five years later, Garland joined the trumpet player Hot Lips Page, well-known in the southwest, playing with him until a tour ended in New York in March 1946. With Garland having decided to stay in New York to find work, Art Blakey came across Garland playing at a small club, only to return the next night with his boss, Billy Eckstine. Garland also had a short-lived career as a welterweight boxer in the 1940s. He fought more than 35 fights, one being an exhibition bout with Sugar Ray Robinson. Later life and career 1955–1958: the first great Miles Dav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |