Avant Garson Explained

Avant Garson
Type:	Album
Artist:	Mike Garson
Cover:	Avant Garson.jpg
Released:	1980
Recorded:	November 20 & 21, 1979
Studio:	Love Castle Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Contemporary C 14003
Producer:	John Koenig, Mike Garson, Chick Corea
Chronology:	Mike Garson
Next Title:	Jazzical
Next Year:	1982

Avant Garson is the debut solo album by American jazz pianist Mike Garson, released on the Contemporary label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The Allmusic review states "Pianist Mike Garson's debut as a leader shows off his virtuosity and versatility on a set of unaccompanied solos. The music is consistently colorful and full of surprises, ranging from the melodic to bordering on the avant-garde".

Track listing

All compositions by Mike Garson; except as indicated.

1. "Portrait of Chick" - 7:10
2. "Someday My Prince Will Come" (Larry Morey, Frank Churchill) - 3:46
3. "Jennifer" - 1:59
4. "Avant Garson Part I" - 1:20
5. "Classical Improvisation with a Jazz Flavoring and a Touch of Jewish in D Minor" - 4:17
6. "Jewish Blues" - 3:22
7. "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) - 3:31
8. "How Deep is the Suppression" - 3:52
9. "Avant Garson II" - 2:17
10. "One Light Aesthetic Wave" - 0:38
11. "Chopin Visits Brooklyn" - 1:54
12. "Avant Gershwin" (George Gershwin, Garson) - 5:26

Personnel

• Mike Garson – piano

Notes and References

1. Web site: Contemporary Records Catalog: 14000 series . 2024-08-02 . www.jazzdisco.org.
2. Web site: Discography Joe Farrell . 2024-08-02 . en-US.