Red Garland's Piano Explained

Red Garland's Piano
Type:	studio
Artist:	Red Garland
Cover:	Red_Garland's_Piano.jpeg
Released:	Early June 1957^[1]
Recorded:	March 22, 1957 (#1–4, 7–8) December 14, 1956 (#5–6)
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	44:35
Label:	Prestige PRLP 7086^[2]
Producer:	Bob Weinstock
Prev Title:	A Garland of Red
Prev Year:	1956
Next Title:	Curtis Fuller with Red Garland
Next Year:	1957

Red Garland's Piano is an album by jazz pianist Red Garland, released in 1957 on Prestige Records.^[3] It features tracks recorded mainly on March 22, 1957.^[4]

Track listing

1. "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) - 9:51
2. "Stompin' at the Savoy" (Benny Goodman, Andy Razaf, Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb) - 3:12
3. "The Very Thought of You" (Ray Noble) - 4:12
4. "Almost Like Being in Love" (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) - 4:52
5. "If I Were a Bell" (Frank Loesser) - 6:41
6. "I Know Why (And So Do You)" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) - 4:50
7. "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) - 5:05
8. "But Not for Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 5:52

Personnel

• Red Garland - piano
• Paul Chambers - bass
• Art Taylor - drums

Notes and References

1. Reviews and Ratings of New Jazz Albums . Billboard . June 24, 1957 . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . Google Books.
2. Book: Popoff, Martin. Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. September 8, 2009. Penguin. 9781440229169. Google Books.
3. Web site: Red Garland: Red Garland's Piano album review @ All About Jazz. All About. Jazz. All About Jazz.
4. Web site: Red Garland Catalog. www.jazzdisco.org.