[SACD-R][OF] The Red Garland Trio - Groovy - 1958/2011 (Jazz)

Red Garland Trio: Red Garland (piano); Paul Chambers (bass); Arthur Taylor (drums)

Red Garland & Miles Davis had a symbiotic relationship. Red was such an important cog in the Davis quintet as a soloist, interactive accompanist, & keeper of the repertory. Being in Miles’ group gave Garland the exposure he otherwise would not have gotten. Once Garland’s talent as a pianist, with a boundless repository of material in his head, was established, Prestige’s Bob Weinstock signed him to a contract as a recording leader in his own right. With his Davis section-mate, Paul Chambers, on bass, & New York drummer Arthur Taylor, Garland formed a trio that met quite often in Rudy Van Gelder’s studio. Groovy was the 3rd in Red’s trio series for Prestige & it has the usual fine mix of jazz standards, ballad standards, blues ballads, & just plain blues. It is an object lesson in finding & maintaining a groove.

Recorded in 1956 & 1957 at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey. This limited SHM-SACD is based on the 2011 DSD masters made from original analogue tapes maintained in Japan. Mono.

Tracks 4 & 5 recorded December 14, 1956.
Track 6 recorded May 24, 1957.
Tracks 1 to 3 recorded August 9, 1957.