The P.C. Blues is an album by pianist Red Garland featuring tracks recorded in 1957 at the sessions that produced Red Garland's Piano and Groovy (with one track from Miles Davis' 1956 album Workin' with The Miles Davis Quintet added) which were first released on the Prestige label until 1970.[1]
| The P.C. Blues | ||||
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| Released | 1970 | |||
| Recorded | May 11, 1956; March 22, 1957; August 9, 1957 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:57 | |||
| Label | Prestige PRLP 7752 | |||
| Producer | Bob Weinstock | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
In his review for Allmusic, Scott Yanow called it a "thoughtful but swinging release".[2]
Track listing
edit- "Ahmad's Blues" (Ahmad Jamal) - 7:29
- "Lost April" (Eddie DeLange, Emil Newman, Hubert Spencer) - 6:26
- "Why Was I Born?" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 5:49
- "Tweedle Dee Dee" (Winfield Scott) - 13:18
- "The P.C. Blues" (Red Garland) - 9:53
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio on May 11, 1956 (track 1), March 22, 1957 (track 3) and August 9, 1957 (tracks 2, 4 & 5)
Personnel
edit- Red Garland - piano
- Paul Chambers - bass
- Philly Joe Jones (track 1) Art Taylor (tracks 2-5) - drums
References
edit- ^ Prestige Records discography accessed September 4, 2012
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 4, 2012
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 526. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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