Format: LP / 12" / 33rpm / STEREO
Label: JAZZ WORKSHOP
Catalogue Reference: JW-053
Recording Year: 1961
Country of Pressing: SPAIN
Comments: Sealed New Copy
Reissue of the original Jazzland JLP 962
Cover Grade: MINT
Vinyl Grade: MINT
Side One:
1. Why Was I Born? (Hammerstein-Kern) 4:51
2. The Nearness of You (Carmichael-Washington) 5:34
3. Where or When (Rodgers-Hart) 6:09
4. Long Ago and Far Away (Gershwin-Kern) 3:54
Side Two:
1. I Got it Bad (Aand That Ain't Good) (Ellington-Webster) 5:17
2. Don't Worry About Me (Bloom-Koehler) 4:40
3. Lush Life (Strayhorn) 4:15
4. All Alone (Berlin) 4:58
Originally issued in Stereo on JAZZLAND JLP 962
Personnel:
RED GARLAND TRIO
Red Garland (piano), Larry Ridley (bass), Frank Gant (drums).
Recorded at Plaza Sound Studios, New York City, on December 30, 1961
Original recordings produced by Orrin Keepnews
Recording Engineer: Ray Fowler
Original cover design: Ken Deardoff
Photography by Steve Shapiro
Liner notes by Ira Gitler
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Review:
"Unlike his slightly earlier recordings for Moodsville (which feature Red Garland on unaccompanied piano solos), this strictly ballad date has Garland joined (on all but the solo "Lush Life") by bassist Larry Ridley and drummer Frank Gant. Since all eight of the standards are taken at the same medium/slow tempo [...] Garland's attractive and distinctive chord voicings, plus his ability to uplift melodies while swinging at a slow speed, make this project a success. Highlights include "The Nearness of You," "Where or When," and Irving Berlin's "All Alone." Particularly effective when used as background music."
Scott Yanow -All Music Guide
