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Released
  
1970

The P.C. Blues (1956-57)
  
Groovy (1956-57)

Release date
  
1970

Label
  
Prestige Records

Length
  
42:57

Artist
  
Red Garland

Producer
  
Bob Weinstock

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
May 11, 1956, March 22 and August 9, 1957 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Similar
  
Red Garland albums, Jazz albums

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.

Contents

Reception

In his review for Allmusic, Scott Yanow called it a "thoughtful but swinging release".

Track listing

  1. "Ahmad's Blues" (Ahmad Jamal) - 7:29
  2. "Lost April" (Eddie DeLange, Emil Newman, Hubert Spencer) - 6:26
  3. "Why Was I Born?" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 5:49
  4. "Tweedle Dee Dee" (Winfield Scott) - 13:18
  5. "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

  • Red Garland - piano
  • Paul Chambers - bass
  • Philly Joe Jones (track 1) Art Taylor (tracks 2-5) - drums

    • Songs

    1Ahmad's Blues7:32
    2Lost April6:28
    3Why Was I Born5:51

    References

    The P.C. Blues Wikipedia
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