RED GARLAND QUINTET, The - Soul Junction (Original Jazz Classics Series) - LP
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The RED GARLAND QUINTET
Soul Junction (Original Jazz Classics Series)
Concord
limited 180 gram vinyl LP with obi-strip Cat: 727232 6Rel: 26 Jan 26
Jazz Side 1 - Track 1. Soul Junction Side 1 - Track 2. Woody'n You Side 2 - Track 1. Birk's Works Side 2 - Track 2. I've Got It Bad Side 2 - Track 3. Hallelujah
Recorded in November 1957 at Rudy Van Gelder's famed Hackensack studio, this session captures Red Garland at his most fluid and conversational. Joined by John Coltrane on tenor sax and Donald Byrd on trumpet, the pianist leads a quintet that moves effortlessly between blues feeling and a hard bop drive. The opening 'Soul Junction' stretches out with this languid swing, Garland's chords rolling under Coltrane's searching tone. 'Woody'n You' and 'Birk's Works' find the group in lively dialogue, while 'I've Got It Bad' brings a late-night tenderness that defines the record's heart. Closing with the jubilant 'Hallelujah' - a timeless snapshot of post-bop chemistry caught at full glow.
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