Red Garland
Piano Solo on
Paul's Pal

About

Red Garland's piano solo is the closing of 3 solos on this recording, following Paul Chambers's acoustic bass. Spanning one chorus of the 32-bar AABA form at a medium-up 155 BPM with a swing feel in G, the solo runs approximately 51 seconds. Red Garland closes with a piano chorus that combines his signature block chords with nimble single-note lines, his playing exuding the relaxed swing and harmonic taste that defined his contribution to countless classic recordings of the 1950s. Red Garland was 32 to 33 years old at the time of this 1956 recording.

Red Garland was 32 to 33 years old at the time.