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Red Garland contributes two choruses on piano, the second of 3 solos on the recording. At a ballad tempo of 69 BPM over the 32-bar AABA in E♭, the performance unfolds with spacious lyricism and emotional depth. Red Garland follows with two expansive choruses of piano that demonstrate his exceptional gift for ballad interpretation, his voicings enriching the already beautiful harmonic progression with subtle color and movement. Recorded for the album Soultrane in 1958, the performance captures Red Garland at 34 to 35 years old. "I Want to Talk About You" is a romantic ballad written by Billy Eckstine, first recorded in 1944 during his years as a vocalist and trumpeter rising to prominence through the big band era.
Red Garland was 34 to 35 years old at the time.
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