Red Garland
Piano Solo on
Something I Dreamed Last Night

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Red Garland's piano solo is the second solo on this recording, following Miles Davis on trumpet. Spanning 0.33 choruses of the 48-bar AABABC form in D at a slow 58 BPM with a ballad feel, Garland follows with a brief piano solo of comparable sensitivity, his gentle touch and harmonic sophistication adding depth to the intimate atmosphere. Garland's ballad interpretation draws on the full harmonic palette of the piano, balancing lyrical single-note lines with rich chordal textures. "Something I Dreamed Last Night" is an intimate ballad from Miles Davis's 1956 Prestige album Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet.

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