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Red Garland mixed together the usual influences of his generation (<a href="spotify:artist:7v4imS0moSyGdXyLgVTIV7">Nat Cole</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:570vCzcespB48HIQyTbDO6">Bud Powell</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:6gc6oo3u2f7SqTd4mhe81O">Ahmad Jamal</a>) into his own distinctive approach; Garland's block chords themselves became influential on the players of the 1960s. He started out playing clarinet and alto, switching to piano when he was 18. During 1946-1955, he worked steadily in New York and Philadelphia, backing such major players as <a href="spotify:artist:4Ww5mwS7BWYjoZTUIrMHfC">Charlie Parker</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0JM134st8VY7Ld9T2wQiH0">Coleman Hawkins</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:05E3NBxNMdnrPtxF9oraJm">Lester Young</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:4RvXA7BDgqNgGDjsSSJnPc">Roy Eldridge</a>, but still remaining fairly obscure. That changed when he became a member of the classic <a href="spotify:artist:0kbYTNQb4Pb1rPbbaF0pT4">Miles Davis Quintet</a> (1955-1958), heading a rhythm section that also included <a href="spotify:artist:0M1UOBJZ9tcKJbrbnVlHZG">Paul Chambers</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:4WhH68K75YKSAwHAqWFpi1">Philly Joe Jones</a>. After leaving <a href="spotify:artist:0kbYTNQb4Pb1rPbbaF0pT4">Miles</a>, Garland had his own popular trio and recorded very frequently for Prestige, Jazzland, and Moodsville during 1956-1962 (the majority of which are available in the Original Jazz Classics series). The pianist eventually returned to Texas and was in semi-retirement, but came back gradually in the 1970s, recording for MPS (1971) and Galaxy (1977-1979) before retiring again. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi
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