Red's Good Groove

Red's Good Groove
Studio album by Red Garland
Released	1962
Recorded	March 22, 1962
Studio	Plaza Sound Studio, New York City
Genre	Jazz, hard bop
Label	Jazzland JLP 87
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Red Garland chronology
Solar (1962) Red's Good Groove (1962) When There Are Grey Skies (1962)

Red's Good Groove is an album by American jazz pianist Red Garland with a quintet which was recorded in 1962 and released on the Jazzland label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
DownBeat	[2]
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

The AllMusic reviewer Ken Dryden stated: "Although this is a one time studio blowing session, things obviously gelled quickly for everyone as they got underway on this 1962 recording... [a] very enjoyable session".^[3] The song "Take Me in Your Arms" had not been recorded by many jazz artists at the time of Red Garland's recording, though it had been recorded by several easy-listening artists including Percy Faith, Pete King, and Ferrante & Teicher. The song is an adaptation of "Liebe war es nie" by Alfréd Márkus (also known as "Fred Markush"), a Hungarian composer of operettas and film scores.

Track listing

1. "Red's Good Groove" (Red Garland) – 8:22
2. "Love Is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:44
3. "This Time the Dream's on Me" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 5:54
4. "Take Me in Your Arms" (Fred Markush, Mitchell Parish) – 5:35
5. "Excerent!" (Pepper Adams) – 6:05
6. "Falling in Love with Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 6:06

Personnel

• Red Garland – piano
• Blue Mitchell – trumpet
• Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
• Sam Jones – bass
• Philly Joe Jones – drums

References