Taken
from "scraps" or "leftovers" of three different sessions, Dig It!
presents distinct sides of Red Garland's straight-ahead jazz persona
that manifests in trio, quartet, and quintet formats. One track was
issued as led by drummer Art Taylor (Taylor's Wailers), ostensibly John
Coltrane in Garland's quartet apart from their association with Miles
Davis, and two separate recordings have trumpeter Donald Byrd added to
comprise a five-piece combo. Memphis bassist George Joyner (aka Jamil
Nasser) is on three cuts, with Taylor present throughout. Though the
total time is shy of 34 minutes, this recording represents all of these
musicians in transition from their sideman associations to the
leadership roles they were in the process of wresting hold of. What have
always been Garland's strong suits -- high-class discourse and fleet
and fluid bebop -- are heartily dished out with no trace of arrogance.
On the swing-era standard "Crazy Rhythm," the Garland trio with bassist
Paul Chambers and Taylor plays a concise, hard-charging version with no
wasted motion and the two-fisted chord progressions of the pianist.
Coltrane's feature during Jimmy Heath's hard bop icon "C.T.A." is a bit
tentative, as he plays only eighth notes in a reserved fashion. But the
quintet take of "Billie's Bounce" has Trane rippin' it up in a fervor
that doubles the note volume, animated and fast, while also expressing a
soulful side. Byrd is fairly inconsequential, only soloing on this and
the 16-minute vintage blues "Lazy Mae." It's Garland who takes liberties
on this slow, languorous, sleepy-time jam, where he evokes the classic
sounds of Teddy Wilson, Earl "Fatha" Hines, and especially the elegant
Erroll Garner for a full eight minutes, also quoting the pop tune "Send
for Me" and the rambling staircase triplet midsection of "After Hours"
before Coltrane and Byrd settle into their own bluesy solos. Because of
the lack of extra material or alternate takes, one might buy this just
for the good music, but also the Rudy Van Gelder remastering factor that
allows you to hear these genius mmusicians cleaner and brighter. Michael G. Nastos
1 Billie's Bounce 9:24
Charlie Parker
2 Crazy Rhythm 3:26
Irving Caesar / Roger Wolfe Kahn / Joseph Meyer
3 C.T.A. 4:42
Jimmy Heath
4 Lazy Mae 16:06
Red Garland
Credits
Bass – George Joyner (tracks: 1, 4), Paul Chambers (tracks: 2, 3)
Drums – Arthur Taylor
Piano – Red Garland
Tenor Saxophone – John Coltrane (tracks: 1, 3, 4)
Trumpet – Donald Byrd (tracks: 1, 4)
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