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{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = The P.C. Blues
| name = The P.C. Blues
| Type = Album
| type = Album
| Artist = [[Red Garland]]
| artist = [[Red Garland]]
| Cover = The P C Blues.jpg
| cover = The P C Blues.jpg
| Released = 1970
| alt =
| released = 1970
| Recorded = May 11, 1956, March 22 and August 9, 1957<br><small>[[Van Gelder Studio]], Hackensack, New Jersey
| recorded = May 11, 1956; <br/>March 22, 1957;<br/>August 9, 1957
| Genre = [[Jazz]]
| Length = 42:57
| venue =
| Label = [[Prestige Records|Prestige]]<br><small>PRLP 7752
| studio = [[Van Gelder Studio]], Hackensack, New Jersey
| Producer = [[Bob Weinstock]]
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| length = 42:57
⚫
| Chronology = [[Red Garland]]
| Last album = ''[[Sugan (album)|Sugan]]''<br>(1957)
| label = [[Prestige Records|Prestige]]<br><small>PRLP 7752</small>
| producer = [[Bob Weinstock]]
| This album = '''''The P.C. Blues'''''<br>(1957)
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| chronology = [[Red Garland]]
| Next album = ''[[All Mornin' Long]]''<br>(1957)
| prev_title = [[Sugan (album)|Sugan]]
| prev_year = 1957
| next_title = [[Groovy (Red Garland album)|Groovy]]
| next_year = 1956-57
}}
}}


'''''The P.C. Blues''''' is an album by with pianist [[Red Garland]] recorded in 1957 (with one track from [[Miles Davis]]' 1956 album ''[[Workin' with The Miles Davis Quintet]]'' added) but not released on the [[Prestige Records|Prestige]] label until 1970.<ref name="Prestige Records discography">[http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7700-series/#pr-7752 Prestige Records discography] accessed September 4, 2012</ref>
'''''The P.C. Blues''''' is an album by pianist [[Red Garland]] featuring tracks recorded in 1957 at the sessions that produced ''[[Red Garland's Piano]]'' and ''[[Groovy (Red Garland album)|Groovy]]'' (with one track from [[Miles Davis]]' 1956 album ''[[Workin' with The Miles Davis Quintet]]'' added) which were first released on the [[Prestige Records|Prestige]] label until 1970.<ref name="Prestige Records discography">[http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7700-series/#pr-7752 Prestige Records discography] accessed September 4, 2012</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
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| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
|rev2 = ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]]''
|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="Penguin">{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz|The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]] |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin]] |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=526}}</ref>
}}
}}
In his review for [[Allmusic]], Scott Yanow called it a "thoughtful but swinging release".<ref name="Allmusic">Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-pc-blues-mw0000075514 Allmusic Review] accessed September 4, 2012</ref>
In his review for [[Allmusic]], [[Scott Yanow]] called it a "thoughtful but swinging release".<ref name="Allmusic">Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-pc-blues-mw0000075514 Allmusic Review] accessed September 4, 2012</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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# "The P.C. Blues" (Red Garland) - 9:53
# "The P.C. Blues" (Red Garland) - 9:53
*Recorded at Van Gelder Studio on May 11, 1956 (track 1), March 22, 1957 (track 3) and August 9, 1957 (tracks 2, 4 & 5)
*Recorded at Van Gelder Studio on May 11, 1956 (track 1), March 22, 1957 (track 3) and August 9, 1957 (tracks 2, 4 & 5)

==Personnel==
== Personnel ==
*[[Red Garland]] - [[piano]]
*[[Paul Chambers]] - [[double bass|bass]]
* Red Garland - [[piano]]
* [[Paul Chambers]] - [[double bass|bass]]
*[[Philly Joe Jones]] (track 1) [[Art Taylor]] (tracks 2-5) - [[drum kit|drums]]
* [[Philly Joe Jones]] (track 1) [[Art Taylor]] (tracks 2-5) - [[drum kit|drums]]

==References==
== References ==
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{{reflist}}
{{Red Garland}}



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Latest revision as of 21:37, 17 September 2023

The P.C. Blues
Studio album by
Red Garland
Released1970
RecordedMay 11, 1956;
March 22, 1957;
August 9, 1957
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length42:57
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7752
ProducerBob Weinstock
Red Garland chronology
Sugan
(1957) 		The P.C. Blues
(1970) 		Groovy
(1956-57)

The P.C. Blues is an album by pianist Red Garland featuring tracks recorded in 1957 at the sessions that produced Red Garland's Piano and Groovy (with one track from Miles Davis' 1956 album Workin' with The Miles Davis Quintet added) which were first released on the Prestige label until 1970.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

In his review for Allmusic, Scott Yanow called it a "thoughtful but swinging release".[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Ahmad's Blues" (Ahmad Jamal) - 7:29
  2. "Lost April" (Eddie DeLange, Emil Newman, Hubert Spencer) - 6:26
  3. "Why Was I Born?" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 5:49
  4. "Tweedle Dee Dee" (Winfield Scott) - 13:18
  5. "The P.C. Blues" (Red Garland) - 9:53
  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studio on May 11, 1956 (track 1), March 22, 1957 (track 3) and August 9, 1957 (tracks 2, 4 & 5)

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed September 4, 2012
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 4, 2012
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 526. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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