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  • It's the Birthday of Red Garland

    Red Garland was born on May 13, in 1923, and he passed away on April 23, 1984. He was a hard bop jaz

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    RED GARLAND M.William Garland nació en Dallas, texas el 13 de mayo de 1923. Con 17 años el padre

    • Biography Red Garland

    Red Garland
    William "Red" Garland (May 13, 1923–April 23, 1984) was an American hard bop jazz pianist whose block-chord style, in part originated by Milt Buckner, influenced many forthcoming pianists in the jazz idiom. Biography Beginnings Red was born in Dallas, Texas, in 1923. Though he came from a non-musical family, Garland showed an early interest in music. He began his musical studies on the clarinet and alto saxophone but in 1940 switched to the piano. Garland spent copious amounts of time practicing and rapidly developed into a proficient player. A short early career as a welterweight boxer did not seem to hurt his playing hands. He fought a young Sugar Ray Robinson before making the switch to a full-time musician. Garland's Sound Garland's trademark block chord technique, a commonly borrowed maneuver in jazz piano today, was unique and differed from the methods of earlier "Block chord" pioneers such as Ge

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