1950年代の終盤にプレスティッジが始めた恋愛中にカップルに向けてムーディーな音楽を提供しようと作ったシリーズ、"Moodsville"の第一弾目はレッド・ガーランド・トリオと3曲はゲスト・テナーにエディ"ロックジョウ"デイヴィスを迎えたセッション。
ムーディー縛りであるためヴァラエティには富んでいないが、とてもリラックスした演奏が心を安らげる。"We'll Be Together Again," "When Your Lover Has Gone" "Blue Room." 等が聴きどころ。
発売・販売元 提供資料(2014/09/24)
In the late 1950s, Prestige started a new subsidiary (Moodsville) that was designed to provide mood music for courting couples. The emphasis on this release, The Moodsville, Vol. 1, is on ballads, matching pianist Red Garland, bassist Sam Jones, and drummer Art Taylor with guest tenor Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis on three of the eight tunes. Due to the overly relaxed nature of much of this music and the lack of variety, this is not one of the more essential Red Garland sets, but it is still generally enjoyable. Highlights include "We'll Be Together Again," "When Your Lover Has Gone," and "Blue Room." ~ Scott Yanow
Rovi