In 1942, nineteen year-old William “Red” Garland went eight brutal rounds with Muhammad Ali’s idol, Sugar Ray Robinson. Garland lost badly that night. Battered in the ring, the young fighter ...

Like Herb Ellis, Johnny Hartman and Duke Ellington, pianist Red Garland was one of the great gentlemen of American Jazz. Even towards the end of a majestic career that saw him play alongside the ...