High Pressure, recorded in 1961, finds Garland leading a quartet with the versatile Sam Jones on bass and the versatile Walter Perkins on drums, alongside the prominent tenor saxophonist Harold Land. The session captures Garland in a particularly inspired period, delivering a set of standards and originals with his signature elegant touch.
- The album was recorded on December 1, 1961, at the Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
- The session featured Harold Land on tenor saxophone, Sam Jones on bass, and Walter Perkins on drums.
- The album was released on the Prestige Records label.
Red Garland was a jazz pianist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, known for his sophisticated harmonies and blues-inflected style. He rose to prominence in the mid-1950s as part of Miles Davis's first great quintet.
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