git log – good summary

I have recently started using git and have struggled to find a good short summary of recent changes. This command does the trick:

git log --name-status HEAD^..HEAD
commit 1x3ga6g08f1c4324141f966d9766i86c6a790921
Author: Josh Miller
Date:   Tue Apr 19 07:19:15 2011 -0700

    removing this file to test post-receive delete operation, take 1

D       var/www/application/css/test07.css

Using the --name-status and the HEAD^..HEAD (parent to HEAD up to HEAD) give all changes made with the most recent receive.