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Erroll Garner's brilliantly fractured piano rhythms helped make the bridge between swing and bop less severe, and although he never totally embraced bop, he certainly understood it, as the tracks he made with Charlie Parker (two are included here, "Bird's Nest" and "Cool Blues," both from 1947) make clear. Garner tended toward standards during his career, and this fine two-disc compilation is full of them, from Gershwin's "Summertime" (from 1952) to W.C. Handy's "St. Louis Blues" (from 1953) as well as Garner's own signature version of "Misty" from 1954. Covering the years 1944 to 1954, and featuring material released on a plethora of labels (Mercury, Savoy, Dial, RCA Victor, Modern, Atlantic and Columbia), the set includes the aforementioned sides with Parker, a track ("Blue Lou" from 1947) with Wardell Gray, several assorted trio recordings, and five cuts from Garner's 1955 live LP Concert by the Sea. The end result is a fine overview of Garner in his prime in a variety of settings, and it is difficult to imagine a better introduction to this elegant and joyful-sounding piano player.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
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T. King, Arranger - Felix Mendelssohn, Arranger - Garner, Composer, Writer - Johnny Burke, Writer - Erroll Garner, Composer, Lyricist, Writer, MainArtist - Errol Garner, Composer - E. Garner, Composer - J. M. Paris, Arranger
© 2005 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company ℗ 1954 2005 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company
Mills, Writer - Duke Ellington, Writer - Tizol, Writer - Erroll Garner, MainArtist - Thompson, Jacquet, Composer - Tizol, Ellington, Mills, Composer
© 2005 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company ℗ 1953 2005 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company
Erroll Garner, MainArtist
© 2005 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company ℗ 1953 2005 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company
Jolson, Writer - Erroll Garner, MainArtist - Jolson, Rose, DeSylva, Composer - Rose, Writer
© 2005 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company ℗ 1953 2005 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company
Erroll Garner, MainArtist - Shearing, Composer, Writer
© 2005 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company ℗ 1953 2005 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company
Erroll Garner, MainArtist - Blake, Razaf, Composer
© 2005 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company ℗ 1953 2005 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company
Dennis, Writer - Erroll Garner, MainArtist - Adair, Writer - Dennis, Adair, Composer
© 2005 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company ℗ 1953 2005 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company
Jerome Kern, Composer - Oscar Hammerstein II , Composer - Erroll Garner, MainArtist
© 2005 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company ℗ 1953 2005 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company
Duke Ellington, Composer - Erroll Garner, MainArtist
© 2005 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company ℗ 1954 2005 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company
Erroll Garner, MainArtist
© 2005 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company ℗ 1954 2005 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company
Erroll Garner, MainArtist
© 2005 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company ℗ 1952 2005 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company
Cole Porter, Writer - Erroll Garner, MainArtist
© 2005 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company ℗ 1954 2005 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company
Garner, Composer - Erroll Garner, MainArtist
© 2005 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company ℗ 1954 2005 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company
Erroll Garner, MainArtist
© 2005 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company ℗ 1953 2005 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company
Album review
Erroll Garner's brilliantly fractured piano rhythms helped make the bridge between swing and bop less severe, and although he never totally embraced bop, he certainly understood it, as the tracks he made with Charlie Parker (two are included here, "Bird's Nest" and "Cool Blues," both from 1947) make clear. Garner tended toward standards during his career, and this fine two-disc compilation is full of them, from Gershwin's "Summertime" (from 1952) to W.C. Handy's "St. Louis Blues" (from 1953) as well as Garner's own signature version of "Misty" from 1954. Covering the years 1944 to 1954, and featuring material released on a plethora of labels (Mercury, Savoy, Dial, RCA Victor, Modern, Atlantic and Columbia), the set includes the aforementioned sides with Parker, a track ("Blue Lou" from 1947) with Wardell Gray, several assorted trio recordings, and five cuts from Garner's 1955 live LP Concert by the Sea. The end result is a fine overview of Garner in his prime in a variety of settings, and it is difficult to imagine a better introduction to this elegant and joyful-sounding piano player.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:49
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Erroll Garner
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Dreyfus Jazz
- Genre: Jazz
© 2005 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company ℗ 2005 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company
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