Self-Taught Jazz Phenom On Double LP!
Hand-Numbered, Limited Edition - 500 Copies!
Erroll Garner was a phenomenon. Entirely self-taught, he couldn't read music and was only three years old when he first immersed himself in the world of the piano. No matter whether you saw him or heard him at one with the piano, the only word to describe it was osmosis. What on earth could this phenomenon be? He could play as if totally absorbed, or else appear to be quite absent, all the time wearing an innocent smile that made you think he was from another world. By turns inhabited - by an irresistible swing or by some tune so sweet it seemed drawn from the depths of unfathomable feelings - he would murmur melodies to himself and always display the greatest happiness to be playing.
Garner was the composer of "Misty" (1954), and his album Concert By The Sea (1955) was an enormous bestseller. He is still one of the most popular jazz pianists ever, with an audience way beyond the closed circle of jazz.
Features
- Hand-Numbered, Limited To 500
- Double LP
- Booklet with details from the recording sessions
Selections
Side A:
- Summertime - January 3, 1952
- Play, Piano, Play - January 11, 1951
- The Petite Waltz Bounce - October 7, 1950
- Erroll's Bounce - April 22, 1947
- Penthouse Serenade - January 11, 1951
- The Man I Love - June 20, 1949
Side B:
- Cool Blues - February 19, 1947
- How Deep Is The Ocean - 1947
- Misty - July 27, 1954
- I've Got To Be A Rug Cutter - July 27, 1954
- In A Mellow Tone - July 27, 1954
- I'll Remember April - September 19, 1955
Side C:
- It's Alright With Me - September 19, 1955
- Caravan - February 27, 1953
- Once In A While - February 27, 1953
- Moonglow - June 7, 1956
Side D:
- Lullaby Of Birdland - February 27, 1953
- Blue Ecstasy - February 27, 1953
- Cheek-To-Cheek - February 27, 1953
