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Erroll Louis Garner (June 15, 1921 – January 2, 1977) [ 1][ 2][ 3] was an American jazz pianist and composer known for his swing playing and ballads. His instrumental ballad "Misty", his best-known composition, has become a jazz standard.
Erroll Garner (born June 15, 1921, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died January 2, 1977, Los Angeles, California) was an American pianist and composer, one of the most virtuosic and popular pianists in jazz. Garner was influenced by Fats Waller and was entirely self-taught.
Erroll Garner personifies the joy of fearless virtuosity and exploration. His playing celebrated the greatest swinging big bands through an innovative and impossible pianism.
Misty (song) " Misty " is a jazz standard written and originally recorded in 1954 by pianist Erroll Garner. He composed it as an instrumental in the traditional 32-bar format, and recorded it on July 27, 1954 [ 2] for the album Contrasts. Lyrics were added later by Johnny Burke. It appeared on Johnny Mathis ' 1959 album Heavenly, and this ...
3 days ago · Today (June 15) marks the 100th birthday of Erroll Garner, a pianist of almost unmatched eloquence and imagination, and one of the best-selling jazz artists of all time.
May 17, 2021 · Erroll Garner, the effervescent and boundlessly inventive jazz pianist and composer, died more than 40 years ago, at the age of 55.
Sep 19, 2007 · Perhaps best known as the composer of "Misty," Erroll Garner was also one of the most original, intuitive and exciting pianists to emerge during the modern jazz era. Garner's significance as a...
Sep 23, 2021 · A critical genetic link between ragtime and bebop, Erroll Garner was one of the most stylistically distinct jazz pianists of the 1940s, ’50s, and ’60s. Beloved by audiences and revered by fellow musicians, Garner’s accomplishments transcended his art.
May 17, 2021 · Jazz pianist Erroll Garner was well-loved in the 1950s and '60s for his energetic playing. Thanks to the Erroll Garner Jazz Project, much of his music is being restored.
Erroll Garner. Join Octave Music and Mack Avenue Music Group in celebrating the 100th anniversary of Erroll Garner’s birth with an extraordinary three-tiered release focused on Garner’s output from 1959 to 1975 and featuring a stunning 27 song previously unreleased 1959 concert recorded at Boston’s Symphony Hall.
