In the same way that the former St. Louis Cardinal/Atlanta Brave Terry Pendleton demonstrated that a fat man could play most-valuable-player in baseball, Erroll Garner showed that one did not have to ...
Erroll Garner's sixth album on the Octave label would mark a pivotal moment in his career. Not only would Campus Concert be his final live recording, it would be the last to include bassist Eddie ...
In 1955, pianist Erroll Garner's trio played in Carmel, Calif. A new complete edition of the Concert By The Sea album has just been released.... Revisiting The Intense Twists And Turns Of Garner's ...
Erroll Garner, the effervescent and boundlessly inventive jazz pianist and composer, died more than 40 years ago, at the age of 55. A household name and major concert attraction in his prime, he has ...
The passage of time has the tendency to render even the most superbly talented artists mute. Tastes change, fashions fall out of vogue, and our attention gradually becomes redirected. But on rare ...
To make up the lost income, Garner toured relentlessly, especially abroad. In Europe, sizable concert halls sold out within 48 hours as audiences of mixed ages jammed venues to hear his mischievous ...
What makes a first-tier jazz legacy? A signature instrumental style, recognizable within a phrase or two. A body of exceptional recordings, in the studio and in concert. A legion of imitators, great ...
Pittsburgh jazz pianist Erroll Garner's live album "Concert by the Sea" is being re-released after 60 years. Erroll Garner’s Concert by the Sea is one of the biggest-selling jazz albums. Recorded 60 ...