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Erroll Garner | |
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 Garner c. 1947 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Erroll Louis Garner |
| Born | June 15, 1921 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | January 2, 1977 (aged 55) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) |
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| Instrument(s) | Piano |
| Years active | 1944–1974 |
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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. It was first recorded in 1956 with Mitch Miller and his orchestra, and played a prominent part in the 1971 motion picture Play Misty for Me.[4]
Scott Yanow of Allmusic calls him "one of the most distinctive of all pianists" and a "brilliant virtuoso".[5] Garner received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6363 Hollywood Boulevard. His live album Concert by the Sea[6] first released in 1955, sold more than 1 million copies by 1958, and Yanow's opinion on the album is that it "made such a strong impression that Garner was considered immortal from then on."[7]
- ^ Doran, James M. (1985). Erroll Garner: The Most Happy Piano. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0810817456.
- ^ Erroll Garner (American musician) Britannica Online Encyclopedia. Britannica.com. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
- ^ Rock, Doc. "The 1970s". The Dead Rock Stars Club. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- ^ "Erroll Garner". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Erroll Garner". AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ "The Complete Concert By The Sea". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ^ Yanow, Scott (2003). Jazz on Record: The First Sixty Years. Backbeat Books. p. 407.