That little bit at about 2:50 (repeated at 3:05) is a lovely little thing, I suppose you would call it a 'syncopated refrain' but trying to label it is probably missing the point.
THANKS FOR POSTING ...( 7 months ago by cinnaplid)
THANKS FOR POSTING THIS GEM!! Erroll Garner is why I love jazz. My mum listened to him constantly when I was a baby -- she had all his albums.
Erroll Garner ...( 7 months ago by hipbopper)
Erroll Garner attended Juilliard School of Music in his 30s. I interviewed him one-on-one on WQED-TV in his hometown of Pittsburgh, PA the week-end he was awarded the keys to the city in 1970. When I asked him about reading music, he replied, "I can read music... but whose music am I supposed to read? Anything written is less than I am playing."
Thank you for ...( 7 months ago by leeieeioh)
Thank you for clearing that up! I mean no disrespect to those who preferred the idea of his lack of reading skills--It's hard to accept that someone so naturally gifted in spontaneous playing could also do what mere humans can do. God bless Errol Garner.
It's called a ...( 7 months ago by nickvdschoot)
It's called a special.. In this case syncopated.
Sweet. Thank you.( 7 months ago by bethmybeth)
Sweet. Thank you.
James Isaacs, a ...( 7 months ago by snuffy39)
James Isaacs, a wellknown black jazz critic said "Erroll could read nary a note". So what gives? See Garner's official site and read Isaac's ccmments.
Whats the point of ...( 7 months ago by whatani)
Whats the point of debating whether or not Erroll could read music? Its like asking whether Fred Astaire could have followed a set of rigid dance steps painted on the floor. One answer is 'who cares'
amazing...( 7 months ago by johnbresnik)
amazing...
My favourite part ...( 7 months ago by JessicaSarah140891)
My favourite part of Erroll Garner's playing is the huge smile on his face!
His mind is ...( 6 months ago by BessonMeha)
His mind is functioning on a plane beyond comprehension. The improvisation isn't functioning in "real time"...one chord or one phrase at a time. His mind has an ultimate structural goal in mind and he is working toward that end, planning each element to become a whole. Every time I listen to this, I hear something new. Remarkable.
Dear Erroll Garner ...( 6 months ago by VideoVistaVerite)
Dear Erroll Garner fans,
My piano teacher once told me that he opened for Erroll way back when. My teacher was an excellent pianist (jazz and classical) and had perfect pitch. I asked him what his memories were of opening for Erroll. He said that "as far as he could tell, Erroll didn't know how to read music and that every night he would change the key of his tunes. In F one night, in D Flat the next!" It's as ifit didn't really matter and it was just the sound that Erroll was locking into.
that's amazing. He ...( 5 months ago by dojomania)
that's amazing. He has a true understanding of music theory, and it shows, his solos are beautiful. He is an under recognized great.
dear vvv im not a ...( 4 months ago by arjdsm)
dear vvv im not a piano player and i dont want to offend u in any way but what i know of EG is he was 6 years old when he toched piano for the 1st time and he never let go ever since so...
I saw Erroll Garner ...( 4 months ago by WaltKaplin)
I saw Erroll Garner along with bassist Eddie Calhoun and drummer Denzil DaCosta Best in 1959 in Seattle, WA. A great evening watching and listening a true jazz legend. Get his Concert by the Sea Album. The very best.
Walt Kaplin
Gig Harbor, WA
Excellent!
At 2:22 ...( 3 months ago by jedcrowe)
Excellent!
At 2:22, he quotes "Don't get around much anymore".
Of course you are ...( 3 months ago by freeport54)
Of course you are right, he could not read.He did not have to like us mere mortal players. You youngins should check out his tune "Up or Down". Why? He was asked to play a tune in another key and he asked the requesting individual.."Is that Up Or Down?" A few others could not read..Django, Hampton Hawes, Les Paul, Sidney Bechet...
Was Erroll Garner ...( 3 months ago by CBasie2856)
Was Erroll Garner classically trained like Art Tatum and the other stride players?
My jazz teacher ...( 2 months ago by mrjonathannielsen)
My jazz teacher tells me he was self taught all the way. He also said when he met him that he smelled like heavy booze
Erroll was self ...( 2 months ago by drfmw3)
Erroll was self taught and could not read music. Yet he composed two hit songs of the '60s. The most famous is "Misty". The other is "Dreamy".
I saw him in concert at the Lyric Theater in Baltimore in about 1961. He was short so he always sat on a phone book to reach the keyboard. He was the greatest jazz pianist of them all!
It's such a delight ...( 2 months ago by credman)
It's such a delight to watch somebody obviously having such a good time as they're playing.
On one of his ...( 1 month ago by rjdorsch)
On one of his albums that ask him to say a few words. He commjented on his voice."Its worser than Louie Armstrong.
rjdorsch
pure magic!( 1 week ago by pianolasociety)
pure magic!
i could seriously ...( 1 week ago by longtallsallie08)
i could seriously lie in my grave and listen to Errol Garner forever
My piano teacher once told me that he opened for Erroll way back when. My teacher was an excellent pianist (jazz and classical) and had perfect pitch. I asked him what his memories were of opening for Erroll. He said that "as far as he could tell, Erroll didn't know how to read music and that every night he would change the key of his tunes. In F one night, in D Flat the next!" It's as ifit didn't really matter and it was just the sound that Erroll was locking into.
Walt Kaplin
Gig Harbor, WA
rjdorsch