Erroll Louis Garner (June 15, 1921 – January 2, 1977) was an American

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pianist and composer known for his swing playing and ballads. His instrumental ballad "

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", his best-known composition, has become a

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. It was first recorded in 1956 with Mitch Miller and his orchestra, and played a prominent part in the motion picture ''

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''. Scott Yanow of Allmusic calls him "one of the most distinctive of all pianists" and a "brilliant virtuoso." He received a star on the

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at 6363 Hollywood Blvd. His live album ''

Concert by the Sea ''Concert by the Sea'' is a live album by pianist Erroll Garner that was released by Columbia Records, Columbia in 1955. It sold over a million dollars' worth of retail copies by 1958, qualifying for gold record status by the music recording sale ...

'' first released in 1955, sold over 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."

Life and career

Garner was born, along with twin brother Ernest in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 15, 1921, the youngest of six children. He attended George Westinghouse High School (as did fellow pianists

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and Ahmad Jamal). Interviews with his family, music teachers, other musicians, and a detailed family tree can be found in ''Erroll Garner: The Most Happy Piano'' by James M Doran.

Piano career

Garner began playing piano at the age of three. His elder siblings were taught piano by a "Miss Bowman." From an early age, Erroll would sit down and play anything she had demonstrated, "just like Miss Bowman," his eldest sister Martha said. Garner was self-taught and remained an "ear player" all his life, never learning to read music. At age 7, he began appearing on the radio station KDKA in Pittsburgh with a group named the Candy Kids. By age 11, he was playing on the Allegheny riverboats. In 1937 he joined local saxophonist Leroy Brown. He played locally in the shadow of

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, his older brother, also a pianist. Garner moved to New York City in 1944. He briefly worked with the bassist

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, and although not a

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musician per se, in 1947 played with

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on the "Cool Blues" session. Although his admission to the Pittsburgh music union initially was refused because of his inability to read music, the union relented in 1956 and made him an honorary member. Garner is credited with a superb musical memory. After attending a concert by Russian classical pianist

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, Garner returned to his apartment and was able to play a large portion of the performed music by memory.

Columbia Records Lawsuit

Garner sued Columbia Records in 1960 for breach of contract after Columbia released several recordings without Garner's consent. Garner had signed a five-year deal with Columbia in 1956, which contained an unprecedented clause (negotiated with the aid of manager Martha Glaser) giving Garner the right to approve the release of any of his recorded music. After three years of litigation, during which time Columbia continued to release Garner recordings against his will, the New York State Supreme Court ruled in Garner's favor in a landmark decision with regard to artist's rights, and Columbia paid Garner a substantial settlement and recalled all of the unauthorized records from its distributors.

Martha Glaser

Garner was managed by Martha Glaser from 1950 until his death in 1977, with a period of this time as her only client.

Death

Garner died of cardiac arrest related to emphysema on January 2, 1977. He is buried in Pittsburgh's

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Playing style

Short in stature (), Garner performed sitting on multiple telephone directories.John Wilson
"Return of Erroll Garner; Phone Book Is Still His Prop at Village Gate"
''The New York Times'', May 29, 1965, p. 16. He was also known for his vocalizations while playing, which can be heard on many of his recordings. He helped to bridge the gap for jazz musicians between nightclubs and the concert hall. Called "one of the most distinctive of all pianists" by Scott Yanow, Garner showed that a "creative jazz musician can be very popular without watering down his music" or changing his personal style. He has been described as a "brilliant virtuoso who sounded unlike anyone else", using an "orchestral approach straight from the swing era but...open to the innovations of bop." His distinctive style could swing like no other, but some of his best recordings are ballads, such as his best-known composition, "

", which rapidly became a

– and was featured in

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's film ''

'' (1971). Garner may have been inspired by the example of

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, a fellow Pittsburgh resident who was 18 years his senior, and there were resemblances in their elastic approach to timing and use of right-hand octaves. Garner's early recordings display the influence of the

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style of

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and

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. Garner's melodic improvisations generally stayed close to the theme while employing novel chord voicings and other devices. He developed a signature style that involved his right hand playing slightly behind the beat while his left strummed a steady rhythm and punctuation, creating a carefree quality and at the same time an exciting rhythmic tension. Garner played his right hand melodies behind the beat and then increase the tempo slightly in the right hand to catch up with his left hand pulse. This had a dramatic swelling effect sometimes referred to as "gas pedal" time referring to an automobile accelerator. This shifting back and forth between dragging and rushing has also been nicknamed the "Russian Dragon". Many jazz musicians phrase in a similar manner but Garner took it to extremes more so than most. The independence of his hands also was evidenced by his masterful use of three-against-four and more complicated cross-rhythms between the hands. In trio settings, he often played the 3:2 son clave rhythm pattern in his left hand chording on Latin tunes, and on swing tunes, he play edthe similar 12/8 Rhumba clave rhythm pattern. Garner frequently improvised whimsical introductions — often in stark contrast to the rest of the tune — that left listeners in suspense as to what the piece would be. Bassist Ray Brown called Garner "The Happy Man". Pianist

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described Garner's distinctiveness as due to "happiness".

Works

Garner's first recordings were made in late 1944 at the apartment of

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; these subsequently were issued as the five-volume ''Overture to Dawn'' series on

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. His recording career advanced in the late 1940s when several sides such as " Fine and Dandy", "

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" and " Summertime" were cut. His 1955 live album ''

'' was a best-selling jazz album in its day and features

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on bass and

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on drums. This recording of a performance at the Sunset Center, a former school in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, was made using relatively primitive sound equipment, but for

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, the decision to release the recording was easy. In 1954 Garner composed "Misty", first recording it in 1955 for the album '' Contrasts''. Lyrics were later added by Johnny Burke. "Misty" rapidly became popular, both as a jazz standard and as the signature song of

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. It was also recorded by

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, Sarah Vaughan,

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and

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used it as the basis for his thriller ''

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''. ''

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'' was recorded at the 1962 Seattle World Fair (and in 1959 stretching out in the studios) and features

on bass and Kelly Martin on drums. Other works include 1951's '' Long Ago and Far Away'', 1953's '' Erroll Garner at the Piano'' with Wyatt Ruther and Fats Heard, 1957's '' The Most Happy Piano'', 1970's '' Feeling Is Believing'' and 1974's '' Magician'', on which Garner performs a number of classic standards. Often the trio was expanded to add Latin percussion, usually a conga. In 1964, Garner appeared in the UK on the music series ''

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'' broadcast on BBC Two The programme was hosted by

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, who introduced Garner's trio with Eddie Calhoun on bass and Kelly Martin on drums."Garner's Serendipitous Hit"
''

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'', September 17, 2009. Because Garner could not write down his musical ideas, he used to record them on tape, to be later transcribed by others. The Erroll Garner Club was founded in 1982 in Aberlady, Scotland. On September 26, 1992 Garnerphiles from England, Scotland, Germany and the US met in London for a unique and historic get-together. The guests of honour were Eddie Calhoun (bassist) and Kelly Martin (drummer), Garner's rhythm section from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s. On June 15, 1996, many of the UK's Garnerphiles converged in Cheltenham for an afternoon of music, food and fun on what would have been Garner's 75th birthday. That evening, they learned of the death of jazz legend

Archive and newly discovered material

Erroll Garner exhibit at the University of Pittsburgh

In 2012 a film on Garner was released by Atticus Brady called ''No One Can Hear You Read'', which Garner used to say when asked why he had never learned to read music. Footage of the piano prodigy playing and speaking was intercut with interviews: with admirers (including

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and his fellow musicians Ahmad Jamal, also from Pittsburgh and Ernest McCarty, his bassist for many years); with family members, including his big sister Ruth Garner Moore and daughter Kim Garner; with

, the producer of ''

''; and with Jim Doran his biographer. The film attempts to address Garner's fall from prominence after his death, reminding viewers how popular and original he was in his day as well as why he is considered in many quarters a legend, one of the true greats of jazz. On June 15, 2015, the estate of Martha Glaser, Garner's longtime manager, announced the formation of the Erroll Garner Jazz Project, a major new archival and musical celebration of Garner. The project includes the donation of the Erroll Garner Archive—a huge trove of newly discovered historical material from Garner's life—to the University of Pittsburgh. On September 18, 2015, ''Concert by the Sea'' was re-released by Sony Legacy in an expanded, three-CD edition that adds 11 previously unreleased tracks. On September 30, 2016, '' Ready Take One'' was released on Sony Legacy/Octave featuring 14 previously unreleased tracks. On July 13, 2018, a live concert recording of Garner playing in 1964 at the

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in the Netherlands was released by Mack Avenue Records with the title ''Nightconcert.'' In November, 2021, Garner posthumously was featured on "All Night Parking" with

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on the latter's fourth studio album.

Publishing rights

In 2016, Downtown Music Publishing entered an exclusive worldwide administration agreement with Octave Music Publishing Corp. The deal covers all of Garner's works including "

", as well as Garner's extensive archive of master recordings, many of which remain unreleased.

Material loss

Erroll Garner was among hundreds of artists whose material was destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.

Discography

* ''Penthouse Serenade'' (1945–1949),

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MG12002 * ''Serenade To Laura'' (1945–1949), Savoy MG12003 * ''Giants of the Piano'' (split album with

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) (1947 Hollywood recordings with

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, Hal West), Roost 2213; Vogue LAE 12209 * ''Early in Paris'' (1948), Blue Music Group * ''Back To Back'' (split album with

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) (1949), Savoy MG12008 * ''Erroll Garner'' (August 1949) (Los Angeles recordings with John Simmons,

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), (2 volumes: Joker BM 3718 and BM 3719) * ''The Greatest Garner'' (1949–1950),

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1227 * ''Piano Moods'' (1950), Columbia CL6139 0"* ''Gems'' (1951), Columbia CL6173 0" (1954); Columbia CL583 2"* ''Solo Flight'' (1952), Columbia CL6209 0"

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B 07602 R 0"* ''Plays for Dancing'' (1953), Columbia CL6259 0" (1956) Columbia CL667 2"* ''Erroll Garner (At the Piano)'' (1953) (with

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), Columbia CL535; Philips B 07015 L; reissue: CBS K62 311 * ''Gone With Garner'' (1954),

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MG26042 * ''Garnering'' (1954), EmArcy MG36026 * ''Mambo Moves Garner'' (1954), Mercury MG20055 * '' Contrasts'' (1954), EmArcy MG36001 * ''Erroll! (Erroll Garner In The Land Of Hi-Fi)'' (1954–1955), EmArcy MG36069 * ''Plays Misty'' (1954–1955), Mercury MG20662 * ''Solitaire'' (1955), Mercury MG20063 * ''Afternoon of an Elf'' (1955), Mercury MG20090 * ''Gone Garner Gonest'' (1955), Columbia CL617 * ''Music for Tired Lovers'', with

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singing (!) (1955), Columbia CL651 * ''

'' (September 19, 1955), Columbia CL883; also released later in an expanded three-CD version ''The Complete Concert by the Sea'' (2015) * ''Garnerland'' (1955), Columbia CL2540 0"released in Columbia's "House Party Series" * ''He's Here! He's Gone! He's Garner!'' (1956), Columbia CL2606 0"released in Columbia's "House Party Series" * ''After Midnight'' (1956), Columbia CL-834 * ''The Most Happy Piano'' (1957), Columbia CL939 talian CBS reissue, ''Il magico pianoforte di Erroll Garner'', CBS Serie Rubino 52065, 1967* ''Other Voices'', with

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and orchestra (1957), Columbia CL1014 * ''Soliloquy'' (1957), Columbia CL1060 * ''Encores in Hi-Fi'' (1958), Columbia CL1141 * ''Paris Impressions, Vol. 1'' (1958), Columbia CL1212 * ''Paris Impressions, Vol. 2'' (1958), Columbia CL1213 * ''The One and Only Erroll Garner'' (1960), Columbia C1452 * ''Swinging Solos'' (1960), Columbia CL1512 * ''The Provocative Erroll Garner'' (1961), Columbia CL1587 * ''Dreamstreet'' (1961),

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365 * ''Closeup in Swing'' (1961), ABC-Paramount 395 * ''Informal Piano Improvisations'' (1962), Baronet B-109 * ''One World Concert'' (1963),

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R9-6080 * ''A New Kind of Love: Erroll Garner with Full Orchestra, Conducted by

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'' (1963), Mercury SR-60859; Phillips BL 7595 * ''Mr. Erroll Garner and the

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Trio'' (1964),

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CLP-5404 * ''Serenade in Blue'' (1964), Clarion 610 * ''Amsterdam Concert'' (November 7, 1964), Philips BL 7717; Philips 632 204 BL * ''Erroll Garner Plays'' (1965), Ember FA 2011 * ''Now Playing: A Night at the Movies'' (1965),

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SE-4335 * ''Campus Concert'' (1966), MGM SE-4361 * ''That's My Kick'' (1967), MGM SE-4463 * ''Up in Erroll's Room (Featuring 'The Brass Bed')'' (1968), MGM SE-4520; Pye International NSPL.28123 * ''Feeling is Believing'' (1970), Mercury SR-61308 * ''Gemini'' (1972),

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XPS-617 * ''Magician'' (1974), London APS-640 * ''Play it Again, Erroll!'' (1975), Columbia PG-33424 (double album) * ''The Elf: The Savoy Sessions'' (1976), Savoy SJL-2207 (double album) * ''Erroll Garner Plays Gershwin & Kern'' (1976), Polydor r2445 030; (1985), EmArcy 826 224 * ''Yesterdays'' (1978), Savoy SJL-1118 * ''Long Ago and Far Away'' (1987), Columbia CK-40863 * ''Body & Soul'' (1991), Columbia CK-47035 * ''Erroll Garner's Finest Hour'' (2003) Verve 589 775 * ''The Complete Concert by the Sea'' (2015), Columbia/

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888751208421 (3-CD set) * ''The Real...Erroll Garner (The Ultimate Collection)'' (2016), Sony Music 889853056323 (3-CD set) * '' Ready Take One'' (2016), Octave Music/Legacy 889853633128 * ''Nightconcert'' (2018),

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* “All Night Parking” (2021), Columbia/ elted Stone Adele ( 30)

Personal life

Garner did not marry, but fathered a daughter, Kim Garner, who is interviewed in ''No One Can Hear You Read''.

References

External links

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Repository of the Erroll Garner Estate
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