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Feeling is Believing

Erroll Garner

Feeling is Believing

Price: € 13.95
Format: CD
Label: Mack Avenue
UPC: 0673203116528
Catnr: MAC 1165
Release date: 20 March 2020
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Label
Mack Avenue
UPC
0673203116528
Catalogue number
MAC 1165
Release date
20 March 2020
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Artist(s)
Composer(s)
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About the album

One new Remastered album will be released each month through June 2020.

Recorded at the tail end of 1969 with a cast of new collaborators, this album is a prime showcase of Erroll Garner’s two greatest strengths: his ability to completely reinvent well known songs, and his endlessly creative facility as a composer of original music. From his sultry “The Loving Touch” to the Afrofuturistic “Mood Island,” Garner’s originality again proves boundless.

Artist(s)

Erroll Garner (piano)

One of the most distinctive of all pianists, Erroll Garner proved that it was possible to be a sophisticated player without knowing how to read music, that a creative jazz musician can be very popular without watering down his music, and that it is possible to remain an enthusiastic player without changing one's style once it is formed. A brilliant virtuoso who sounded unlike anyone else, on medium tempo pieces, Erroll Garner often stated the beat with his left hand like a rhythm guitar while his right played chords slightly behind the beat, creating a memorable effect. His playful free-form introductions (which forced his sidemen to really listen), his ability to play stunning runs without once glancing at the keyboard, his grunting, and the...
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One of the most distinctive of all pianists, Erroll Garner proved that it was possible to be a sophisticated player without knowing how to read music, that a creative jazz musician can be very popular without watering down his music, and that it is possible to remain an enthusiastic player without changing one's style once it is formed. A brilliant virtuoso who sounded unlike anyone else, on medium tempo pieces, Erroll Garner often stated the beat with his left hand like a rhythm guitar while his right played chords slightly behind the beat, creating a memorable effect. His playful free-form introductions (which forced his sidemen to really listen), his ability to play stunning runs without once glancing at the keyboard, his grunting, and the pure joy that he displayed while performing were also part of the Erroll Garner magic.

Garner, whose older brother Linton was also a fine pianist, appeared on the radio with the Kan-D-Kids at the age of ten. After working locally in Pittsburgh, he moved to New York in 1944 and worked with Slam Stewart's trio during 1944-1945 before going out on his own. By 1946, Garner had his sound together, and when he backed Charlie Parker on his famous Cool Blues session of 1947, the pianist was already an obvious giant. His unclassifiable style had an orchestral approach straight from the swing era but was open to the innovations of bop. From the early '50s on, Garner's accessible style became very popular and he never seemed to have an off day up until his forced retirement (due to illness) in early 1975. His composition "Misty" became a standard. Garner, who had the ability to sit at the piano without prior planning and record three albums in one day (all colorful first takes), made many records throughout his career for such companies as Savoy, Mercury, RCA, Dial, Columbia, EmArcy, ABC-Paramount, MGM, Reprise, and his own Octave label.


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George Duvivier (double bass)

Gerald Jemmott (double bass)

Jimmie Smith (drums)

Joe Cocuzzo (drums)

José Mangual (percussion)

Composer(s)

Erroll Garner (piano)

One of the most distinctive of all pianists, Erroll Garner proved that it was possible to be a sophisticated player without knowing how to read music, that a creative jazz musician can be very popular without watering down his music, and that it is possible to remain an enthusiastic player without changing one's style once it is formed. A brilliant virtuoso who sounded unlike anyone else, on medium tempo pieces, Erroll Garner often stated the beat with his left hand like a rhythm guitar while his right played chords slightly behind the beat, creating a memorable effect. His playful free-form introductions (which forced his sidemen to really listen), his ability to play stunning runs without once glancing at the keyboard, his grunting, and the...
more

One of the most distinctive of all pianists, Erroll Garner proved that it was possible to be a sophisticated player without knowing how to read music, that a creative jazz musician can be very popular without watering down his music, and that it is possible to remain an enthusiastic player without changing one's style once it is formed. A brilliant virtuoso who sounded unlike anyone else, on medium tempo pieces, Erroll Garner often stated the beat with his left hand like a rhythm guitar while his right played chords slightly behind the beat, creating a memorable effect. His playful free-form introductions (which forced his sidemen to really listen), his ability to play stunning runs without once glancing at the keyboard, his grunting, and the pure joy that he displayed while performing were also part of the Erroll Garner magic.

Garner, whose older brother Linton was also a fine pianist, appeared on the radio with the Kan-D-Kids at the age of ten. After working locally in Pittsburgh, he moved to New York in 1944 and worked with Slam Stewart's trio during 1944-1945 before going out on his own. By 1946, Garner had his sound together, and when he backed Charlie Parker on his famous Cool Blues session of 1947, the pianist was already an obvious giant. His unclassifiable style had an orchestral approach straight from the swing era but was open to the innovations of bop. From the early '50s on, Garner's accessible style became very popular and he never seemed to have an off day up until his forced retirement (due to illness) in early 1975. His composition "Misty" became a standard. Garner, who had the ability to sit at the piano without prior planning and record three albums in one day (all colorful first takes), made many records throughout his career for such companies as Savoy, Mercury, RCA, Dial, Columbia, EmArcy, ABC-Paramount, MGM, Reprise, and his own Octave label.


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01.
For Once in My Life
03:25
(Erroll Garner) Erroll Garner, George Duvivier, José Mangual, Gerald Jemmott, Jimmie Smith, Joe Cocuzzo, Charles Persip
02.
Yesterday
03:07
(Erroll Garner) Erroll Garner, George Duvivier, José Mangual, Gerald Jemmott, Jimmie Smith, Joe Cocuzzo, Charles Persip
03.
The Look of Love
02:42
(Erroll Garner) Erroll Garner, George Duvivier, José Mangual, Gerald Jemmott, Jimmie Smith, Joe Cocuzzo, Charles Persip
04.
You Turned Me Around
08:03
(Erroll Garner) Erroll Garner, George Duvivier, José Mangual, Gerald Jemmott, Jimmie Smith, Joe Cocuzzo, Charles Persip
05.
Mood Island
04:38
(Erroll Garner) Erroll Garner, George Duvivier, José Mangual, Gerald Jemmott, Jimmie Smith, Joe Cocuzzo, Charles Persip
06.
Spinning Wheel
03:29
(Erroll Garner) Erroll Garner, George Duvivier, José Mangual, Gerald Jemmott, Jimmie Smith, Joe Cocuzzo, Charles Persip
07.
The Loving Touch
05:41
(Erroll Garner) Erroll Garner, George Duvivier, José Mangual, Gerald Jemmott, Jimmie Smith, Joe Cocuzzo, Charles Persip
08.
Strangers in the Night
03:45
(Erroll Garner) Erroll Garner, George Duvivier, José Mangual, Gerald Jemmott, Jimmie Smith, Joe Cocuzzo, Charles Persip
09.
Feeling is Believing
02:41
(Erroll Garner) Erroll Garner, George Duvivier, José Mangual, Gerald Jemmott, Jimmie Smith, Joe Cocuzzo, Charles Persip
10.
Paisley Eyes
03:01
(Erroll Garner) Erroll Garner, George Duvivier, José Mangual, Gerald Jemmott, Jimmie Smith, Joe Cocuzzo, Charles Persip
11.
Not so Fast
03:45
(Erroll Garner) Erroll Garner, George Duvivier, José Mangual, Gerald Jemmott, Jimmie Smith, Joe Cocuzzo, Charles Persip
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