I like to think he's slightly above Oscar. Although Oscar was one of the very best. Only Garner sounds like Garner. Oscar sounds too much like Art Tatum to me.
Comparing errol to Oscar is like comparing apples and oranges. Completely unique pianists. Personally I'd say garner has the more expressive and creative prowess over Peterson.
Oscar and Garner differ in styles..Question of taste. The greatest virtuoso was Art Tatum.. I chose Garner over Oscar simply because I adore his style..
Apparently this great artist is self-taught! He did not study in a school.... he was born a great musician!!! Love you Errol.! What a great gift you have left us! Rest in peace
Have watched and listened to Shearing, Peterson, Komeda, Evans and so many others for years and years, - but nothing in my humble estimation is as entertaining as an Erroll Garner performance. When we just bought LPs, at first I wondered what the heck was going on with the intros and the moaning noises - but once you actually see the character of the man it is totally absorbing. He used the piano as a percussive instrument to perfection.
I'm always amazed that he rarely looks at his own hands while playing, especially his left hand. His style of jazz was a bridge between classical, stride, rag time, swing and be-bop. A one of a kind genius.
Thank you Erroll Garner, your music has been set in stone in my heart. I listen to all of it all these decades and can't leave it if my life depended on it. Your virtuosity is unparalleled and a joy to behold. I know our Father is cradling you in his arms and I know you are swinging it in high heaven. Thanks again, for your love of the piano and the way you made it sound!
Love to hear him speaking too, he comes across as a lovely person, generous and humble. I think Eddie Calhoun was the best of the Garner bass players. Garner will always be my favourite, and he continues to inspire me and thousands of other amateur pianists around the world.
A genius; doesn't read music! Amazing! Will always love this man's music and talent and genuine happiness playing piano. He just loved it and so did we! ❤️
Yes, me, too! My girlfriend (eventually my wife of 50+ years) and I saw him at Jordan Hall, just off Huntington Ave., near Northeastern Univ. It was a WONDERFUL show, and we've enjoyed his music always! I have probably 500 of his songs on my comp/iPod/cellphone! I'm gonna guess that it was back around 1966, maybe?
@@hhomechanic yall are both tremendously blessed to have witnessed the magic that is Erroll. I wish had seen him... wonderful to hear of your fond memories though.
There are times, lately, when I can stretch out on the patio in this Florida sunshine, set the BSR Won’t-Fall-Out Earbuds ($19.95 - www.dak.com/product/bsr-earbuds/ -- NO, I'M NOT A SHILL! THESE ARE THE BEST-SOUNDING, MOST COMFORTABLE BUDS - EVER!!) into my almost 77-year-old ears, and thoroughly enjoy listening to Erroll do his amazing things to music! With my history of 10-years of piano lessons, starting when I was 6 years old, and later, figuring out how to play an electric bass, and practicing daily for at least an hour, and usually more than 2-hours, by playing with big-bands playing on their records (yes, that far back! LOL), and eventually going to downtown Boston, MA, and sitting-in with bands at Smokey Joe's, and K-K-K-Katies, across the street in Kenmore Square, and also playing bass for small groups at weddings, receptions, etc., and even back then I would bask in the joy of Erroll's magic, as he carved his versions of hundreds of songs. To this day, there are some songs that bring big smiles, and others that bring honest tears at his craftsmanship to the melodies.
@@hhomechanic Interesting fact.Traveling, he always took the Manhattan telephone book to sit on because he was "five and a shadow" tall. I first heard him in the late 50’s, living behind the Iron Curtain, in the Soviet Union, where jazz was regarded as bourgeois music and was not welcomed. I was about 14 at the time and my father had a good shortwave radio. He knew English and listened to a 15-minute newscast on Voice of America every evening at 11 o'clock. And then there was Jazz Hour with Willis Conover (see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willis_Conover). Erroll has since become one of my favorite pianists. There were many legends circulated about him then: he does not know musical notation; his fingers from thumb to pinky span two and a half octaves; he's sitting on a thick Manhattan phone book. I believed and did not believe it. A few years later, I found out that he really does not know how to read notes. And now, after so many years, I have received proof that the myth of the phone book is a real truth as well. P.S. A few days ago, my wife and I celebrated our 55th wedding anniversary.
@@Mishef-3832 Yes, I've heard about his phonebook cushion! Having been a pianist, I can listen to Erroll and recognize when he hits a key in error, then beautifully corrects it, and just goes on with his playing. I could never get away with that, as my Dad was a musician, and played tenor sax. Erroll's abilities to play his left hand cords and syncopation rhythms never ceases to amaze me. What control he had! Now, congratulations to you and your wife on your 55th anniversary! Treasure every moment! My wife and I had our 50th anniversary on June 23, 2018, and then on July 2, she had some kind of seizure, and spent the next 100 days in the hospital, fighting non-Hodgkins lymphoma, to which she lost her battle on October 08, 2018. I sat beside her every day, from around 6:30 am to 7:00 pm. I miss her every moment of my life now.
The intro to My Silent Love is insanely good. Erroll looks back at Eddie Calhoun with that "How do you like this shit?" look. You can tell that Eddie knows it's some rare stuff!
I was lucky to see (and hear with various sidemen including Calhoun/Martin, McCarthy/Smith/Mangual) many times in Salle Pleyel in Paris when I was à teenager (thanks to my father) and in the 20s years old In the beginning of each year I was waiting for his May concert... In Jan 1977 Iknew hé would never come back but he is still in my ears
Oh, yeah. One of the all time greats and a personal fave. Talent top to bottom. I like to watch his technique. He appeared frequently on the Johnny Carson Show, because he was Johnny's favorite musical guest. Fabulous player. Old school genius brilliance, nothing phoney; he could do it all. Fabulous-thanks for posting.
Errol Garner was so short that he needed to sit on telephone books while he played. A musical genius , he started a few lessons when he was young but deemed them a waste of time and learned on his own. The great clarinetist Pete Fountain also never learned how to read music , amazingly. You'd never know by listening to them. I can barely play with the music in front of me, after almost 50 years of piano.
La disinvoltura con cui questo "Mostro del piano" Errol Garner, interpetra questi brani, nessuno l'avrà mai, forse l'abbiamo noi quando riponiamo nel cassetto la biancheria. Fantastic
@Ольга Полковникова Интересный факт. Путешествуя, он всегда брал с собой телефонную книгу Манхэттена, потому что был ростом «метр с кепкой». Впервые я услышал его по радио в конце 50-х, живя в Москве. В Советском Союзе джаз тогда считался буржуазной музыкой и не приветствовался. В то время мне было около 14 лет, у моего отца был хороший коротковолновый радиоприемник. Он знал английский и каждый вечер в 11 часов слушал 15-минутный выпуск новостей на «Голосе Америки». А потом был «Час джаза» с Уиллисом Коновером (см. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willis_Conover). С тех пор Эрролл стал одним из моих любимых пианистов. О нем тогда ходило много легенд: нотной грамоты он не знает; длина его пальцев от большого до мизинца составляет две с половиной октавы; он сидит на толстом манхэттенском телефонном справочнике. Я верил и не верил. Спустя какое-то время я узнал, что он действительно не знает нотной грамоты. И вот, по прошествии стольких лет, я получил, наконец, доказательство того, что миф о телефонной книге - тоже сущая правда.
For certain there is a light delicate approach to improvisation that never seems to end. Now and then he will launch an avalanche of notes that wakes you up. If you need a reason to study jazz piano here it is. He does stay within the lane markings but we do not know where his going,
He made it look as easy as whipping cream. If ever there was a player who made the Sparky's Magic Piano a reality it was Garner and before him Tatum. He passed on far too soon.
Begin and complete a comparison between Tatum Peterson and Garner for jazz piano music.I do not know if such a endeavor has been attempted or suggested outside of university circles here. I did attempt the sketches of such a comparison using baseball terminology recently.I do not know if it was well received or not by readers as my writing centers on metaphors and analogies. It was done recently in response to hearing Garner perform piano music in Europe. Look for it and let me know how my statements contribute something positive to such a task.
if you need a reminder of what you might have missed in your formal education concerning jazz piano music here it is. What would special education today have done to help him?
The sad thing about black people then Even if they were appreciated. They still had to come through the back door in US sticks l grew up in the segregation era. I guess l just a part of life.😢😢😢
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WOW WOW WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He’s such a musical genius! I don’t understand why isn’t more revered - he certainly is in the league of Oscar Peterson.
I like to think he's slightly above Oscar. Although Oscar was one of the very best. Only Garner sounds like Garner. Oscar sounds too much like Art Tatum to me.
Comparing errol to Oscar is like comparing apples and oranges. Completely unique pianists. Personally I'd say garner has the more expressive and creative prowess over Peterson.
INCREDIBLE MAN HE IS THE PIANO HIMSELF
Oscar and Garner differ in styles..Question of taste. The greatest virtuoso was Art Tatum.. I chose Garner over Oscar simply because I adore his style..
@@davidgranda1927 Tatum was his mentor..He always wanted to be like him..For my ears and taste Erroll Garner is the greatest..
Apparently this great artist is self-taught! He did not study in a school.... he was born a great musician!!! Love you Errol.! What a great gift you have left us! Rest in peace
Have watched and listened to Shearing, Peterson, Komeda, Evans and so many others for years and years, - but nothing in my humble estimation is as entertaining as an Erroll Garner performance. When we just bought LPs, at first I wondered what the heck was going on with the intros and the moaning noises - but once you actually see the character of the man it is totally absorbing. He used the piano as a percussive instrument to perfection.
I'm always amazed that he rarely looks at his own hands while playing, especially his left hand. His style of jazz was a bridge between classical, stride, rag time, swing and be-bop. A one of a kind genius.
A genius from another galaxy.....simply incredible
Thank you Erroll Garner, your music has been set in stone in my heart. I listen to all of it all these decades and can't leave it if my life depended on it. Your virtuosity is unparalleled and a joy to behold. I know our Father is cradling you in his arms and I know you are swinging it in high heaven. Thanks again, for your love of the piano and the way you made it sound!
SENSATIONAL AWESOME BEAUTIFUL HEAVENLY AMAZING!!!!!!
Lucky enough to see him live in Manchester UK around 62
The Most Happy Piano! :-)
Wow......he's speaking! What a great voice as well! Lovely man!
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Love that his intro is included! It makes the performance feel very special and personal. I love him so much.
Love to hear him speaking too, he comes across as a lovely person, generous and humble. I think Eddie Calhoun was the best of the Garner bass players. Garner will always be my favourite, and he continues to inspire me and thousands of other amateur pianists around the world.
For me its Garner and Monk.
Agree fully !
thank you
dean
Eddie's incredible skill on the bass is matched only by his complete lack of ability to choose a pair of trousers the right length :-)
I entirely agree with you.
What he did cannot be done. Simply no words.
A true musical genius! If there’s somebody better I don’t know who that would be.
One of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. Man, does he ever know those keys. He could play piano in his sleep,... and probably has.
A genius; doesn't read music! Amazing! Will always love this man's music and talent and genuine happiness playing piano. He just loved it and so did we! ❤️
In my view, he is THE greatest pianist of all time, bar none.
Il joue comme s'il était ailleurs sans regarder les touches,incroyable
Erroll, declared as my favorite pianist 45 or more years ago.
No tune was very much played the same that's why we see the rather constant kinda amazement from Mr. Garner regarding the same tunes.
as soon as he sets his hands on the piano, magic happens
I had the pleasure of a "live" Erroll Garner concert here in Boston many years ago. What a treat!!!
Yes, me, too!
My girlfriend (eventually my wife of 50+ years) and I saw him at Jordan Hall, just off Huntington Ave., near Northeastern Univ.
It was a WONDERFUL show, and we've enjoyed his music always! I have probably 500 of his songs on my comp/iPod/cellphone!
I'm gonna guess that it was back around 1966, maybe?
@@hhomechanic yall are both tremendously blessed to have witnessed the magic that is Erroll. I wish had seen him... wonderful to hear of your fond memories though.
There are times, lately, when I can stretch out on the patio in this Florida sunshine, set the BSR Won’t-Fall-Out Earbuds
($19.95 - www.dak.com/product/bsr-earbuds/ -- NO, I'M NOT A SHILL! THESE ARE THE BEST-SOUNDING, MOST COMFORTABLE BUDS - EVER!!) into my almost 77-year-old ears, and thoroughly enjoy listening to Erroll do his amazing things to music! With my history of 10-years of piano lessons, starting when I was 6 years old, and later, figuring out how to play an electric bass, and practicing daily for at least an hour, and usually more than 2-hours, by playing with big-bands playing on their records (yes, that far back! LOL), and eventually going to downtown Boston, MA, and sitting-in with bands at Smokey Joe's, and K-K-K-Katies, across the street in Kenmore Square, and also playing bass for small groups at weddings, receptions, etc., and even back then I would bask in the joy of Erroll's magic, as he carved his versions of hundreds of songs. To this day, there are some songs that bring big smiles, and others that bring honest tears at his craftsmanship to the melodies.
@@hhomechanic Interesting fact.Traveling, he always took the Manhattan telephone book to sit on because he was "five and a shadow" tall. I first heard him in the late 50’s, living behind the Iron Curtain, in the Soviet Union, where jazz was regarded as bourgeois music and was not welcomed. I was about 14 at the time and my father had a good shortwave radio. He knew English and listened to a 15-minute newscast on Voice of America every evening at 11 o'clock. And then there was Jazz Hour with Willis Conover (see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willis_Conover). Erroll has since become one of my favorite pianists. There were many legends circulated about him then: he does not know musical notation; his fingers from thumb to pinky span two and a half octaves; he's sitting on a thick Manhattan phone book. I believed and did not believe it. A few years later, I found out that he really does not know how to read notes. And now, after so many years, I have received proof that the myth of the phone book is a real truth as well. P.S. A few days ago, my wife and I celebrated our 55th wedding anniversary.
@@Mishef-3832 Yes, I've heard about his phonebook cushion! Having been a pianist, I can listen to Erroll and recognize when he hits a key in error, then beautifully corrects it, and just goes on with his playing. I could never get away with that, as my Dad was a musician, and played tenor sax. Erroll's abilities to play his left hand cords and syncopation rhythms never ceases to amaze me. What control he had! Now, congratulations to you and your wife on your 55th anniversary! Treasure every moment! My wife and I had our 50th anniversary on June 23, 2018, and then on July 2, she had some kind of seizure, and spent the next 100 days in the hospital, fighting non-Hodgkins lymphoma, to which she lost her battle on October 08, 2018. I sat beside her every day, from around 6:30 am to 7:00 pm. I miss her every moment of my life now.
The intro to My Silent Love is insanely good. Erroll looks back at Eddie Calhoun with that "How do you like this shit?" look. You can tell that Eddie knows it's some rare stuff!
The long suffering Eddie Calhoun - Garner never gave him any idea when his intros were about to end and when he should come in 😄
Garners music is always fresh to one’s ear you recognise the tune then he creates new version of it one that you’ve never heard before
The most original jazz pianist of them all. A god, not a man. 🌈🎈🎹
Instantly recognisable. Erroll puts a smile on your face and a lovely man as well
The best jazz pianist ever - the one thing in my music life that I really regret is not haveing seen Erroll Garner live.....
Me too!
Me three!
I was lucky to see (and hear with various sidemen including Calhoun/Martin, McCarthy/Smith/Mangual) many times in Salle Pleyel in Paris when I was à teenager (thanks to my father) and in the 20s years old
In the beginning of each year I was waiting for his May concert... In Jan 1977 Iknew hé would never come back but he is still in my ears
Oh, yeah. One of the all time greats and a personal fave. Talent top to bottom. I like to watch his technique. He appeared frequently on the Johnny Carson Show, because he was Johnny's favorite musical guest. Fabulous player. Old school genius brilliance, nothing phoney; he could do it all. Fabulous-thanks for posting.
Awesome SONG/ Awesome Piano Playing❤
Always a master of whatever he does.
Totally glowing intensity from that genius glowing musical mind.
Thanks forever Erroll.
Dean
Seattle
He's a rare talent, the things he does with his left hand is amazing. I know I speak as though he's still alive but when he was he was great.
Just WONDERFUL
How about a bio-pic of his life staring Jamie Fox?!!!
Errol Garner was so short that he needed to sit on telephone books while he played. A musical genius , he started a few lessons when he was young but deemed them a waste of time and learned on his own. The great clarinetist Pete Fountain also never learned how to read music , amazingly. You'd never know by listening to them. I can barely play with the music in front of me, after almost 50 years of piano.
Each of those fingers must have a soul of its own to play Errol's feelings and know where to be at any given moment.
This is such a beautiful recording and performance. Love it.
La disinvoltura con cui questo "Mostro del piano" Errol Garner, interpetra questi brani, nessuno l'avrà mai, forse l'abbiamo noi quando riponiamo nel cassetto la biancheria. Fantastic
it should be against the law to play like he did...dear God, what a musician.
Just love Errol Garner!
many thanks indeed
The greatest
Fabuloso erroll garner.....una maravilla
Genious
Wonderful to actually SEE this recording - never actually dreamt that in a million years?
As usual the master jazz pianist. Great!
Still number one.
Je réécoute le jazz ´ tout en découvrant Erroll . la combinaison du piano et de la basse..fantastique... de FRANCE
This is brilliant thank you ERROL just fantastic music
Virtuose merci Mr
Classic Erroll Garner. Love it!
Just love this music WONDERFUL Thank You
Certainly a higher being for sure
Always on top
What an amazing guy ..!
Never forget you ad Billie. Wallingford Connecticut. 1958 you loved seven up
Tremendo referente del Jazz con un swing y un estilo inconfundible!!!
Erroll epitomizes the definition of the word genius.
My, My!!!!! 🎶💖🎶
Errol's band just groves so damn hard every time
Ein unglaublicher Piano-Mensch nicht von dieser Welt - Gott hat ihn geschickt und wieder eingesammelt - wie bei allen großen Geistern !!
Такие пианисты рождаются раз в сто лет. Браво, заглядишься и заслушаешься!
@Ольга Полковникова Интересный факт. Путешествуя, он всегда брал с собой телефонную книгу Манхэттена, потому что был ростом «метр с кепкой». Впервые я услышал его по радио в конце 50-х, живя в Москве. В Советском Союзе джаз тогда считался буржуазной музыкой и не приветствовался. В то время мне было около 14 лет, у моего отца был хороший коротковолновый радиоприемник. Он знал английский и каждый вечер в 11 часов слушал 15-минутный выпуск новостей на «Голосе Америки». А потом был «Час джаза» с Уиллисом Коновером (см. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willis_Conover). С тех пор Эрролл стал одним из моих любимых пианистов. О нем тогда ходило много легенд: нотной грамоты он не знает; длина его пальцев от большого до мизинца составляет две с половиной октавы; он сидит на толстом манхэттенском телефонном справочнике. Я верил и не верил. Спустя какое-то время я узнал, что он действительно не знает нотной грамоты. И вот, по прошествии стольких лет, я получил, наконец, доказательство того, что миф о телефонной книге - тоже сущая правда.
Quite SUPERB. Thank you
And there you have it ,
The Master , I can hardly breath ❤️🇬🇧
Thank you Saint Erroll
Now we playing . Fabulous
Thank you 🙏
For certain there is a light delicate approach to improvisation that never seems to end. Now and then he will launch an avalanche of notes that wakes you up. If you need a reason to study jazz piano here it is. He does stay within the lane markings but we do not know where his going,
I know somebody that knows somebody that someone he knows, knew Erroll Garner
He made it look as easy as whipping cream. If ever there was a player who made the Sparky's Magic Piano a reality it was Garner and before him Tatum. He passed on far too soon.
Erroll Garner was a way to say no to the proud and educated but yes the humble can.....
Prächtige Muziek , heerlijk !
This is quite SUPERB thank you
So cool 😎 😍 🎉🎉
Hi Blueberrymilk! The 2nd song is "My Silent Love". ...PURE GENIUS! ...thrilled that my wife and I saw him years ago in Boston!
Makes it look easy
How does he do this? Incredible.
non traditional piano training.
Ritmo inigualável,artistas imbatíveis.
Como disse o pianista brasileiro Nelson Freire
toca com alegria!!!
SUPERB love this thank you
Thank you for this!
Love..this
.man..lo e..jazz
Damn it's so hard to find him speaking.
With all the respect to peeterson...I think he is the best
Moi je me régale de votre grand talent Monsieur !!!!❤
As has been said before if you need practice using the superlative forms of your favorite adjectives to describe his performance here it is.
This is just BRILLIANT. Thank you. ❤❤
pianiste hors pair, inclassable, du pur jazz.
🎶🎶💜💜💜
Money couldn't find this today.
Begin and complete a comparison between Tatum Peterson and Garner for jazz piano music.I do not know if such a endeavor has been attempted or suggested outside of university circles here. I did attempt the sketches of such a comparison using baseball terminology recently.I do not know if it was well received or not by readers as my writing centers on metaphors and analogies. It was done recently in response to hearing Garner perform piano music in Europe. Look for it and let me know how my statements contribute something positive to such a task.
I wonder if his guys knew where that intro was leading? lol
They never did... :-)
Natural, Feel, Effortless ... 'The King of Jazz Piano'
3:28 My Silent Love
behemoth
if you need a reminder of what you might have missed in your formal education concerning jazz piano music here it is. What would special education today have done to help him?
Dejlig musik, nice to hear
Erroll goes on to play "My Silent Love" when he ends "Where Or When"
Erroll Garner... the Debussy of the
Keyboard.
No, Garner does not sound like Debussy. The jazz pianist likely to be "compared" to Debussy is Bill Evans, another giant of music
Не превзойденый импровизатор!
The sad thing about black people then
Even if they were appreciated. They still had to come through the back door in US sticks l grew up in the segregation era. I guess l just a part of life.😢😢😢
1962 if you wonder
Why.? Does it not feel right ?
Thanks. I thought he looked about the same as I knew him in the 60
Absolutely ridiculous talent
Errol was always so pleasing to hear, astonishing in communicating, so fluid, springy light, delightful, a joy.
👍👍👍
The Big Five: Art Tatum, Errol Garner, Fats Waller, Bud Powell... fill in your favorite 5th
Oscar Peterson of course.
Bill Evans.
Earl Hines of course
Duke Ellington
@@SELMER1947 Yeah Earl Hines is pretty tight