The brilliant self-taught pianist Erroll Garner left his mark on jazz forever. His song Misty, which he allegedly composed between two concerts on an aeroplane, immediately became one of the great ...

Most people's appreciation for Erroll Garner begins and ends with Concert By The Sea (Columbia, 1955), the pianist's career-defining performance for an audience of U.S. Infantrymen at the Sunset ...

Most people's appreciation for Erroll Garner begins and ends with Concert By The Sea (Columbia, 1955), the pianist's career-defining performance for an audience of U.S. Infantrymen at the Sunset ...

In 1955, jazz pianist Erroll Garner played a concert in Carmel, Calif. When his manager spotted a tape recorder rolling backstage, she grabbed the reels and decided to release them. The sound was ...

In 1955, pianist Erroll Garner's trio played in Carmel, Calif. A new complete edition of the Concert By The Sea album has just been released. Critic Kevin Whitehead has a review. This is FRESH AIR.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Pittsburgh has an outstanding tradition of producing jazz greats, like Mary Lou Williams, Billy Strayhorn and Ahmad Jamal. As we celebrate Black History Month, we take a look at ...

Q.I have a bet with a friend of mine. Here’s my question: I told him that Erroll Garner wrote Misty on a match cover while having coffee in a cafe in New York. Also, he sat on a Manhattan phone book ...

The ingenious autodidact Erroll Garner forever changed jazz. His piece «Misty», which he supposedly composed between two concerts on an aeroplane, immediately became one of the great jazz standards ...