Erroll Garner
American jazz pianist and composer (1921–1977) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Erroll Louis Garner (June 15, 1921 – January 2, 1977)[1][2][3] was an American jazz pianist and composer known for his swing playing and ballads. His instrumental ballad "Misty", his best-known composition, has become a jazz standard. It was first recorded in 1956 with Mitch Miller and his orchestra, and played a prominent part in the 1971 motion picture Play Misty for Me.[4]
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Birth name | Erroll Louis Garner |
Born | (1921-06-15)June 15, 1921 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | January 2, 1977(1977-01-02) (aged 55) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Genres | Jazz |
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Instrument(s) | Piano |
Years active | 1944–1974 |
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Scott Yanow of Allmusic calls him "one of the most distinctive of all pianists" and a "brilliant virtuoso".[5] Garner received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6363 Hollywood Boulevard. His live album Concert by the Sea[6] first released in 1955, sold more than 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."[7]