The Pittsburgh-born Erroll Garner* had been playing piano since the age of three. It was said he just sat up to a piano and began playing. Later it was said that the piano was invented so that Erroll could compose the immortal "Misty" on it. A deeply creative and sensitive artist, he prolific career has spanned the riverboats on the Allegheny River to the top concert halls of the world. Garner's incredible conceptions and remarkable two-handed swinging attack have brought him world-renown for almost four decades. His was one of the most original and distinctive musical voices of contemporary times. British jazz critic, Albert MacCarthy, called Garner "...the last of the great individualists in jazz."

The ol'Kunnel notes that the rendition of Misty here lacks only Erroll's famous grunts and groans but is notable anyway. (grin)

*Garner, Erroll Louis, 1921–77, American jazz pianist and composer; b. Pittsburgh. He wrote about 200 songs, including "Misty," "Dreamy," and "Solitaire." He developed a unique style of piano playing and toured throughout the world from the 1940s through the 1960s.

Best Known As: The guy who wrote the song "Misty"
A self-taught pianist who never learned to read music, Erroll Garner was nevertheless one of the most popular jazz musicians of the 1950s. His swinging piano and gift for melody kept him on the top of the charts, and his most memorable tune, "Misty" (lyrics added by Johnny Burke) was a pop hit for five different artists between 1959 and 1975.

In 1971, Garner re-recorded "Misty" for the soundtrack to Clint Eastwood’s directorial debut, Play Misty For Me.

 

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