Garner is the greatest. He took accessible pop themes and kept it listenable, but if you are the least bit musical you can appreciate the insanely great depth at which he operated. This is as heavy as anything by Tyner, Peterson, Coltrane, Miles or whomever. Garner just happened to be musical and very entertaining as well. This stuff ALWAYS makes me smile!
I have always liked this tune since the first time I heard it. I gave listened to various versions including Oscar Peterson, Joe Pass, Wes Montgomery. This is my favorite version. Mr. Garner blows them all away with his imagination, rhythm and feel. I wish when I was younger I knew who Errol Garner was before he passed away, what a loss to the music world.
One of my absolute favorite jazz pianists ever since the wonderful concert by the sea in Monterey in the 50s. His style and touch are distinct and unique, as good as it gets!
A natural genius with an unusual yet enervating and driving style. He was very short-only 5 foot 2 and- often sat on stacked telephone books. I have never seen a player seem to enjoy playing the piano more than he did. Died very young at 55 in 1977.
@ Sean G. - Erroll Garner was without question one of the greatest musical geniuses of the 20th century. Both within jazz and generally-speaking. By the age of four, he was imitating music he had heard on the piano, and soon the young Garner proved to have a near-perfect memory for music. He was capable of hearing a lengthy and complex piece and later accurately playing all or most of it from memory. He knew thousands of songs and pieces of music by memory, and never had the need to learn to read or use standard notation. He could play with equal facility in any key, and would often cycle a tune through all twelve keys - or some portion thereof - in the course of a number. He had a highly-advanced understanding of chords, harmony and tonality, and used many of the innovations made famous by impressionistic composers such as Ravel and DeBussy, in his own playing. Although not strictly a bebop musician, he performed with such luminaries as Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie - during the 1940s - when that music was being created. He authored a number of standards, the most-famous of which is "Misty." Garner's music is loved by the masses, which may be one reason certain critics in the jazz world belittle his style and music, but the critics are the ones who are fools. Garner's style is extremely difficult to master, and only the very best pianists can even get close, people like the gifted Hal Galper, to name one.
@@GeorgiaBoy1961 Amen! Erroll played some very sophisticated and complex harmonies in just the right rhythms and he made it all seem effortless. He looks like a happy child at play. What a genius. A blessing to the humankind. 💕
A lovely Latin version of Michel Legrand's Watch What Happens. Erroll Garner was a genius and I will never tire of hearing him play. Even now, nearly 42 years after his untimely death from a heart attack, previously unheard recordings are being released. Garner is the gift that keeps giving.
This is one of the best examples of jazz piano I have ever heard. The introduction is child like, the theme exquisite and the improvisation is genius. What a player.
I'll just have to add him to my list of great people who I regret never meeting. What a truly great man. Ah, but to have his work recorded is a treasure. Thanks
this is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo awesome! everything Erroll Garner turns out is spectacular. I need an A train on my test tomorrow.
I'm just a hack organist and when I listen to Garner and Peterson, I just marvel at the level in which they play. Of course, any master also makes it look effortless too!
WHY is it that each time I listen to good ole Erroll, I ALWAYS catch his I-feel-good virus? There simply ain't no gloom in his sound, however melancholic a tune be, when played by other folks. Alas never met him personally, but had the priviledge of shaking his brother Linton's hand, one year before his passing away.
Ive played hard rock and was blessed to have some of the best jazz guitar lessons by none other than mario moreno..I cannot believe the melodic lines of this guy....everything the guy plays just kills me..I sit here and have this smile on my face....we all wished we were this good.....incredeble....and I believe people should give this a listen regardless of the style of music you play..listen to the original version of misty posted on here.........
Wow! What a fun groovy tune this is! All this time I always wondered what Erroll Garner's music sounded like as well as the man...now I know! Although I can say that I wasn't to enthusiastic with the camera work but, I can say without a doubt this is truly a fantastic video! A special holla to all the Erroll Garner fans out there! By the way, could somebody tell me please how and when Mr. Garner passed away? Thanks again my friend! :)
No one has such endless creative artistry as this man. He never reapets himself, because there's so much more inside him waiting to come out. Bring it all to us, Erroll
Wow, the fact that he has this kind of set, one person on bass, one guy and drums and then another person on the conga, it is perfect. I really like how in the 70s they would use conga drums.
Garner had such an incredible sense of time...his 16 notes just swing so hard, so to speak. He can make a latin tune swing and still sound latin-y. Awesome.
Erroll Garner was billed as "The Man that the Piano Was Invented for". I think he had jazz just right. Listen to "Concert by the Sea" Album. It was taped for armed forces radio. Dave Brubeck was supposed to headline the next night with Garner. He was in the audience the first night and cancelled due to sickness. K531
1:39 to 2:41 the guy is on fire.. fully connected to the keys, music.. I try to listen carefully to the left hand and right hand separately put together toghether.. It's crazy, the melody the solo everything..
Digging around in my folks' record collection back in the 70s, I was exposed to a lot of great artists, like Erroll Garner. This is one of my favorites by him, among many.
I usually like slow romantic ballads like Misty, Laura, etc.. but, I really like the beat of this one. Love the use of the bongo drums (sp?)! And, of course, really am amazed by Erroll Garner!!! And, he seems to enjoy playing so much!
He's playing a conga, but I have to give you credit because the gentleman playing conga in this case was Jose Mangual Sr., who was actually one of the finest bongo players in the biz. Bongos are the small pair of drums that are placed between the player's legs - they are actually a very different instrument than the conga drum and serve a different function in the rhythm. Jose Mangual was one of the tastiest cats ever to do it.
@chexg The original song is titled "Recit de Cassard", composed by Michel Legrand (French lyrics by Jacques Deny) for the movie "Les Parapluies de Cherbourg".
Oh yes the 'best of the best' Such joy in Mr. Garners playing... Check out Gunde on Garner & Dudley Moore if you like Errorl's fantastic style of playing.
"Watch What Happens" is almost a combination, chord structure wise, of "A-Train" and "How High the Moon", as some soloists will quote the melody lines to those two songs over the progressions as a comical homage to all three tunes. Nonetheless, Errol & co. really swing on this one. Salud!
I hate to break it to you but many of those chords only contain 2 notes and are easy to figure out. Only thing is unless you have a grand it isnt gonna sound like it does in these recordings, same with most electronic keyboards unless they have great rich samples. Not to mention how much he uses sustain, if you listen to your teachers it will never sound like Erroll because you've been taught that long sustain = bad and you should feel bad for "relying" on it. Some pieces he has his foot on it the whole time.
@@sdgc8667 lol well sorry i didnt take jazz piano from a professional teacher :P thanks for your insight though honestly. I didnt realize that relying heavily on the sustain isnt good thing. I do want to learn the piano but have no money for a teacher let alone a grand piano haha
Too bad we cannot meet each other who love this song this genious i feel alone in my music world and who get this same understanding and feelings hello out there my name is cynthia ! I listen to this everyday
what a Sound coming from this Ensemble and He played w/ so much Dynamic control and phrasing, Obviously does not need any Help ....Sheer power of control ...
Hi John, you'll find the tune on iTunes very easily, and here is the record on the french website of amazon. I probably bought all the records of Erroll !
Let someone start believing in you, let her hold out her hand Let her touch you and watch what happens One someone who can look in your eyes, and see into your heart Let her find you and watch what happens Cold, no I won't believe your heart is cold Maybe just afraid to be broken again Let someone with a deep love to give Give that deep love to you, and what magic you'll see Let someone with a deep love to give :-)
