Get the right atmosphere and one of those early pianos and I swear I would go listen to this guy cos it would save me having to make two of the three trips I'd have to make to hear Peterson and Garner and this kind of combinational playing...
As a solo yes I do like the left-hand strumming effect and bes an amazing pianist but when I listen to errol he plays quietly and more poetically but both excellent versions ...have a good day sir ..enjoy the music
He needs to grunt occasionally. 😂 I saw Errol twice and he was perhaps more laid back but his rhythm section fouled it up for him. He was the original after all but Brams’ masterful interpretation is an absolute blast. What talent.
Hopefully you can answer. Am i correct in assuming this standard is in the key of F? I am a jazz newbie and so it is a struggle for me to figure chords and keys for jazz standards.
You are correct. It starts in Dm, but Dm and F major are relative scales/ keys. They have therefor the same key signature. This one is in F because the last chord and lowest note are F. That is generally the rule in determining tonality.
It’s sounds like he’s inspired by Nat King Cole too. He plays in the same key Nat does in his instrumental rendition of this song. Both are obviously distinct, and absolutely shred this song.
Great improvisation, but the pounding left hand chords become tiresome very quickly. My brain becomes locked on the LH repetition, and the rest becomes lost after a while.
