1947 - 1956: The Essential Works: - Erroll Garner [VINYL]

Erroll Garner was a phenomenon. Entirely self-taught, he couldn't read music and was only three years old when he first immersed himself in the world of the piano. No matter whether you saw him or heard him at one with the piano, the only word to describe it was osmosis. What on earth could this phenomenon be? He could play as if totally absorbed, or else appear to be quite absent, all the time wearing an innocent smile that made you think he was from another world. By turns inhabited - by an irresistible swing or by some tune so sweet it seemed drawn from the depths of unfathomable feelings - he would murmur melodies to himself and always display the greatest happiness to be playing.

Disc 1
1. Summertime - Erroll Garner
2. Play, Piano, Play - Erroll Garner
3. La Petite Waltz Bounce - Erroll Garner
4. Erroll's Bounce - Erroll Garner
5. Penthouse Serenade - Erroll Garner
6. The Man I Love - Erroll Garner
7. Cool Blues - Erroll Garner
8. How Deep Is the Ocean - Erroll Garner
9. Misty - Erroll Garner
10. I've Got to Be a Rug Cutter - Erroll Garner
11. In a Mellow Tone - Erroll Garner
12. I'll Remember April - Erroll Garner
Disc 2
1. It's Alright With Me - Erroll Garner
2. Caravan - Erroll Garner
3. Once in a While - Erroll Garner
4. Moonglow - Erroll Garner
5. Lullaby of Birdland - Erroll Garner
6. Blue Ecstasy - Erroll Garner
7. Cheek-to-cheek - Erroll Garner