Although most people don't enjoy having to dispose of all the falling leaves, Autumn is a difficult season to dislike. Before becoming a chore, those same leaves morph into brilliant splashes of color and combine with crisp, sunny days and chilly nights to create a time of year that's almost magical. In our area of the Midwest there are a lot of forested hills and valleys that not only provide a gorgeous view for the locals, but also draw a lot of visitors from outside the area. In addition to the leaves, a big part of the [...]
Sometimes I'm just straight-up embarrassed by the gaps in my knowledge of jazz. For years, Erroll Garner was one of those canonical guys I meant to dig into but never seemed to find the time. That time is now, and his tunes did much to cool me off in the brutal heat earlier this week. I want surround myself with people as tasteful as this track and as sneakily modern as its intro. (Summer placement inspired by a similar move a year ago today by Art Decade , who totally nailed [...]
Erroll Garner - Body And Soul It's going to be 95 degrees in NYC on Friday, so turn on the ceiling fan, pour yourself an old-fashioned and get nice to this. You can't step to this intro. Also notice when Erroll gets particularly sultry at the 2:03 mark. Recorded on Thursday January 11, 1951, in New York City. "Body & Soul" written in 1930 by Johnny Green.
Erroll Garner - Fantasy On Frankie And Johnny
:: That's My Kick :: :: Shadow of Your Smile :: :: Like It Is :: :: It Ain't Necessarily So :: :: Autumn Leaves :: I'm not much of a piano music connoisseur, but I'll check it out if it comes wrapped in a big photo of a guy wearing a "Who Stole My Pudding?" look on his ugly mug, like Erroll Garner here. Best remembered as the artist who composed the standard that everyone loves, "Misty,"
Erroll Garner: Summertime recorded in New York City, January 3, 1952 featuring John Simmons on bass and Shadow Wilson on drums What's up y'all? I woke up on Friday morning fully excited to post this, only to find that my Internet was down for the very first time since I had it installed 5 years ago. Then I was away at a wedding all weekend with no web access. Blame it on a simple twist of fate. Anyways, "Summertime": I kind of have issues with this song, not [...]
You don't know what ya got til' it's gone... Why does it take the death of someone to make you truly appreciate the things they stood for, and the many amazing things they accomplished? It's human nature I guess. But the world lost another one last week with the passing of Ed Bradley. I'm not sure how 60 Minutes stands with the younger generation today. I believe it's still one of the highest rated programs around. But reliance on quality TV news programs, network news, not to mention newspapers (which I still read every [...]
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