Whoever had the idea to close out Livin Proof with this, had better been gifted with a box of Phillies & a lifetime supply of 🍖 & 🥦 timbs.
This album, separated Preemo from everyone not named Pete Rock & Rza
And the way Smiley the Ghetto Child jumps it off?
The Realness
'95
Erroll Garner was one of the most virtuosic, popular and influential pianists and composers in the history of jazz. Born in Pittsburgh on 15 June 1921 and died in Los Angeles on 7 January 1977...
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Wes Montgomery - Four On Six
(Recorded at the ABC TV Studios in London, May 1965)
Is going to a music school like Berklee or Juilliard a must to make it as a jazz artist? What do you guys think?
Wes Montgomery – Guitar
Stan Tracey – Piano
Rick Laird – Double Bass
Jackie Dougan – Drums
The Horace Silver Quintet plus J.J. Johnson, The Cape Verdean Blues [1965] Blue Note
The Cape Verdean Blues
Horace Silver – piano
Woody Shaw – trumpet
Joe Henderson – tenor sax
J.J. Johnson – trombone
Bob Cranshaw – bass
Roger Humphries – drums
Remembering the great Erroll Garner who was born on this day in 1921. One of the most original, intuitive and exciting pianists to emerge during the modern jazz era, Garner was one of the most well known and influential pianists in the world during his lifetime.
By all accounts self-taught, Garner never studied music formally and never learned to read music. Nevertheless, he possessed dazzling technique and a totally unique playing style, including his trademark “strumming” of the chords he played with his right hand.
He was an outstanding improviser who made full use of the piano keyboard, imparting a lush, orchestral feel to his interpretations of popular songs. Garner’s own jazz piano compositions include Blues Garni, Erroll’s Bounce, and his most famous piece, Misty, which became a jazz standard.
He released music on over 40 labels, received multiple Grammy nominations, and recorded one of the greatest selling jazz albums of all time, Concert By The Sea which was released in 1955.
Here, he is performing “Afinidad” live in France, 1972.