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Tony
 May 23, 05 - 11:13 PM |
Groovin' High
I've always thought the Erroll Garner version of Gillespie's "Groovin' High" was the definitive recording. I was sat listening to my favourite internet radio station today, http://www.accuradio.com when this absolutely terrific version came online! Got up to see who it was, - none other than Keith Jarrett with Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette from an album called "Whisper Not". Is it as good as the Garner version? well . . . |
Eugene Portman
Sep 14th, 2005 - 7:51 AM |
Re: Groovin' High
I can't remember whether I've heard the Erroll Garner version of "Groovin' High" but it is so nice to hear someone raving about this great pianist. He was the first jazz pianist that I ever listened to and I know that I am still influenced by him even though I haven't listened to him very much over the last 10 years. For some reason he is just not trendy and you very seldom hear any jazz aficionado enthuse about his playing. Unfortunately all my old recordings of him are on cassette and I can't play cassettes in my car. These days I do most of my listening to music when I am driving around the UK so thats why I don't listen to him anymore. I must get some Erroll Garner on CD and I'm sure I'll realise what I've been missing over the last 10 years!! |
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Tony
Oct 13th, 2005 - 9:01 PM |
Re: Groovin' High
In a way, much of Erroll's success when he was alive has brought about the demise of his success since his death around 1974. He died of heart failure, age about 54 (in an elevator). He had begun to look incredibly worn out for such a youngish man and even could be seen with a walking stick on occasions. Sadly he was also a smoker. He was not just a jazz pianist, but an entertainer. Constant eye-contact with the audience endeared people to him. He sweated profusely at Concerts and was physically drained. But, the bizarre intros that entertained people visually (with his bass player and drummer acting as stooges) did not carry well onto vinyl, tape and CD to people who'd never SEEN him perform. He was also a pianist who could hold the melody line all the way through a piece but make every 8 bars sound different than the previous. Just giving the melody some sort of quick token gesture seems the fashion with so many jazz pianists these days. Finally, not all of Erroll's recordings were of a good quality. Even the famous "Concert By The Sea" that the late Dudley Moore said was the only album he'd EVER need if he were a Desert Island Castaway. Concert By The Sea was recorded in an old Church or Chapel with people sneezing, coughing, and one poor soul sounding as though they were vomiting. It's hard to get young players into Erroll. I explain that at first encounter they will walk away. But if they keep coming back they will eventually be captivated and their lives enriched with his music. Go for Erroll's later stuff first, - his Stevie Wonder and Beatles numbers. Then work your way back. Also learn about his great pianist brother Linton, who only died recently. 
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