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Erroll Garner was inspired to write "Misty" on a flight from San Francisco to Chicago which passed through a thunderstorm: as the plane descended into O'Hare, Garner looked through the window to see a rainbow glowing through a haze and was moved to begin composing "Misty" on the spot, striking imaginary piano keys on his knees as he hummed the notes he imagined (causing his neighboring ...
"I'll Remember April" is a popular song and jazz standard with music written in 1941 by Gene de Paul, and lyrics by Patricia Johnston and Don Raye. It made its debut in the 1942 Abbott and Costello comedy Ride 'Em Cowboy, being sung by Dick Foran. The lyric uses the seasons of the year metaphorically to illustrate the growth and death of a ...
Erroll Louis Garner (June 15, 1921 – January 2, 1977) [1] [2] [3] was an American jazz pianist and composer known for his swing playing and ballads. His instrumental ballad "Misty", his best-known composition, has become a jazz standard.
Contrasts is a 1955 studio album by Erroll Garner. [3] Giving it a four-star rating, Scott Yanow of AllMusic wrote: "Erroll Garner never recorded an uninspired solo, and this CD is as good a place as any to explore his joyful music.". [1] The album was issued on compact disc in 1988 under the title The Original Misty with a different track ...
I'll Remember April may refer to: "I'll Remember April" (song) , a 1942 popular song by Gene de Paul, lyrics by Patricia Johnston and Don Raye I'll Remember April (1945 film) , starring Gloria Jean
Jennifer Garner had a heart-racing experience the first time she tried coffee.. During an appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show on Thursday, Oct. 3, Garner, 52, shared the hilarious story of how ...
John Hicks has done a service to jazz fans by exploring the music of Erroll Garner in greater detail". [2] JazzTimes wrote: "Hicks is a very different pianist than Garner: his left hand carries subtle dynamic shadings, where Garner's was all about time. He shares with Garner a reverence for melody and a sense of musical destination that gives ...
Ten years after Eric Garner ’s death at the hands of New York City police officers made “I can’t breathe” a rallying cry, loved ones on Wednesday remembered his life and legacy. “I want ...