Happy Birthday, Erroll Garner

Jazz pianist Erroll Garner was born on June 15, 1923, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As critic Scott Yanow notes, Garner was a "brilliant virtuoso who sounded unlike anyone else." Garner's best-known composition, "Misty," is a jazz standard.

In his book, The 101 Best Jazz Albums, Len Lyons recommends Garner's album, Concert by the Sea, which he calls "the steadiest selling jazz album in history." The album is available on CD from Amazon.com.

Garner plays "Misty" here:

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