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MG-20009: Errol Garner At The Piano

[Front Cover] Label Type : black/gold Mercury type A
Matrix Number : SIDE-A MG 20009A 1
SIDE-B MG 20009B 1



Comments

Thin jacket sleeve (with folding cover at one side). Heavy-weight disc.

This may be the first cover design (another cover design known to exist).

Inside The Groove

Erroll Garner's very first session on Mercury label.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

Side-A of this album was recorded in 1945. This session was the first Mercury recording for Erroll Garner. Also, this was the first Jazz recording by Mercury label (Mercury was founded in 1945!).

Side-B contains two trio sessions recorded in 1946. Surprisingly, Erroll had already built his own unique style.

Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)

6 out of 10




Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1 158-3 Embraceable You -
A-2 163-2 Lover Come Back To Me -
A-3 160-2 Always -
A-4 162-1 Sometimes I'm Happy -
A-5 164-1 I Can't Get Started With You -
A-6 159-2 I've Got You Under My Skin -
SIDE-B
B-1 451-1 Blue Skies -
B-2 452-1 Don't Blame Me -
B-3 332-1 Full Moon And Empty Arms -
B-4 450-1 Memories Of You -
B-5 335-1 For You -
B-6 334-1 If I Loved You -

Personnel


Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)

SIDE-A:
Errol Garner (p).
Recorded in New York City, December 5, 1945.

B-3, B-5, B-6:
Errol Garner (p), Red Callender (b), Nick Fatool (ds).
Recorded in Los Angeles, CA, April 9, 1946.

B-1, B-2, B-4:
Errol Garner (p), Red Callender (b), Lou Singer (ds).
Recorded in Los Angeles, CA, July 14, 1946.

The Artist Also Appears on...

Erroll Garner (Errol Garner) (p) :
  • EmArcy MG-26016 10-inch : Garnering
  • EmArcy MG-26042 10-inch : Gone With Garner
  • EmArcy MG-36001 : Contrasts
  • EmArcy MG-36026 : Garnering
  • EmArcy MG-36069 : Erroll Garner (In The Land Of Hi-Fi)
  • Mercury MG-20009 : Errol Garner At The Piano
  • Mercury MG-20055 : Mambo Moves Garner
  • Mercury MG-20063 : Solitaire
  • Mercury MG-20090 : Afternoon Of An Elf
  • Mercury MG-20662 / SR-60662 : Plays Misty
  • Mercury MG-20803 / SR-60803 : Best Of Garner
  • Mercury MG-20859 / SR-60859 : Music From The Paramount Motion Picture “A New Kind Of Love”
  • Mercury SR-61308 : Feeling Is Believing
  • EmArcy MG-36087 : Bargain Day! / Various Artists
  • Mercury MG-20133 : Swinging For The King / Various Artists



Jackets

Front Back
[MG-20009 FRONT] [MG-20009 BACK]



Labels

Side A Side B
[MG-20009 A] [MG-20009 B]



MATSUBAYASHI 'Shaolin' Kohji <shaolin@rhythmaning.org>
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