Mercury Records Collection: MG-20090: Afternoon Of An Elf

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MG-20090: Afternoon Of An Elf / Erroll Garner

Label Type :	black Mercury type A
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	MG 20090A MF1 A3 I
	SIDE-B	MG 20090B MF2 MII A1 I

Comments

first jacket: different from famous second jacket.

with original Mercury inner sleeve.

Jan. 28, 2005: replaced with cleaner copy (with same matrix information).

Inside The Groove

One of the greatest Garner's album ever.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

All takes in this album are from the same session as as for famous MG-20063 “Solitare”. One-and-only Garner's magic here! All tunes are played in awesome touch, taking full advantage of Mister “Behind-The-Beat”'s way. Dynamic, awesome, very happy tunes. All jazz fans will like them. Great.

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

10 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	11386	Afternoon Of An Elf (Garner)	5:47
A-2	11398	Don't Be That Way (Goodman - Sampson - Parish)	6:17
A-3	11400	St. James Infirmary (Primrose)	6:03
SIDE-B
B-1	11390	A Smooth One (Goodman)	4:15
B-2	11392	Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby (Austin - Jordan)	3:51
B-3	11399	All My Loves Are You (Garner)	4:55
B-4	11394	Fandango (Garner)	4:52

Personnel

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

Erroll Garner (unaccompanied piano solo).

Recorded at Fine Sound Studios, New York City in March 14, 1955.

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