Mercury Records Collection: EmArcy MG-36001: Contrasts

MG-36001: Contrasts / Erroll Garner

Label Type :	blue EmArcy type A
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	YMG 36001 A M A
	SIDE-B	YMG 36001 B M A


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Comments

small writings on back cover.

All tunes also available on EP-1-6083, EP-1-6084 and EP-1-6085.

Another copy I once had, a bit later pressing, comes with the jacket whose back side has red print “EmArcy Album MG 36001”, which cannot be found on this 1st pressing copy.

Inside The Groove

Garner's famous 1954 trio recordings, including the original “Misty”.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

Erroll Garner's sessions on July 27th, 1954 left many of his fine recordings. The most popular tune is, without any doubts, “Misty”, which was firstly recorded in this session. Other “July 27 1954” tunes than those included in this album were introduced later in many albums such as Mercury MG-20662 “Erroll Garner Plays Misty”.

A masterpiece.

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

9 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	10852	You Are My Sunshine	-
A-2	10851	I've Got The World On A String	-
A-3	10855	7-11 Jump	-
A-4	10849	Part-Time Blues	-
A-5	10847	Rosalie	-
SIDE-B
B-1	10854	In A Mellow Tone	-
B-2	10853	Don't Worry 'Bout Me	-
B-3	10850	All Of A Sudden (My Heart Sings)	-
B-5	10843	There's A Small Hotel	-
B-5	10845	Misty	-
B-6	10844	I Wanna Be A Rugcutter	-

Personnel

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

Recent CD reissue (Verve 314 558 077-2) contains two additional tracks from similar sessions.

Erroll Garner (p), Wyatt Ruther (b), Eugene “Fats” Heard (ds).

Recorded in Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, IL on July 27, 1954.

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