1949

• Artist: Erroll Garner
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• Release Date: February 06, 2001
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Jazz

Review

Errol Garner's textured, expressive piano playing is featuring on the 2001 compilation 1949. Garner is an interesting player; at times he can be quite powerful and intense as he bangs away on old standards like "All of Me" and "I'm in the Mood for Love." At other times he really adds nothing to the songs, instead just playing the straight melody and letting the original composition speak for itself. These are the moments where he is at his weakest; despite his excellent playing skills, these are songs that are fairly simple and have been performed many times before, and his excellent flourishes would have helped the music out greatly. But then there are the other tracks, which at least balance out the album. The other problem here is the sound quality, something that curses many jazz recordings from this era. Some songs simply sound bad; the album is quite fuzzy and scratchy at times. But, overall, the music on the album manages to impress for a good portion of the album, and fans of Garner can at least get more of his recordings from this era. ~ Bradley Torreano, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Body and Soul	Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton		(3:01)
All the Things You Are	Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II	Erroll Garner Trio	(2:58)
I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You	Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Victor Young		(2:40)
Yesterdays	Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach	Erroll Garner Trio	(3:07)
Goodbye	Gordon Jenkins		(2:58)
A Cottage for Sale	Larry Conley, Willard Robison		(2:56)
I'm in the Mood for Love	Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields		(2:57)
I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me	Jimmy McHugh, Clarence Gaskill		(2:38)
More Than You Know	Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose		(2:49)
Undecided	Charlie Shavers, Sydney Robin		(2:45)
Red Sails in the Sunset	Jimmy Kennedy, Hugh Williams		(2:45)
All of Me	Seymour Simons, Gerald Marks		(2:53)
Over the Rainbow	Harold Arlen, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg	Erroll Garner Trio	(3:05)
Cherokee, Pt. 1	Ray Noble	Erroll Garner	(3:21)
Cherokee, Pt. 2	Ray Noble	Erroll Garner	(3:06)
Tenderly	Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence	Erroll Garner	(3:03)
Someone to Watch over Me	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	Erroll Garner	(3:16)
Take the "A" Train	Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn	Erroll Garner	(2:58)
Georgia on My Mind	Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell	Erroll Garner	(2:44)
St. Louis Blues	W.C. Handy	Erroll Garner	(3:06)
My Old Kentucky Home	Traditional	Erroll Garner	(3:10)
Erroll's Peril	Erroll Garner	Erroll Garner	(2:27)
I'm Coming Virginia	Will Marion Cook, Donald Heywood	Erroll Garner	(2:49)

Credits

Erroll Garner (Piano), Erroll Garner (Main Performer), Teddy Edwards (Sax (Tenor)), John Simmons (Bass), Alvin Stoller (Drums), Chuck Thompson (Drums), Erroll Garner Trio (Performer), Anatol Schenker (Liner Notes), Dave Lambert (Violin)