Penthouse Serenade: The Debonair Erroll Garner

• Artist: Erroll Garner
• Rating:
• Release Date: August 09, 2005
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Jazz

Review

Taken from four separate sessions between 1945-1949, Penthouse Serenade showcases Erroll Garner's early recordings for Savoy. Garner's playful, melodic, and whimsical piano runs on this set of standards never cease to amaze. While the melodies of these tunes are immediately recognizable, Garner managed to exert artistic license while still connecting on a commercial level. On the majority of these tracks, Garner is supported by John Simmons on bass and Alvin Stoller on drums, with the exception of "(Back Home Again In) Indiana," "Laura," and "Somebody Loves Me," on which they are replaced by John Levy on bass and drummer George DeHart. This is a decent set for those who want to investigate Garner's pre-Columbia recordings. ~ Al Campbell, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
This Can't Be Love	Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart	Erroll Garner	(2:20)
I Want a Little Girl	Billy Moll, Murray Mencher	Erroll Garner	(2:48)
Undecided	Charlie Shavers, Sid Robin	Erroll Garner	(2:43)
Love Walked In	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	Erroll Garner	(2:59)
Penthouse Serenade (When We're Alone)	Will Jason, Val Burton	Erroll Garner	(3:01)
All the Things You Are	Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II	Erroll Garner	(2:59)
Body and Soul	Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton	Erroll Garner	(2:59)
More Than You Know	Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose	Erroll Garner	(2:46)
(Back Home Again In) Indiana	Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley	Erroll Garner	(2:36)
Laura	Johnny Mercer, David Raksin	Erroll Garner	(2:44)
Somebody Loves Me	George Gershwin, Buddy DeSylva	Erroll Garner	(2:46)
All of Me	Gerald Marks, Seymour Simon	Erroll Garner	(2:51)
Stormy Weather	Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler	Erroll Garner	(3:10)
(I'm) Confessin' (That I Love You)	Ellis Reynolds, Doc Dougherty	Erroll Garner	(3:01)
Moonglow	Irving Mills, Eddie DeLange, Will Hudson	Erroll Garner	(2:38)
On the Sunny Side of the Street	Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields	Erroll Garner	(2:48)