Jazz Matinee: Gentlemen Of Jazz Tribute To Erroll Garner at The Nash

Join us as we go back in time to celebrate the music of Erroll Garner’s number one jazz album of the year, Concert by the Sea. We’ll also look at some of the history regarding the album cover photo along with the taped recording of the concert itself. The album was released in 1955. At that time, album covers, as well as the artist, were what grabbed the attention of buyers. As was the case, when Clifford Brown and Max Roach released “Study in Brown.” Sarah Vaughan and Clifford Brown released an album, “Sarah Vaughan.” Miles Davis started recording “Round About Midnight,” October 1955...

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Join us as we go back in time to celebrate the music of Erroll Garner’s number one jazz album of the year, Concert by the Sea. We’ll also look at some of the history regarding the album cover photo along with the taped recording of the concert itself. The album was released in 1955. At that time, album covers, as well as the artist, were what grabbed the attention of buyers. As was the case, when Clifford Brown and Max Roach released “Study in Brown.” Sarah Vaughan and Clifford Brown released an album, “Sarah Vaughan.” Miles Davis started recording “Round About Midnight,” October 1955. The record, Concert by the Sea, launched Erroll Garner as a household name. And Garner’s name was now mentioned in articles other than Louis Armstrong. In 1991, the Erroll Garner Trio’s greatest hit, “Misty,” was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. And, Garner’s album “Concert by the Sea,” was also inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1999.

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