Erroll Garner. Penthouse Serenade. One of the all-time greats. I have a cherished cassette tape of a live recording I made of my dad playing Erroll Garner's beautiful Penthouse Serenade on the upright piano in the living room of the house I grew up in. Besides my two keyboard-playing relatives, Garner is my "new" favorite piano player. He attended the same high school as Billy Strayhorn, in Pittsburgh. Like my dad, he was self-taught and played by ear. On the back of this record cover, it reads: "Records Sound Best on Columbia Phonographs. For the best reproduction of your records, play them on a COLUMBIA phonograph. Columbia, the greatest name in sound, is the originator of the modern "Lp" record and the "360" phonograph. Your dealer can demonstrate a varied line of Columbia phonographs, styled to enhance the decorative scheme of your home. See him today for the pleasure of your life."Friday, May 6, 2011
Erroll Garner - on Columbia Records; Penthouse Serenade
Erroll Garner. Penthouse Serenade. One of the all-time greats. I have a cherished cassette tape of a live recording I made of my dad playing Erroll Garner's beautiful Penthouse Serenade on the upright piano in the living room of the house I grew up in. Besides my two keyboard-playing relatives, Garner is my "new" favorite piano player. He attended the same high school as Billy Strayhorn, in Pittsburgh. Like my dad, he was self-taught and played by ear. On the back of this record cover, it reads: "Records Sound Best on Columbia Phonographs. For the best reproduction of your records, play them on a COLUMBIA phonograph. Columbia, the greatest name in sound, is the originator of the modern "Lp" record and the "360" phonograph. Your dealer can demonstrate a varied line of Columbia phonographs, styled to enhance the decorative scheme of your home. See him today for the pleasure of your life."
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You may notice that he mumbles to himself while playing, and he was rather short and used to sit on a large Phone Book atop his piano bench.
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Correct-amundo Uncle Stale. You - one of my two piano-playing relatives - are/were referenced in the post. Thanks...
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