Misty (Erroll Garner)

Erroll Garner · 1954

Context

Erroll Garner recorded his own composition "Misty" on July 27, 1954 in Chicago, as a trio. The track came out in December 1954 on the album Contrasts (EmArcy), as the tenth track of the original side. This is the original version of the standard, already in the database through Sarah Vaughan (1958).

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Swing, big bands. Among the origins and influences of Swing, big bands: Chicago, Stride (Harlem piano), Harlem: Henderson, Redman, Ellington, Kansas City, Boogie-woogie, Symphonic jazz, dance orchestras.

Cited in 1 radio episode

• Oct 5, 2026: Misty - Ecran de fumée (Anatomie d'un titre, TSF Jazz, in French)

By the same artist

• Autumn Leaves (Concert by the Sea) (1955)

Sources

• EN: Contrasts (Erroll Garner album)

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