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For The Love Of Movies... Can We Talk?Doc On Self-Taught Jazz Legend Erroll Garner Coming To DVD In April
Another writer said of Garner: "playing the piano for him was as easy as breathing is for you and me."
His numerous recordings, compostions and performances remain classics, and are held up as standards to which other musicians judge themseves by.
However, there was one major surprising factor about Garner that made him even more amazing.
A music prodigy from the age of three, what is truly unique about Garner is that he was completely self-taught, and he was, through his entire life, an "ear" player. That is, he never learned to write a single note of music.
And because of his short stature (he was only 5' 2"), he would sit on the bench on top of telephone directories, to better position himself at the keyboard.
Now a documentary by filmmaker Atticus Brady about the life, career and music of Garner (who passed away in 1977), called Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You read, will be released on DVD from First Run Features on April 9th.
Here's the trailer, which includes Garner performing a selection:
2 Comments
urbanauteur | February 27, 2013 6:52 PM
Wow..what a blast from the past...along with Nat King Cole..Earl Garner was on spinning my father's turn table just like my mom's 7am hot grits, fried salt pork and her homemade biscuits;-)
Nina Seavey | February 26, 2013 9:35 PM
Can't wait for this! I listen to early Erroll Garner in my office on my Ipod nearly every day - own all of his records, both on CDs and vinyl. He was a genius.