SEPTEMBER 19

            ERROLL GARNER
      Concert by the Sea
          
           Recording Date: 
               September 19, 1955
               Carmel, CA

           Personnel:
               Denzil Best       D 
               Eddie Calhoun  B 
               Erroll Garner    P 

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Review by Bob Rusch
Concert by the Sea was arguably the finest record pianist Erroll Garner ever made, and he made many — a few outstanding — good recordings. But this live recording (September 19, 1955) with his trio (Eddie Calhoun, bass; Denzil Best, drums) presented a typical Garner program; it was a mixture of originals, show biz, and pop standards delivered with his unique delivery and enthusiasm. The rhythms and brilliant use of tension and release were perfectly captured. And while for many jazz listeners, Garner's deliberate structures were too orchestrated, there was an equal spontaneity in the propulsion of these orchestrations that swung as well as anything.