The Most Happy Piano - The 1956 Studio Sessions

This release presents the complete 1956 studio sessions by the Erroll Garner Trio. Originally issued on the Columbia albums The Most Happy Piano, The One and Only Erroll Garner, He's Here! He's Gone! He's Garner!and Garner Encores in Hi-Fi, all of which are presented in chronological order.

2CD set featuring 29-tracks, including 7 bonus tracks from previous sessions.

Generous playing time of 138 minutes.

Package includes a 20-page booklet with updated information plus original liner notes and artwork.

Considered among the greatest jazz pianists of all time, Erroll Garner was revered not only by the public and his fellow musicians, but also by artists of other disciplines, including actor/film producer Clint Eastwood, who featured the pianist's most famous composition in his 1971 film, Play Misty for Me.

ERROLL GARNER piano, AL HALL bass, SPECS POWELL drums.

New York, June 7 & September 11, 1956.

*BONUS TRACKS (CD2, 9-15): Erroll Garner (p), with collective personnel: Wyatt Ruther, John Simmons (b), Fats Heard, Shadow Wilson (d).

Los Angeles and New York, 1951-53.