[The most happy piano]: recording session tape

Item data

Title

[The most happy piano]: recording session tape

Collection

George Avakian and Anahid Ajemian audio collection

Names

Clapp, Charles, 1899-1962 (Composer)
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937 (Composer)
Garner, Erroll (Composer)
Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989 (Composer)
Mossman, Theodore, 1910-1977 (Composer)
Garner, Erroll (Performer)
Calhoun, Eddie (Performer)
Best, Denzil (Performer)
Avakian, George (Producer)
Erroll Garner Trio (Performer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1956 (Inferred)

Table Of Contents

[Excerpt of "The most happy piano" (0:00-33:33)]: Girl of my dreams / S. Clapp -- But not for me / I. G. Gershwin -- Passing through / E. Garner -- Time on my hands / -- Alexander's ragtime band / Berlin [ends at 19:25] -- [Begins at 19:53] Full moon and empty arms [based on Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto no. 2] / B. Kaye-T. Mossman -- The way back blues / E. Garner -- Mambo 207 / E. Garner. |||| [Unidentified instrumental ensemble (33:49-54:40)]: Part 1 -- Part 2.

Library Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LT-10-A 4597

Subjects

Jazz -- 1951-1960
Piano music (Jazz)
Instrumental ensembles

Genres

Music

Notes

Source Note: "L 337"--From original audiotape reel spine.
Performers: Erroll Garner Trio (Erroll Garner, piano ; Eddie Calhoun, double bass ; Denzil Best (?), drums) (1st-9th works) ; Unidentified violinist, percussionist, double bassist, pianist and harpist) (10th-11th works)
Venue: Recorded Columbia Records studios, New York, New York [1956]
Acquisition: Separated from; Music Division, George Avakian and Anahid Ajemian papers, 1908-2013; 2014; JPB 14-28.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 audiotape reel (54 min., 47 sec.) : analog, full-track, 7 1/2 ips, NAB, mono, ; 7 in.

Abstract

The first part of the audio (0:00-33:33) is from studio recording sessions in 1956 for Erroll Garner and the Erroll Garner Trio (piano, double bass, drums) for their album "The most happy piano"; it was later issued in 1957 by Columbia Records (CL 939). However, the last work on that album, "Ol' man river", is not included in this recording. Also, some music tracks of this recording are excerpted and/or not in the same playing order as the finished album. The second part of the audio (33:49-54:40) is an unidentified 20th century classical music work, performed by an unidentified instrumental ensemble in two parts (violin, vibraphone, gong, double bass, piano and harp). All works were produced by George Avakian.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 919461783
Sound recording matrix number: XLP 38761Columbia
Sound recording matrix number: XLP 38762Columbia
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20788101
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bc544e40-5239-0136-6407-0f1cda6a3abf

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Sound Recording

Cite this item

MLA format

APA format

Chicago/Turabian Format

Wikipedia citation