Erroll Garner - Garner In Paris (Remastered 2023) [Hi-Res]

Inspired by a trip to Paris in late 1957, Erroll Garner entered the studio in the spring of 1958 to create his own impressions of the city, which were presented on the album Erroll Garner in Paris. Garner is showcased here leading his trio, which featured bassist Eddie Calhoun and drummer Kelly Martin. The material consists of familiar French favorites such as Édith Piaf’s “La Vie en Rose,” Paris-related songs such as Jerome Kern’s “The Last Time I Saw Paris” and Cole Porter’s “I Love Paris,” plus several original compositions.
Erroll Garner this weekend. Recorded live in Paris on June 12, 1962 and preserved for posterity by Radio France. Lucky for everyone, the broadcasting outlets in Europe felt strongly about broadcasting and preserving American Jazz over the years. Something America became less and less interested in the last few decades. From an embarrassment of riches from the 1930s, 1940s and early 1950s, it started to taper off, with less and less radio stations actually presenting Jazz as a format and virtually no network (aside from the occasional appearance and NPR’s short-lived Jazz Alive series in the 70s) has supplied any live Jazz broadcasts today. So the onus is on Europe, as it has been largely since the post-World War 2 years.
If everyone took the same attitude that American broadcasters took, we would never have live broadcasts of so many Jazz legends of the past as we do today; so many important and one-of-a-kind collaborations that were part of the fabric of a live performance. I’ve always maintained that, even though there is validity in the controlled studio atmosphere and the alternate takes, there is something about a live performance that brings a sense of anticipation and discovery along with it. Even the wrong notes can be useful stepping off points where a live performance is concerned.