Contrasts (Erroll Garner album) explained
| Contrasts |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Erroll Garner |
| Cover: | contrastsgarner.jpg |
| Released: | December 1954 |
| Recorded: | July 27, 1954 |
| Studio: | Universal Recording Studio, Chicago, IL |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 62:43 |
| Label: | EmArcy |
| Prev Title: | Concert by the Sea |
| Prev Year: | 1955 |
| Next Title: | Solitaire |
| Next Year: | 1955 |
Contrasts is a 1955 studio album by Erroll Garner. Giving it a four-star rating, Scott Yanow of AllMusic wrote: "Erroll Garner never recorded an uninspired solo, and this CD is as good a place as any to explore his joyful music.". The album was issued on compact disc in 1988 under the title The Original Misty with a different track ordering.
Track listing
- Original LP
- "You Are My Sunshine" (Jimmie Davis, Charles Mitchell) – 3:26
- "I've Got the World on a String" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 3:58
- "7-11 Jump" (Erroll Garner) – 7:16
- "Part Time Blues" (Garner) – 4:31
- "Rosalie" (Cole Porter) – 2:35
- "In a Mellow Tone" (Duke Ellington, Milt Gabler) – 4:17
- "Don't Worry 'Bout Me" (Rube Bloom, Koehler) – 5:01
- "(All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings" (Jean Marie Blanvillain, Henri Herpin, Harold Rome) – 3:19
- "There's a Small Hotel" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 3:08
- "Misty" (Garner) – 2:45
- "I've Got to Be a Rug Cutter" (Duke Ellington) – 2:19
- Bonus tracks (CD reissue)
- "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias) – 3:53
- "Exactly Like You" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 3:10
Personnel
