Details

Subject(s)

• Jazz—1951-1960 [Browse]
• African American jazz musicians—Interviews [Browse]
• Garner, Erroll—Interviews [Browse]
• Calhoun, Eddie—Interviews [Browse]
• Best, Denzil—Interviews [Browse]

Instrumentalist

• Garner, Erroll [Browse]
• Calhoun, Eddie [Browse]
• Best, Denzil [Browse]

Interviewee

• Garner, Erroll [Browse]
• Calhoun, Eddie [Browse]
• Best, Denzil [Browse]

Interviewer

• Thornbury, Will, 1920-1992 [Browse]

Writer of added commentary

• Morgenstern, Dan [Browse]
• Allen, Geri [Browse]
• Kelley, Robin D. G. [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Jazz [Browse]
• Live sound recordings [Browse]
• Interviews [Browse]

Getty AAT genre

• compact discs [Browse]
• jazz [Browse]
• interviews [Browse]

Medium/​Support

plastic metal 4 3/4 in.

Summary note

Iconic Jazz artist Erroll Garner's greatest concert album and one of the best selling jazz albums of all time.

Notes

• Principally jazz; the final track on disc 3 is an interview.
• "Erroll Garner jazz project."
• Title from container.
• Disc 3, tracks 1-11 originally released in 1956 as Columbia CL 883; includes previously unreleased material.
• Program notes in English by Dan Morgenstern, Geri Allen, and Robin Kelley (24 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color)) inserted in container.

Time and place of event

Recorded live 1955 September 19 Sunset Center, Carmel, California.

Participant(s)/​Performer(s)

Erroll Garner, piano ; Eddie Calhoun, double bass ; Denzil DeCosta Best, drums.

Contents

• CD 1, The complete concert by the sea. Announcer: Jimmy Lyons (:40) ; Night and day (5:04) ; Spring is here (5:14) ; I'll remember April (4:23) ; Nearness of you (4:46) ; Where or when (3:22) ; Sweet and lovely (4:12) ; Lullaby of Birdland (4:17) ; Mambo Carmel (3:52) ; Teach me tonight (3:48) ; Will you still be mine (3:56) ; I cover the waterfront (3:30) ; Bernie's tune (4:38) ; How could you do a thing like that to me? (4:16) ; It's all right with me (3:51)
• CD 2, The complete concert by the sea. Announcer: Jimmy Lyons (2:49) They can't take that away from me (4:19) ; Autumn leaves (6:41) ; S' wonderful (2:38) ; Laura (6:04) ; Red top (3:29) ; April in Paris (4:55) ; Caravan (7:43) ; Erroll's theme ; Announcer: Jimmy Lyons (2:32)
• CD 3, Concert by the sea : (original edited concert). I'll remember April (4:24) ; Teach me tonight (3:43) ; Mambo Carmel (3:53) ; Autumn leaves (6:33) ; It's all right with me (3:31) ; Red top (3:23) ; April in Paris (4:55) ; They can't take that away from me (4:15) ; How could you do a thing like that to me (4:13) ; Where or when (3:11) ; Erroll's theme (1:50) ; Post concert interview : Will Thornbury with Erroll Garner, Eddie Calhoun, Denzil DeCosta Best (14:10).

Other title(s)

Concert by the sea

Other editions

Reproduction of (manifestation): Concert by the sea. [New York, N.Y.] : Columbia, [1956]

Publisher no.

• 88875120842
• 88875120842D1
• 88875120842D2
• 88875120842D3
• CL 883

LCCN

2017609473

OCLC

915520629

Universal Product Code

• 888751208421

Gtin-14

• 00888751208421

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