Mambo Moves Garner

by Erroll Garner

Mambo Moves Garner cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1954-01-01
  • Label: Mercury
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 51:55
  • Community rating: 3.44/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Integrating the immense popularity of the Afro-Cuban dance craze with his distinct, highly rhythmic piano style, 'Mambo Moves Garner' is a vibrantly swinging affair. Backed by dedicated Latin percussionists, his trademark orchestral chord voicings and lagging left-hand rhythms adapt seamlessly to the clave. The sessions capture a master improviser playfully engaging with the era's dominant cross-cultural trends.

Genres

Descriptors: Ballad, Instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Mambo Garner (6:30)
  2. Night And Day (4:04)
  3. Mambo Blues (4:53)
  4. That Old Black Magic (5:20)
  5. Cherokee (3:52)
  6. Sweet And Lovely (3:53)
  7. Russian Lullaby (3:23)
  8. Begin The Beguine (4:40)
  9. Mambo Nights (4:09)
  10. Sweet Sue (7:30)
  11. Imagination (3:35)

Credits

  • Erroll Garner - primary artist, piano
  • Wyatt Ruther - bass
  • Candido - congas
  • Fats Heard - drums

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