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Misty - The Erroll Garner Story

Misty - The Erroll Garner Story

One of the great jazz legends and a pianist of genius

2024•1h 40m•7.5/10
DocumentaryMusic

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7.5/10(2)

The brilliant self-taught pianist Erroll Garner left his mark on jazz forever. His song Misty, which he allegedly composed between two concerts on an aeroplane, immediately became one of the great jazz standards and is still one of the most covered ballads in the world today. Who was the man behind the ever-friendly smile from the ghettos of Pittsburgh, whose talent brought him to the biggest international stages?

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Production

Gachot Films, Ideale Audience Group, Achtung Panda!, 2Pilots Filmproduction, ZDF/Arte, SRF, RTS, RSI, SRG SSR

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Erroll Garner

Erroll Garner

Jazz Pianist

Ernest McCarty

Bass Player

Dan Morgenstern

Journalist and producer

Jimmie Smith

Drummer

Kim Garner

Daugther of Erroll Garner

Jim Doran

Erroll Garner Biograph

Nils Petter Molvær

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