Erroll Garner, American pianist and composer (died 1977)

Erroll Garner

American jazz pianist and composer (1921–1977)

Erroll Louis Garner was an American jazz pianist and composer known for his swing playing and ballads. His instrumental ballad "Misty", his best-known composition, has become a jazz standard. It was first recorded in 1956 with Mitch Miller and his orchestra, and played a…