Campus Concert/Feeling Is Believing

Telarc (1998)

Available for the first time in over two decades, both albums showcase the pianist/composer's extraordinary warmth, energy, and swing sounding contemporaneously fresh.

From CAMPUS CONCERT come eight tunes recorded live at Purdue University. The special brand of rapport between performer and spectator that Garner brought to ail his performances is evident throughout. In the spring of 1964, Garner mesmerized 6,000 students packed into Purdue's Music Hall for this concert. It was typical of the scores of college and othcr concerts Garner presented throughout his career.

The program runs through some very non-standard performances of standards including "Indiana," "My Funny Valentine," "Stardust," "These Foolish Things" as well as a memorable original, "Mambo Erroll.'

FEELING IS BELIEVING was Gamer's first album release of the '70s. For this album Garner assembled a distinguished group of musicians augmenting his regular accompaniment (Jimmie Smith, drums; Josfi Mangual, conga drum). George Duvivier and Gerald Jemmott (bass), and CharIi Persip and Joe Cocuzzo (drums) round out the ensemble making a rare outing for Garner, giving him a different background texture.

Garner's interpretations of contemporary pop tunes of the time, like "Spinning Wheel," "For Once in My Life," "Yesterday," and "The Look of Love" are complemented by five originals, including the title track. Garnet's performances were totally improvised and always expressed the inner man without inhibitions. "I always play what I feel," said Garner. "I always feel like me, but I'm a new me every day."

Previously released double-album packages in the Erroll Garner Telarc Archive series are: That's My Kick & Gemini; Magician & Gershwin and Kern; One World Concert & Dreamstreet; Now Playing: A Night at the Movies & Up in Erroll 's Room; Closeup in Swing & A New Kind of Love.

CAMPUS CONCERT
Erroll Garner, piano
Eddie Calhoun, bass
Kelly Martin, percussion

FEELING IS BELIEVING
Erroll Garner, piano
George Duvivier/Gerald Jemmott, bass
Jimmie Smith/Charli Persip/Joe Cocuzzo, drums
Jose Mangual, conga drum

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