Erroll Garner
Dreamstreet
Recorded in December 1959, the Dreamstreet tapes sat unreleased while Garner fought for control over his catalog. Finally issued in 1961 as the first product of his newly formed Octave Records, it heralded Garner’s return with a set of performances worthy of the wait. A new Garner original, “By Chance,” has been added to the remastered release, restored from the original session reels.
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About the Album
Credits
piano Erroll Garner Bass Eddie Calhoun drums Kelly Martin Original Album Producer Martha Glaser Recorded December 15, 17, & 18, 1959, Gotham Recording Corp., NYC Cover Photograph Ted Williams Cover Design Bernard Kaplan Original Liner Notes Martha Glaser Octave remastered series executive producer Susan Rosenberg Senior producer Peter Lockhart producer Steve Rosenthal sound restoration Jamie Howarth, Plangent Processes mastering Jessica Thompson art direction & Design White Bicycle
piano Erroll Garner Bass Eddie Calhoun drums Kelly Martin Original Album Producer Martha Glaser Recorded December 15, 17, & 18, 1959, Gotham Recording Corp., NYC Cover Photograph Ted Williams Cover Design Bernard Kaplan Original Liner Notes Martha Glaser Octave remastered series executive producer Susan Rosenberg Senior producer Peter Lockhart producer Steve Rosenthal sound restoration Jamie Howarth, Plangent Processes mastering Jessica Thompson art direction & Design White Bicycle
Liner Notes
This album marks the release of the first new work recorded by Erroll Garner in almost three years. After a history-making hiatus from recording, Garner is here, playing, with the greatest freedom of his noteworthy recording career. These sides embody some of the most spirited, inventive, and moving Garner performances ever recorded.
Garner had unprecedented freedom in recording these works, a circumstance for which he, as a prolific improviser, has long striven. Time was no factor: there was room to experiment stretch out, and just "blow"-with complete surety that no material would be released without his personal approval. Garner reveled in this atmosphere as is evidenced by the material herein.
These sides are part of the work recorded by Garner and his accompanists on two successive nights. The first night, they played from 10 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.
This album marks the release of the first new work recorded by Erroll Garner in almost three years. After a history-making hiatus from recording, Garner is here, playing, with the greatest freedom of his noteworthy recording career. These sides embody some of the most spirited, inventive, and moving Garner performances ever recorded.
Garner had unprecedented freedom in recording these works, a circumstance for which he, as a prolific improviser, has long striven. Time was no factor: there was room to experiment stretch out, and just "blow"-with complete surety that no material would be released without his personal approval. Garner reveled in this atmosphere as is evidenced by the material herein.
These sides are part of the work recorded by Garner and his accompanists on two successive nights. The first night, they played from 10 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.
Tracklist
Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’—People Will Say We’re in Love—Surrey
with the Fringe on Top
Companion Podcast
Host Robin D.G. Kelley and pianist Eric Reed discuss Erroll Garner’s album Dreamstreet. Recorded in December of 1959 and released in March of 1961 as the first product of Garner’s newly formed Octave Records, Dreamstreet is also the first album of the recently released Octave Remastered Series. Hear what makes this album so important and explore what Erroll Garner’s music has meant to Eric Reed’s own music journey.