Larry Kart Posted November 4, 2014 Report Posted November 4, 2014 Periodically I’m reminded of how much I like Erroll Garner. Listening the other day to Gary Graffman’s strong early ‘60s recording with Leonard Bernstein and the NYP of the Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2, I mentioned to my wife (herself a good classical pianist) that the juicy romantic theme in the concerto’s third movement was later turned into a pop ballad, “Full Moon and Empty Arms,” recorded by Sinatra among others. This she didn’t know, so I looked around on YouTube and came up with this choice Garner version, one swinging witty melody after another. And that intro! Is that close to a takeoff on the prologue to “West Side Story”? If so, I’m puzzled because Garner recorded this in 1956, and “West Side Story” debuted in 1957. For purposes of comparison, go here at the 24.24 mark: Quote
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