Une bonne compil' ré-édition de vieux enregistrements de Garner dont certains issus de 78 tours ne sont pas évidemment d'une grande qualité audio. "Relaxin' at sugar's ray" et "Minor with the trio" ont une filiation be-bop assez marquée. Il est dommage qu'Erroll n'est pas poursuivi plus longtemps dans cette voie, car ces enregistrements sont parmi les meilleurs dans ce style avec "Trio".

RELAXIN' WITH ERROLL basse batterie
1 TRIO 3:03 GARNER Red CALLENDER Harold "Doc" WEST 17 February 1947
2 PASTEL 2:53 GARNER Red CALLENDER Harold "Doc" WEST 17 February 1947
3 PLAY, PIANO PLAY 3:10 GARNER Red CALLENDER Harold "Doc" WEST 17 February 1947
4 DON'T WORRY 'BOUT ME 2:57 KOEHLER, BLOOM 10 June 1947
5 LOVE FOR SALE 2:46 PORTER 10 June 1947
6 FRANKIE AND JOHNNY 2:52 Trad. 10 June 1947
7 SCATTER BRAIN 2:30 KEENE, BEAN, BURKE Leonard GASKIN Charlie SMITH 8 September 1949
8 THROUGH A LONG AND SLEEPLESS NIGHT 2:55 GARNER Leonard GASKIN Charlie SMITH 8 September 1949
9 I LET A SONG GO OUT OF MY HEART 2:38 ELLINGTON Leonard GASKIN Charlie SMITH 8 September 1949
10 JITTERBURG WALTZ 2:50 WALLER Leonard GASKIN Charlie SMITH 8 September 1949
11 DEEP PURPLE 2:18 DE ROSE, DE SYLVA, PARISH Leonard GASKIN Charlie SMITH 8 September 1949
12 THIS FUNNY THING CALLED LOVE 2:58 PORTER Leonard GASKIN Charlie SMITH 8 September 1949
13 AGAIN 2:31 GOODMAN Leonard GASKIN Charlie SMITH 8 September 1949
14 GOOD BYE 2:55 G.JENKINS Leonard GASKIN Charlie SMITH 8 September 1949
15 LAZY RIVER 2:31 CARMICHAEL John SIMMONS Harold "Doc" WEST 12 April 1950
16 TIPPIN' OUT WITH ERROLL 2:57 N.GRAVELY John SIMMONS Harold "Doc" WEST 12 April 1950
17 RELAXIN' AT SUGAR RAY'S 2:29 N.GRAVELY John SIMMONS Harold "Doc" WEST 12 April 1950
18 MINOR WITH THE TRIO 2:29 N.GRAVELY John SIMMONS Harold "Doc" WEST 12 April 1950
19 THE QUAKER 2:51 N.GRAVELY John SIMMONS Harold "Doc" WEST 12 April 1950
20 NO MOON 2:30 N.GRAVELY John SIMMONS Harold "Doc" WEST 12 April 1950
21 COLOGNE 2:38 N.GRAVELY John SIMMONS Harold "Doc" WEST 12 April 1950
22 BONNIE BOY 2:50 Trad. John SIMMONS Harold "Doc" WEST 12 April 1950

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