Retrouver toutes ces merveilles enregistrées par Garner pour Savoy avec une qualité digne d'éloges, est un bonheur absolu. Le livret ( tout en anglais) fourmille d'informations et d'anecdotes interessantes et savoureuses. Une fois n'est pas coûtume, une seule composition d'Erroll dans ce double CD qui doit faire partie de votre discothèque.

THE COMPLETE SAVOY MASTER TAKES
101 LAURA 400 Ko 2:42 MERCER, RASKIN 25 September 1945
102 STAR DUST 2:44 PARISH, CARMICHAEL 25 September 1945
103 SOMEBODY LOVES ME 2:43 Mc DONALD, DE SYLVA, GERSHWIN 25 September 1945
104 INDIANA 2:33 Mc DONALD, HANLEY 25 September 1945
105 I SURRENDER DEAR 3:01 CLIFFORD, BARRIS 2nd February 1949
106 I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU 2:58 DUBIN, WARREN 2nd February 1949
107 STOMPIN' AT THE SAVOY 3:07 GOODMAN, WEBB, SAMPSON 2nd February 1949
108 I COVER THE WATERFRONT 3:01 HEYMAN, GREEN 29-30 & 31 March 1949
109 IT'S EASY TO REMEMBER 2:41 HART, RODGERS 29-30 & 31 March 1949
110 PENTHOUSE SERENADE (WHEN WE'RE ALONE) 2:58 JASON, BURTON 29-30 & 31 March 1949
111 LOVE WALKED IN 2:57 G.&I. GERSHWIN 29-30 & 31 March 1949
112 SEPTEMBER SONG 3:02 ANDERSON, WEILL 29-30 & 31 March 1949
113 BODY AND SOUL 3:02 HEYMAN, SOUR, GREEN 29-30 & 31 March 1949
114 ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE 2:56 HAMMERSTEIN, KERN 29-30 & 31 March 1949
115 (I DON'T STAND) A GHOST OF A CHANCE ( WITH YOU) 2:39 CROSBY, WASHINGTON, YOUNG 29-30 & 31 March 1949
116 YESTERDAYS 3:03 HARBACH, KERN 29-30 & 31 March 1949
117 GOODBYE 2:55 JENKINS 29-30 & 31 March 1949
118 I'M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE 2:53 FIELDS, Mc HUGH 29-30 & 31 March 1949
119 I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH ME 2:33 GASKILL, Mc HUGH 29-30 & 31 March 1949
120 MORE THAN YOU KNOW 2:44 ROSE, ELISCU, YOUMANS 29-30 & 31 March 1949
201 UNDECIDED 2:41 SHAVERS, ROBIN 29-30 & 31 March 1949
202 RED SAILS IN THE SUNSET 2:42 KENNEDY, WILLIAMS 29-30 & 31 March 1949
203 ALL OF ME 2:48 SIMON, MARKS 29-30 & 31 March 1949
204 OVER THE RAINBOW 3:02 HARBURG, ARLEN 29-30 & 31 March 1949
205 A COTTAGE FOR SALE 2:57 CONLEY, ROBISON 29-30 & 31 March 1949
206 THIS CAN'T BE LOVE 2:18 HART, ROGERS 20 June 1949
207 THE MAN I LOVE 2:36 G.&I. GERSHWIN 20 June 1949
208 MOONGLOW 2:35 HUDSON, DELANGE, MILLS 20 June 1949
209 I WANT A LITTLE GIRL 2:45 MENCHER, MOLL 20 June 1949
210 SHE'S FUNNY THAT WAY 2:29 WHITING, MORET 20 June 1949
211 UNTIL THE REAL THING COMES ALONG 2:49 CAHN, CHAPLIN, FREEMAN, HOLINER, NICHOLS 20 June 1949
212 (I'M) CONFESSIN' (THAT I LOVE YOU) 2:58 DOUGHERTY, REYNOLDS 20 June 1949
213 STORMY WEATHER 3:07 KOEHLER, HARLEN 20 June 1949
214 ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET 2:46 FIELDS, Mc HUGH 20 June 1949
215 ROSALIE 3:02 PORTER 20 June 1949
216 EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME 3:02 DENNIS, ADAIR 20 June 1949
217 A STAIRWAY TO THE STARS 2:48 PARISH, MALNECK, SIGNORELLI 20 June 1949
218 PLAY, FIDDLE, PLAY 2:46 LAWRENCE, DEUTSCH, ALTMAN 30 January 1945
219 DARK EYES 528 Ko 2:57 Trad. 30 January 1945
220 LAFF, SLAM, LAFF 2:57 STEWART 30 January 1945
221 JUMPIN' AT THE DEUCES 2:53 GARNER 30 January 1945

101 to 104 :

218 to 221 :
John LEVY basse Slam STEWART basse
George De HART batterie Harold "Doc" WEST batterie

105 to 217 :
 Mike BRYAN guitar
John SIMMONS basse

NEW YORK City 101 to 104 & 218 to 221
Alvin STOLLER batterie

LOS ANGELES 105 to 217
116 to 120 Alvin STOLLER replaced by Jesse PRICE ?

SAVOY JAZZ SVY-17025-26
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