Misty - The Erroll Garner Story

Dec 25, 2024

1h 40m

★ 7.5

One of the great jazz legends and a pianist of genius

Overview

The brilliant self-taught pianist Erroll Garner left his mark on jazz forever. His song Misty, which he allegedly composed between two concerts on an aeroplane, immediately became one of the great jazz standards and is still one of the most covered ballads in the world today. Who was the man behind the ever-friendly smile from the ghettos of Pittsburgh, whose talent brought him to the biggest international stages?

Genres

Documentary

Music

Production Companies

Gachot Films

Ideale Audience Group

Achtung Panda!

2Pilots Filmproduction

ZDF/Arte

SRF

RTS

RSI

SRG SSR

Misty - The Erroll Garner Story Trailers

Cast

Jazz Pianist

Erroll Garner

Bass Player

Ernest McCarty

Journalist and producer

Dan Morgenstern

Drummer

Jimmie Smith

Daugther of Erroll Garner

Kim Garner

Erroll Garner Biograph

Jim Doran

Nils Petter Molvær

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