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Track List

1 My Heart Stood Still 04:17
    by Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart (Warner Bros Music Co, Inc.)
2 How High the Moon 03:25
    by William Lewis Jr, Nancy Hamilton (Chappell & Co, Inc.)
3 Long Ago and Far Away 02:39
    by Ira Gershwin, Jerome Kern (Universal Polygram Int'l Publishing Inc.)
4 When You're Smiling 03:46
    by Mark Fisher, Joe Goodwin, Larry Shay (EMI Mills Music, Inc.)
5 Spring Is Here 02:26
    by Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers (EMI Robbins Catalog, Inc.)
6 Poor Butterfly 03:09
    by Raymond Hubbell, John L. Golden (T. B. Harms & Francis, Day & Hunter)
7 Lover 03:12
    by Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers (Sony ATV Harmony, Inc.)
8 When Johnny Comes Marching Home 03:25
    by Louis Lambert (Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore) (Henry Tolman & Co.)
9 It Could Happen to You 03:46
    by Jimmy van Heusen, Johnny Burke (Sony ATV Harmony, Inc.)
10 Penthouse Serenade 02:55
    by Val Burton, Will Jason (Jerry Leiber Music; Range Road Music, Inc; Silver Seahorse Music LLC )
11 I Don't Know Why 03:29
    by Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk (Leo Feist, Inc.)
12 The Petite Waltz 02:36
    by Joe Heyne, E. A. Ellington (Duke Ellington), Phyllis Claire (Leeds Music Co.)
13 Laura 02:47
    by Johnny Mercer, David Raksin (Warner Chappell Music, Inc.)
14 People Will Say We're in Love 03:52
    by Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers (Williamson Music Co.)
15 I Cover the Waterfront 03:41
    by Johnny Green, Edward Heyman (Warner Chappell Music, Inc.)
16 (Back Home Again in) Indiana 02:07
    by James F. Hanley, Ballard MacDonald (Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.)
17 I'm in the Mood for Love 03:40
    by Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields (Robbins Music Co.)
18 I Can't Get Started 03:00
    by Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin (Universal Music Co.)
19 Honeysuckle Rose 03:27
    by Fats Waller, Andy Razaf (Santly Bros., Inc.)

Total Time: 61:39

About My Heart Stood Still

These recordings document a series of New York studio sessions by Erroll Garner with bassist John Simmons and drummer Shadow Wilson, recorded between June 1950 and January 1951.

The first session took place on June 28, 1950, at Columbia's 30th Street Studio in New York. Six titles from the session appeared that year on Columbia CL 6139, Piano Moods, including “When Johnny Comes Marching Home,” “It Could Happen to You,” “I Don't Know Why,” “When You're Smiling,” “Long Ago and Far Away,” and “Spring Is Here.” Two additional recordings from the session, “My Heart Stood Still” and “Poor Butterfly,” were released later.

On October 7, 1950, Garner, Simmons, and Wilson returned to the studio for another session. The recordings included “The Petite Waltz,” “The Petite Waltz Bounce,” “Lover,” “How High the Moon,” and “People Will Say We're in Love.” “The Petite Waltz” and “The Petite Waltz Bounce” were first issued on Columbia 39043 in late 1950, followed by “Lover” and “People Will Say We're in Love” on Columbia 3-39100. “How High the Moon” was released later, appearing on Encores in Hi-Fi (Columbia CL 1141) in 1958.

The final session in this series took place on January 11, 1951, again at Columbia's 30th Street Studio. Several of the recordings were issued on Piano Gems (Columbia CL 6173) in 1951, while others appeared on later Columbia albums, including Gone Garner Gonest (1955) and After Midnight (1956).

These sessions capture Garner in a piano-bass-drums setting during the early years of his Columbia recording career. The performances combine his melodic approach to repertoire with the flexible rhythmic interaction of Simmons and Wilson, across standards, popular songs, and Garner's own compositions.

EU Public Domain Notice
The historical sound recordings from Columbia included in this release are in the public domain in the European Union. Blue Music Group has created a new digital restoration and mastering of these historical recordings. The digital restoration and mastering by Blue Music Group are protected by applicable copyright and related rights. Rights may differ in other territories, including the United States. This release is not intended for distribution in the United States.

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Credits

Erroll Garner – piano
John Simmons – bass
Shadow Wilson – drums