In this 1962 performance from the Netherlands, Erroll Garner greets the audience before launching into a vibrant rendition of ‘Where or When’—a staple of his live sets. For more of Garner live in Amsterdam, check out his album Nightconcert, released on this day in 2018. | Erroll Garner

Erroll performing his original "No More Shadows" with Eddie Calhoun on bass and Kelly Martin on drums for a Jazz 625 broadcast in 1964. On the same tour, Erroll performed the song at his Nightconcert performance at the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. | Erroll Garner

Erroll Garner performing “Penthouse Serenade” with Eddie Calhoun on bass and Kelly Martin on drums live on Jazz 625. From his earliest years, Erroll Garner's relationship with music was defined by an intuitive genius. By four, he was recreating melodies on the piano by ear, soon revealing a photographic memory for sound. He could absorb a lengthy and intricate piece after a single hearing, later performing it with flawless recall. This innate ability meant he never learned to read music, buildin

Dizzy Gillespie said: "Earl Hines changed the style of the piano. You can find the roots of Bud Powell, Herbie Hancock, all the guys who came after that." Erroll Garner said, "When you talk about greatness, you talk about Art Tatum and Earl Hines." Earl Hines changed the sound of jazz piano by thinking beyond the keyboard. His horn-like attack, broken octaves, and rhythmic independence moved the instrument out of stride’s left-hand patterns and into a more modern, elastic language. That approach