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Erroll Garner Uncovered

Chick Corea on Closeup in Swing

On this episode of Uncovered, pianist Chick Corea rediscovers the music of Erroll Garner. He joins Host Robin D.G. Kelley for a dive into Garner’s second Octave-era album, Closeup In Swing and performs a beautiful improvisation inspired by Garner. Closeup In Swing was recorded over several sessions during the summer of 1961, the album has recently been remastered and expanded to include a previously unheard Garner original, “Octave 103”.

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Vijay Iyer on A Night at the Movies

Vijay Iyer joins Robin D.G. Kelley for a journey into Garner’s 1965 trio album A Night At The Movies. Their conversation not only deconstructs that music, but it explores the deep connections between Vijay Iyer’s own work as a musician and scholar, and the foundational elements of Garner’s unique and undeniable artistry. A Night At The Movies is Garner’s love letter to the films of his youth, and contains some of the finest studio recordings of his longest running trio with drummer Kelly Martin and bassist Eddie Calhoun.

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Terri Lyne Carrington on A New Kind Of Love

Terri Lyne Carrington and host Robin D.G. Kelley step inside Erroll Garner’s underrated opus, A New Kind of Love. Carrington is the only drummer to appear on the Uncovered podcast, and she brings her own nuanced perspective on Garner’s unique rhythmic approach. She and Dr. Kelley unpack the gendered complexities of the film A New Kind of Love, Garner’s process of arranging for orchestra, and the role their friend Geri Allen played in preserving Garner’s legacy. This album represents Garner’s only orchestral film scoring. Recorded separately, and in addition to the film score itself, Garner improvises alongside a roaring 35-piece orchestra.

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Nicole Mitchell on Feeling Is Believing

Nicole Mitchell is an award-winning flutist, composer, bandleader, and now the chair of Jazz Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. On this Episode, she and Dr. Kelley examine Garner’s GRAMMY nominated 1970 album, and discuss his pioneering contributions to music and culture.