JazzWax

JazzWax

2007-2025

Erroll Garner: Boston, 1959

Marc Myers's avatar
Marc Myers
Sep 27, 2021
∙ Paid
Share


In 1959, Erroll Garner was in the middle of a personal storm. The previous year, his label, Columbia, released earlier Garner recordings without his approval. Martha Glaser, his manager, hit the roof and said the label had breached Garner’s contract by releasing inferior recordings without his permission. She had Garner stop recording for Columbia. Disp…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to JazzWax to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Marc Myers
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture