Liberation in Swing: The Octave Records Story & Complete Symphony Hall Concert (4-LP Hardcover Book)

Erroll Garner

Label: Mack Avenue
Format: LP 12inch
Barcode: 0673203118812

Catalog number: MACLP 1188
Releasedate: 01-10-21

4-LP Hardcover Book

- 3-LP 180-gram black vinyl Complete Symphony Hall Concert (previously unreleased live performance from Boston’s Symphony Hall recorded January 17, 1959)
- 1-LP 180-gram white vinyl, SESSIONS (new compilation of Garner originals from the Octave Remastered Series, first time on vinyl)
- 3 Essays from Dr. Robin D. G. Kelley (“Octave Records & The Liberation of Erroll Garner”), Terri Lyne Carrington (“Complete Symphony Hall Concert”) and Cécile McLorin Salvant (“Garner, The Visual Artist”)
- 6 previously unpublished works of original visual art by Erroll Garner and dozens of previously unseen historic photographs from the Erroll Garner Archive
- Hi-Res 192kHz / 24bit digital master quality audio of the complete 12 album Octave Remastered Series (digital download)
- Housed in hardcover cloth-wrapped 60-page portfolio-style book with tipped-in vinyl sleeves

4-LP Hardcover Book

This special collection is housed in a 60-page hardcover book featuring revealing essays by vocalist and visual artist Cécile McLorin Salvant, author and historian Robin D. G. Kelley, and drummer and producer Terri Lyne Carrington, along with Garner’s original artwork, rare photographs, and unique glimpses into the Erroll Garner Archive. As Dr. Kelley writes in his essay, “Together, the various elements in Liberation In Swing mark the zenith of Garner’s career and provide more than ample proof of his preeminent place in music history. The Octave Records story is one that remains relevant today. It is the real story of Erroll Garner and Martha Glaser, and their quest for artistic freedom, a story of dreams and disappointments, triumphs and tribulations, invention and imagination.”