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Misty
Composer: Erroll Garner / Johnny Burke

Misty was performed Bob Weir / Rob Wasserman and by Ratdog.

The song was written as an instrumental by Erroll Garner in 1954 and first recorded by his trio that year. Johnny Burke subsequently wrote lyrics for the tune. The song, with lyrics, was popularized by Johnny Mathis. His single version reached #12 in the charts in 1959.



Errol Garner

Errol Garner recorded Misty a number of times and these recordings have been included on many Errol Garner and various artist compilations. Only a selection of these are listed below.

no info Contrasts, Erroll Garner, 1954
no info Other Voices, Erroll Garner, 1957
no info A Portrait Of Erroll, Errol Garner, 1957
no info Erroll Garner Plays Misty, Erroll Garner, 1961
no info One World Concert, Erroll Garner, 1961
no info Misty / Concert By The Sea, Erroll Garner, 1985
no info Compact Jazz, Erroll Garner, 1987
no info The Essence Of, Erroll Garner, 1994

Other recordings

Misty has been recorded by many hundreds of performers. A more comprehensive list may be added at a later date.

no info The Late, Late Show, Dakota Staton, 1957
no info Vaughan and Violins, Sarah Vaughan, 1959
no info Single (Broken-Hearted Melody / Misty), Sarah Vaughan, 1959
no info Single (Misty / The Story Of Our Love), Johnny Mathis, 1959
no info Heavenly, Johnny Mathis, 1959
no info Dance with Basie, Count Basie, 1959
no info Exploring The Scene, Poll Winners, 1960
no info The Shearing Touch, George Shearing, 1960
no info Around Midnight, Julie London, 1960
no info At The Showboat, Dick Morgan, 1960
no info Talk That Talk, Johnny Hammond Smith, 1960
no info Together Again!!!, Teddy Edwards & Howard McGhee, 1961
no info Soft Winds, Dorothy Ashby, 1961
no info More Soul, Hank Crawford, 1961
no info The Sound of the Guitar, Johnny Smith, 1961
no info In A Latin Bag, Cal Tjader, 1961
no info Sinatra & Strings, Frank Sinatra, 1961
no info Playtime, Buddy Rich, 1961
no info Danny Boy And Other Songs I Love To Sing, Andy Williams, 1961
no info Misty, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Shirley Scott, 1962
no info Adventures In Jazz, Stan Kenton, 1962
no info Bossa Nova Jazz Samba, Bud Shank & Clare Fischer, 1962
no info Marty After Midnight, Marty Robbins, 1962
no info Della On Stage , Della Reese, 1962
no info I'll Cry If I Want To, Lesley Gore, 1963
no info Sassy Swings The Tivoli, Sarah Vaughan, 1963
no info Ella In Berlin, Ella Fitzgerald, 1963
no info Single (Misty / Cry On), Lloyd Price, 1963
no info The Blues Soul Of, Johnny (Guitar) Watson, 1963
no info Shangri-La, Sonny Stitt, 1964
no info Single (Misty / My New Baby), Sonny Stitt, 1964
no info More 4 Freshmen And 5 Trombones, 4 Freshmen, 1964
no info Single (Misty / What Now, My Love?), Richard "Groove" Holmes, 1965
no info Soul Message, Richard "Groove" Holmes, 1965
no info Yeah!!!, Aretha Franklin, 1965
no info Yes, I'm Ready, Barbara Mason, 1965
no info Looking Through The Eyes Of Love, Gene Pitney, 1965
no info Harold Betters Meets Slide Hampton, Harold Betters / Slide Hampton, 1965
no info Heat Wave, Ahmad Jamal, 1966
no info All-Time Great Instrumental Hits, Howard Roberts, 1966
no info Misty, Richard "Groove" Holmes, 1967
no info Live And Swinging, Gerald Wilson, 1967
no info Boots Randolph With The Knightsbridge Strings & Voices, 1967
no info Willow Weep For Me, Wes Montgomery, 1968
no info The Best Of, Richard "Groove" Holmes, 1969
no info Black Velvet, O'Donel Levy, 1970
no info Slide Hampton, Slide Hampton, 1970
no info Everything Is Everything, Donny Hathaway, 1970
no info Something / Misty, Pete Fountain, 1970
no info Afternoon In Paris, Stéphane Grappelli, 1971
no info In The Beginning, Isaac Hayes, 1972
no info Single (Misty / Get Up And Do Something For Yourself), Solomon Burke, 1972
no info Misty, Collage, 1973
no info The Main Squeeze, Jimmy McGriff, 1974
no info Onsaya Joy, Richard "Groove" Holmes, 1974
no info Misty, Yamamoto Tsuyoshi Trio, 1974
no info Misty, Ray Stevens, 1975
no info Single (Misty / Sunshine), Ray Stevens, 1975
no info Stable Mable, Dexter Gordon Quartet, 1976
no info Joyful Jazz, Father Tom Vaughn, 1976
no info Shadows, Grachan Moncur III, 1977
no info Globetrotter, Clark Terry, 1977
no info Sunday Morning At The Montmartre, Ben Webster, 1977
no info Watch What Happens, L.A.4, 1978
no info Tribute, Hannibal Marvin Peterson, 1979
no info Live At Storyville, Billy Taylor, 1979
no info Fine And Dandy, Lou Donaldson With The Red Garland Trio, 1980
no info Blythe Spirit, Arthur Blythe, 1981
info Live, Stephane Grappelli and David Grisman, 1981
no info Live At Eddie Condon's, Glenn Zottola, 1981
no info Hits Right Up Your Street, The Shadows, 1981
no info Poem Song, Hannibal, 1981
no info Nigerian Marketplace, Oscar Peterson, 1982
no info My Buddy, Terry Gibbs & His West Coast Friends, 1982
no info Misty Red, Red Garland, 1982
no info Switch, Trio Karel Boehlee, 1984
no info The Big Jazz Trio, George Cables, 1985
no info Wait And See, Duke Jordan Trio, 1985
no info By Request, Kenny Drew, 1985
no info The Incredible, John Collins, 1985
no info Return To Happiness, Jazz At The Philharmonic, 1986
no info Blues in the Night, Vol.1: The Early Show, Etta James / Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, 1986
no info Gene Harris Trio Plus One, Gene Harris, 1986
info Meridien Dreams, Merl Saunders, 1988
no info The Nearness Of You, Dianne Reeves, 1988
no info The Bar, Roland Hanna, 1988
no info Loui's Blues, Louis Petrucciani, 1989
no info Manhattan Blues, Ricky Ford, 1989
no info Hamp: Ambassador At Large, Lionel Hampton, 1990
no info Standards: Live At The Village Vanguard, J.J. Johnson, 1991
no info I Remember, Dianne Reeves, 1991
no info Softly I Sing, Teresa Brewer, 1991
no info Dreamboat, Manhattan Projects, 1991
no info Reunion In Brussels, Earl "Fatha" Hines, 1992
no info Spirit Willie, Willie Williams, 1993
no info Truly Wonderful, Al Grey/ Jimmy Forrest Quintet, 1993
no info The Unspoken Word, Chico Freeman Quintet featuring Arthur Blythe, 1994
no info Heart and Soul: The Hank Crawford Anthology, Hank Crawford, 1994
no info One With The Wind, Hannibal Marvin Peterson, 1995
info That Good Feelin' / Talk That Talk, Johnny "Hammond" Smith, 1995
info 60 Great Jazz Classics at the Movies, Various Artists (Count Basie), 1995
no info Progressive Movements, Börje Fredriksson, 1996
no info The Chase! (expanded), Gene Ammons/Dexter Gordon, 1996
no info A Show of Hands, Victor Wooten, 1996
no info Groovin' It, Hank Marr, 1996
no info When Alto Was King, C.I. Williams, 1997
info Just Among Friends, Gerry Beaudoin Trio and Guests, 1998
no info Luminous / The Unspoken Word, Chico Freeman / Arthur Blythe, 1999
no info One On One, Clark Terry, 2000
no info The Complete Pacific Jazz Recordings, Gerald Wilson and His Orchestra, 2000
info Blues For A Gypsy, Frank Vignola, 2001
info Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America, Various Artists (Johnny Mathis), 2001
no info XXL, Dexter Gordon, 2002
no info Live at Montmarte, Clark Terry & Ernie Wilkins, 2003
no info Misty, Dexter Gordon, 2004
no info Whistling Away The Dark, Jeanette Lindström, 2006
no info Misty, Harold Mabern, 2008

 
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