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"He was a gentleman in the true sense. His motto [was] 'I refuse to complain when anybody says how are you, what's happening?' It's wonderful because nobody really wants to hear your troubles and you would like to forget it yourself. So it's a good motto. Lovely man."
-Eve Smith
Jazz pianist Linton Garner, elder brother of jazz pianist Erroll Garner, played in the Fletcher Henderson orchestra in the early 1940s. He worked as a composer, arranger and pianist with musicians such as Billy Eckstine, Dizzy Gillespie, and Miles Davis. Garner moved to Vancouver in 1974 where he performed at the Four Seasons Hotel, The Three Greenhorns, and Rossini's.
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-Eve Smith
Jazz pianist Linton Garner, elder brother of jazz pianist Erroll Garner, played in the Fletcher Henderson orchestra in the early 1940s. He worked as a composer, arranger and pianist with musicians such as Billy Eckstine, Dizzy Gillespie, and Miles Davis. Garner moved to Vancouver in 1974 where he performed at the Four Seasons Hotel, The Three Greenhorns, and Rossini's.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
JazzStreet Vancouver Interview
Smith, Eve. Interview with Kate Hammett-Vaughan. Vancouver, BC. 02 Nov 2005.
FOR MORE INFO
Read more about Linton Garner on vancouverjazz.com"Linton Garner: I Never Said Goodbye" (film)
Note: missing from musician credits is Don Fraser, drummer
