Originally Posted By: Planobilly


Can anyone here play the Erroll Garner version or does this just look difficult to a novice like me?


Imitating a master performer would be difficult if not impossible for most piano players. Instead of trying to copy, it might be better to look for patterns and techniques to add to your skill set. For example - arpeggiated chords or rolled chord inversions up or down the keyboard to fill in spaces left by long melody notes, playing the melody using parallel chords, sixths, or fifths, tremolo on the left hand chords, stride bass, chromatic runs leading into a melody note.

Your version of these techniques might be slower, or use fewer notes, but would still add more character and interest to the music.