Ode to an African Violet (Alternate Take) - Mort Garson

Mort Garson (born July 20th 1924 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada; died January 16th 2008, aged 83) was a prolific mid 20th century easy listening & pop composer and later an early electronic synthesizer pioneer. Early on Garson studied music at Juilliard and worked as a pianist and arranger before getting pulled into the Army near the end of World War Two. He could carry out any or all of the musical chores on any given session: composer, arranger, orchestrator, conductor, and even pianist if that was required.

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