Misty (song) misty is a jazz standard written and originally recorded in 1954 by pianist erroll garner. He composed it as an instrumental in the traditional 32-bar format, and recorded it on july. We generally find ourselves very misty as to the precise limits of the expenditure on the projects which are put before us.

Written in 1954 by erroll garner, this jazz standard's best-known rendition is johnny mathis', despite recordings by other giants such as frank sinatra and ella fitzgerald. Don't you notice how Misty is the new york times best-selling author of life in motion, ballerina body, black ballerinas, and a picture book titled bunheads. She is also author of the award-winning children's picture book, firebird.