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British-born pianist George Shearing's work for the MGM and Capitol record labels from the late '40s to the early '60s is collected on this 21-track compilation. Beginning with four tracks recorded for MGM in 1949 with his unique quintet of guitar, bass, drums, and vibraphone (which would double the melody he was playing with his right hand), Shearing's piano work is always tasteful and guaranteed to swing. Although the players regularly changed, he stuck with the quintet with vibraphone format throughout this period. Of special note are the three tracks included where Shearing backs up vocalists: 1951's "You're Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do?)" featuring Billy Eckstine, 1959's "You Came a Long Way From St. Louis" with Peggy Lee, and 1960's "The Nearness of You" featuring Nancy Wilson. There are also two solo tracks ("Tenderly" from 1950 and "Memories of You" from 1960) and one trio track ("What Is This Thing Called Love" from 1962). This disc does a very nice job of capturing the laid-back sound of Shearing and is a good place to start a collection of his work. It is also recommended to anyone looking for an album of quiet, romantic piano tunes.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
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AL DUBIN, ComposerLyricist - Harry Warren, ComposerLyricist - George Shearing, MainArtist - John Levy, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Denzil Best, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chuck Wayne, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Marjorie Hyams, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1949 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
George Shearing, MainArtist - BROOKS BOWMAN, ComposerLyricist - John Levy, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Denzil Best, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chuck Wayne, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Marjorie Hyams, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1949 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
George Shearing, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - John Levy, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Denzil Best, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chuck Wayne, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Marjorie Hyams, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1949 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gene DePaul, Composer - George Shearing, MainArtist - Don Raye, Author - Patricia Johnston, Composer - John Levy, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Denzil Best, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chuck Wayne, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Marjorie Hyams, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1949 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jack Lawrence, ComposerLyricist - George Shearing, MainArtist - WALTER GROSS, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1950 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Levy, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Denzil Best, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - George Shearing Quintet, MainArtist - Chuck Wayne, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Marjorie Hyams, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1950 Polydor Inc.
Jerome Kern, ComposerLyricist - Dorothy Fields, ComposerLyricist - George Shearing, MainArtist - John Levy, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Denzil Best, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chuck Wayne, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Marjorie Hyams, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1950 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
George Shearing, MainArtist - ALEC WILDER, ComposerLyricist - John Levy, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Denzil Best, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Don Elliott, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Chuck Wayne, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1951 Polydor Inc.
Joe Roland, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Donaldson, ComposerLyricist - George Shearing, MainArtist - Billy Eckstine, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Denzil Best, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Al McKibbon, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Dick Evans, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1951 Polydor Inc.
GEORGE DAVID WEISS, ComposerLyricist - George Shearing, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1952 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leo Robin, Author - George Shearing, MainArtist - LEWIS E. GENSLER, Composer - Bill Clark, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Toots Thielemans, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Cal Tjader, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Al McKibbon, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1953 Polydor Inc.
Armando Peraza, Bongos, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Woodlen, ComposerLyricist - Grace Sampson, ComposerLyricist - Mario Bauza, ComposerLyricist - George Devens, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - George Shearing, MainArtist - Bill Clark, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Toots Thielemans, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Al McKibbon, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1954 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Andy Razaf, ComposerLyricist - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - George Shearing, MainArtist - Eubie Blake, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Capitol Records, LLC
Armando Peraza, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Horace Silver, ComposerLyricist - Emil Richards, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Dakota Staton, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Shearing, MainArtist - Toots Thielemans, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Al McKibbon, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - José Enrique Fernández Cordero, ComposerLyricist - Greg Landau, ComposerLyricist - Percy Brice, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 Capitol Records, Inc.
Armando Peraza, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Duke Ellington, ComposerLyricist - Emil Richards, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Juan Tizol, ComposerLyricist - George Shearing, MainArtist - Toots Thielemans, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Al McKibbon, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Percy Brice, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 Capitol Records, Inc.
Armando Peraza, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Emil Richards, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - George Shearing, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - David Cavanaugh, Producer - Duke Jordan, Composer - Toots Thielemans, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Al McKibbon, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - The George Shearing Quintet, MainArtist - Percy Brice, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1960 Capitol Records, LLC
John Benson Brooks, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Bond, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Russell, ComposerLyricist - Peggy Lee, MainArtist - George Shearing, FeaturedArtist - Warren Chiasson, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Toots Thielemans, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Capitol Records, Inc.
George Shearing, MainArtist - Lester Young, ComposerLyricist - Lawrence Marable, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Warren Chiasson, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Dick Garcia, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Wyatt "Bull" Ruther, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1994 Capitol Records, Inc.
George Duvivier, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ned Washington, ComposerLyricist - HOAGY CARMICHAEL, ComposerLyricist - Nancy Wilson, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cavanaugh, Producer - George Shearing, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Morgan, Producer - Eddie Costa, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - George Shearing Quintet, MainArtist - Dick Garcia, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Bolden, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Capitol Records, LLC
Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - George Shearing, MainArtist - Israel Crosby, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Vernell Fournier, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1993 Capitol Records, Inc.
Gene Cherico, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Arlen, ComposerLyricist - E.Y. HARBURG, ComposerLyricist - George Shearing, MainArtist - Gary Burton, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Vernell Fournier, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Anthony, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 Capitol Records, Inc.
Album review
British-born pianist George Shearing's work for the MGM and Capitol record labels from the late '40s to the early '60s is collected on this 21-track compilation. Beginning with four tracks recorded for MGM in 1949 with his unique quintet of guitar, bass, drums, and vibraphone (which would double the melody he was playing with his right hand), Shearing's piano work is always tasteful and guaranteed to swing. Although the players regularly changed, he stuck with the quintet with vibraphone format throughout this period. Of special note are the three tracks included where Shearing backs up vocalists: 1951's "You're Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do?)" featuring Billy Eckstine, 1959's "You Came a Long Way From St. Louis" with Peggy Lee, and 1960's "The Nearness of You" featuring Nancy Wilson. There are also two solo tracks ("Tenderly" from 1950 and "Memories of You" from 1960) and one trio track ("What Is This Thing Called Love" from 1962). This disc does a very nice job of capturing the laid-back sound of Shearing and is a good place to start a collection of his work. It is also recommended to anyone looking for an album of quiet, romantic piano tunes.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
- Total length: 01:07:37
- Main artists: George Shearing
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve
- Genre: Jazz
© 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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