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This is one of the earliest releases to feature George Shearing exclusively as a solo pianist, and the CD reissue of the long unavailable LP adds ten previously unissued tracks. He is rather surprisingly low-key on most of these interpretations, even though they are mostly ballads, possibly because of Capitol's original marketing concept. "Stella by Starlight" is especially odd, starting off rather dreamy and evolving into more of an arrangement that sounds as if a classical pianist is making a crossover recording. Many of the other songs have long since disappeared from the jazz scene (if any of them were regularly played) since the original record came out in the 1950s; they include long forgotten songs such as "Guilty," "Friendly Persuasion," "High on a Windy Hill," and "Sigh No More." The newly added material includes a version of "My Funny Valentine," which has a rather unusual bassline and later hints at various classical composers, especially Mozart. Music by Rachmaninov is incorporated into his arrangement of "Tenderly," and a theme by Poulenc is worked into "On the Street Where You Live"; there's also an interpretation of Debussy's "Reverie." Although this isn't a very representative release from George Shearing's considerable discography (spanning over a half century), it should not be condemned because it doesn't sound like his better-known jazz recordings. As long as one isn't expecting Shearing's typical locked hands and often humor-filled style that's heard on most of his releases, this CD should please any jazz fan who is in the mood for something mellow.
© Ken Dryden /TiVo
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Ned Washington, ComposerLyricist - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Victor P. Young, ComposerLyricist - George Shearing, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Armando Peraza, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cavanaugh, Producer - Emil Richards, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - George Shearing, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Frederick Loewe, ComposerLyricist - Alan Jay Lerner, ComposerLyricist - Jean Thielemans, Guitar, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Al McKibbon, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Percy Brice, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Gus Kahn, ComposerLyricist - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harry Akst, ComposerLyricist - George Shearing, MainArtist - Richard A. Whiting, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Dimitri Tiomkin, ComposerLyricist - Paul Francis Webster, ComposerLyricist - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Shearing, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Harold Arlen, ComposerLyricist - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leo Robin, ComposerLyricist - George Shearing, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Richard Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Oscar Hammerstein II , ComposerLyricist - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Shearing, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Joan Whitney, Composer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Shearing, MainArtist - Alex Kramer, Composer
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Hargreaves, Composer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Shearing, MainArtist - Tolchard Evans, Composer - Stan Damerell, Composer
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
FRANK LOESSER, ComposerLyricist - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Shearing, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Shearing, MainArtist - Noel Coward, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Richard Rodgers, Composer - Lorenz Hart, Author - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Shearing, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Fred Parris, ComposerLyricist - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Shearing, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny Burke, ComposerLyricist - George Shearing, MainArtist - Jimmy Van Heusen, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Jack Lawrence, ComposerLyricist - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Shearing, MainArtist - WALTER GROSS, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Shearing, MainArtist - Kay Swift, ComposerLyricist - Paul James, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Richard Rodgers, Composer - Lorenz Hart, Author - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Shearing, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Andy Razaf, ComposerLyricist - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - George Shearing, MainArtist - Eubie Blake, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Capitol Records, LLC
Billie Holiday, Composer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Shearing, MainArtist - Arthur Herzog Jr., Composer
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Jenkins, Composer - George Shearing, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Claude Debussy, ComposerLyricist - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Shearing, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
This is one of the earliest releases to feature George Shearing exclusively as a solo pianist, and the CD reissue of the long unavailable LP adds ten previously unissued tracks. He is rather surprisingly low-key on most of these interpretations, even though they are mostly ballads, possibly because of Capitol's original marketing concept. "Stella by Starlight" is especially odd, starting off rather dreamy and evolving into more of an arrangement that sounds as if a classical pianist is making a crossover recording. Many of the other songs have long since disappeared from the jazz scene (if any of them were regularly played) since the original record came out in the 1950s; they include long forgotten songs such as "Guilty," "Friendly Persuasion," "High on a Windy Hill," and "Sigh No More." The newly added material includes a version of "My Funny Valentine," which has a rather unusual bassline and later hints at various classical composers, especially Mozart. Music by Rachmaninov is incorporated into his arrangement of "Tenderly," and a theme by Poulenc is worked into "On the Street Where You Live"; there's also an interpretation of Debussy's "Reverie." Although this isn't a very representative release from George Shearing's considerable discography (spanning over a half century), it should not be condemned because it doesn't sound like his better-known jazz recordings. As long as one isn't expecting Shearing's typical locked hands and often humor-filled style that's heard on most of his releases, this CD should please any jazz fan who is in the mood for something mellow.
© Ken Dryden /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:09
- Main artists: George Shearing
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Blue Note Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 2001 Blue Note Records ℗ 2001 Blue Note Records
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