In 1947, George Shearing emigrated to the United States where he found a gig at the Hickory House among other places in New York City. His own mixture of classical, jazz, swing and bop which made him an immediate hit with patrons of various night clubs around the city. He joined up with the Oscar Pettiford trio before organizing his own quartet, taking as his mold the Benny Goodman Quartet with...
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By 1970, Shearing had felt he had gone as far as he could with the quintet sound, so he disbanded the group (just before he did this, I attended a concert by him with this group. They were still great) in 1978, favoring instead a trio or duo format, the former including a remarkable recording with his favorite artist from the early days Stephane Grapelli titled "The Reunion with George Shearing...
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Today, Sir George Shearing is retired from performing in public since falling down a flight of stairs at his a few years ago although he has continued to play for his own amusement. He certainly deserves his retirement after a lifetime of marvelous achievements. As he said in an interview after being knighted: "My mind keeps flashing back on my beginnings as pianist playing in a pub for the equ...
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George (now known as Sir George) Shearing (1919 - ) is a British born figure in American jazz who frequently is mentioned as one of the true innovators in all music. Although he was born blind, Shearing has successfully traversed the roles of pianist, composer, arranger with the greatest of ease. Shearing led a popular group of musicians and recorded for MGM, Capitol, Concord and Telarc for ove...
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I couldn't let this one number pass by and not include it with my week long survey of George Shearing. Here is his own arrangement for his quintet and strings of Ralph Burns' "Early Autmn." The haze that goes along with this chart is very ingenious, signaling that there is a bit of frost on the pumpkin during those late night walks with the one one loves.
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| 1 Theme: Oh Look at Me Now/You Are There |
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| 2 Call Me Irresponible |
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| 3 As Bach Would Say |
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| 4 Aren't You Glad You're You? |
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| 5 Waltz for Sheba |
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