Artist: George Shearing
Genre: Jazz
George Shearing was a British-American jazz pianist and composer known for his sophisticated style and the distinctive 'Shearing Sound' - a technique of playing melodies in block chords that became hugely influential. Born blind, Shearing developed an extraordinary musical ability and became one of the most successful jazz pianists of the post-war era. His composition 'Lullaby of Birdland,' written as a theme for the famous jazz club, became a jazz standard covered by countless artists. The George Shearing Quintet achieved mainstream popularity with their elegant, accessible approach to jazz. Shearing later performed in various duo and trio settings, often with vocalists. His playing combined bebop sophistication with melodic accessibility, making his music appealing to both jazz purists and general audiences. Shearing's influence on jazz piano and his contribution to popular jazz remain significant.
George Shearing vinyl records (17)
GEORGE SHEARING & MARIAN McPARTLAND Alone Together (1981 US 10-track LP collaboration pasted picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal wear & the vinyl appears barely played CJ-171) Track Listing: O Grande Amore To Bill Evans All Through The Night Born To Be Blue They Say Its Spring Alone Together Therell Be Other Times Nobody Else But Me Chasing Shadows Improvisation On A Theme by Carl Edson Jefferson
£9.75 used
GEORGE SHEARING The Best Of George Shearing (1964 UK 12-track MONO vinyl LP - a brilliant collection of Shearing favourites with his classic Quintet strings and his Latin influenced material including Roses Of Picardy Early Autumn September Song and more. Housed in a front laminated flipback picture sleeve
£12.00 used
GEORGE SHEARING Lullaby Of Birdland EP (1957 UK 4-track 7 vinyl EP also including The Continental Jumping With Symphony Sid & Nothing But D Best front laminated flipback picture sleeve. Both sleeve & vinyl remain in excellent condition with few signs of the passage of fifty years MGM-EP607)
£15.00 used
GEORGE SHEARING The Best Of (1982 UK issue of the 1964 12-track LP compilation a sure place to start for any newcomer picture sleeve. The sleeve shows a little ringwear and scuffing mainly to the backcover & the vinyl displays the odd faint hairline but looks barely played MFP5608) Track Listing: A1 Roses Of Picardy A2 Early Autumn A3 East Of The Sun A4 September Song A5 Little White Lies A6 Honeysuckle Rose B1 Lullaby Of Birdland B2 September In The Rain B3 You Dont Know What Love Is B4 Jumpin With Symphony Sid B5 Dream B6 You Stepped Out Of A Dream
£9.00 used
GEORGE SHEARING The Best Of (1978 UK 12-track LP compilation each track hand picked to demonstrate Shearings distinctive touch. The sleeve has a little light wear and the vinyl appears barely played CAPS1015) Track Listing: A1 Roses Of Picardy A2 Early Autumn A3 East Of The Sun A4 September Song A5 Little White Lies A6 Honeysuckle Rose B1 Lullaby Of Birdland B2 September In The Rain B3 You Dont Know What Love Is B4 Jumpin With Symphony Sid B5 Dream B6 You Stepped Out Of A Dream
£9.00 used
GEORGE SHEARING Latin Affair (Original 1960 US 12-track stereo LP on a rainbow-rim Capitol label pasted picture sleeve with Capitol company inner. The sleeve shows light wear and the vinyl is Excellent with little sign of play ST1275) Track Listing: 1. All Or Nothing At All 2. Lets Call The Whole Thing Off 3
£23.00 used
GEORGE SHEARING AND HIS QUINTET Jazz Conceptions (1958 UK 16-track mono vinyl LP fully laminated picture sleeve with scalloped flipbacks. The sleeve shows just a little light wear and the vinyl has minimal sign of play MGM-C769) Track Listing: Hows Trix. Bop Look And Listen Swedish Pastry Move Basic English Point And Counterpoint Rap Your Troubles In Drums Appreciation Carnegie Horizons Conception Good To The Last Bop Night Flight Simplicity Get Off My Bach Basso Profundo Mood For Milt
£17.00 used