George Shearing - In Dixieland
George Shearing - In Dixieland
Jazz | EAC-Rip | FLAC-5 Image+CUE+LOG | 348 MB.
400dpi. Complete Scans (JPG): 17,0 MB. | WinRar, 5% recovery record included
Audio CD (August 28, 1989) | Label: Concord Records | Catalog#: CCD-4388 | Org. Release Date: 1989 | 60:05 min.
Jazz | EAC-Rip | FLAC-5 Image+CUE+LOG | 348 MB.
400dpi. Complete Scans (JPG): 17,0 MB. | WinRar, 5% recovery record included
Audio CD (August 28, 1989) | Label: Concord Records | Catalog#: CCD-4388 | Org. Release Date: 1989 | 60:05 min.
Personnel:
George Shearing - piano
Kenny Davern - clarinet
Jerry Fuller - drums
George Masso - trombone
Ken Peplowski - tenor saxophone
Neil Swainson - bass
Warren Vache - cornet
Produced by Carl E. Jefferson
Recorded & Remixed at A & R Recording Studios, New York, February-1989
Recording & Remix Engineer: A. T. Michael McDonald
Assistant Recording Engineers: Ollie Cotton & Stan Wallace
Except: "Fascinating Rhythm" and "Honeysuckle Rose"; Recorded at Coast Recorders,
San Francisco, CA, Recording Engineer: Phil Edwards
Mastered by George Horn
Art Direction: Sandi Young
(p) 1989 - Concord Jazz, Inc. Marca Registrada
Sir George Shearing, OBE (born August 13, 1919) is an Anglo-American jazz pianist who for many years led a popular
jazz group which recorded for MGM Records and Capitol Records. The composer of over 300 titles, he has had multiple
albums on the Billboard charts during the 1950s, 1960s, 1980s and 1990s.
He became known for a piano technique known as Shearing's voicing, a type of double melody block chord, with an
additional fifth part that doubles the melody an octave lower.
Shearing's interest in classical music resulted in some performances with concert orchestras in the 1950s and 1960s,
and his solos frequently draw upon the music of Debussy and, particularly, Erik Satie for inspiration.
Early life
–––––––––-
Born in Battersea, London, Shearing was the youngest of nine children. He was born blind to working class parents:
his father delivered coal and his mother cleaned trains in the evening. He started to learn piano at the age of three
and began formal training at Linden Lodge School for the Blind, where he spent four years.
Though offered several scholarships, Shearing opted to perform at a local pub, the Mason's Arms in Lambeth, for
"25 bob a week" playing piano and accordion. He even joined an all-blind band during that time and was influenced
by the albums of Teddy Wilson and Fats Waller. He made his first BBC radio appearance during this time after befriending
Leonard Feather, with whom he started recording in 1937. In 1940, Shearing joined Harry Parry's popular band and
contributed to the comeback of Stéphane Grappelli. Shearing won seven consecutive Melody Maker polls during this time.
Around that time he was also a member of George Evans' Saxes 'n' Sevens band.
The U.S. years
–––––––––
In 1947, Shearing emigrated to the United States, where his harmonically complex style mixed swing, bop and
modern classical influences. One of his first gigs in the States was at the Hickory House. He performed with the
Oscar Pettiford Trio and led a quartet with Buddy DeFranco, which led to contractual problems since Shearing was with
MGM and DeFranco was with Capitol Records. In 1949, he formed the first "George Shearing Quintet", a band with
Margie Hyams (vibraphone), Chuck Wayne (guitar), later replaced by Toots Thielemans (billed as John Tillman),
John Levy (bass) and Denzil Best (drums) and recorded for Discovery, Savoy and MGM, including the immensely popular
single, "September in the Rain" (MGM), which sold over 900,000 copies; "my other hit" to accompany
"Lullaby of Birdland". Shearing himself would write of this hit that it was "as accidental as it could be."
In 1956, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States. He continued to play with his quintet, with augmented
players through the years, and recorded with Capitol until 1969. He created his own label, Sheba, that lasted a
few years.
1970s
––––––
In 1970 he began to "phase out his by-now-predictable quintet" and disbanded the group in 1978. One of his more notable
albums during this period was The Reunion, With George Shearing (Verve 1976), made in collaboration with bassist
Andy Simpkins and drummer Rusty Jones, which featured Stéphane Grappelli, the musician with whom he had debuted as a
sideman decades before. Later, Shearing played with a trio, as a solo and increasingly in duo. Among his collaborations
have been sets with the Montgomery Brothers, Marian McPartland, Brian Q. Torff, Jim Hall, Hank Jones and Kenny Davern.
In 1979, Shearing signed with Concord Records, in particular working with Mel Tormé. This collaboration garnered
Shearing and Tormé two Grammys, one in 1983 and then another in the following year.
Musical collaborations
–––––––––––––––
Shearing has also collaborated with singers including Nat King Cole, Peggy Lee, Ernestine Anderson, Dakota Staton,
Carmen McRae, Nancy Wilson and, most notably, Mel Tormé, with whom he performed frequently in the late 80s and
early 90s at festivals, on radio and for recordings.
In the 1990s and 2000s, Shearing performed and recorded extensively in a duo format with the Canadian bassist
Neil Swainson. Shearing also made a recording with the classical French horn player Barry Tuckwell.
Shearing collaborated with the John Pizzarelli Trio to create the album The Rare Delight of You, which garnered
extremely good reviews. The album cover, featuring Pizzarelli and Shearing posing in front of a solid blue background,
was designed to resemble the cover of Nat King Cole Sings, George Shearing Plays, a legendary jazz recording with
which it shares some similarities in style.
for more, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Shearing
jazz group which recorded for MGM Records and Capitol Records. The composer of over 300 titles, he has had multiple
albums on the Billboard charts during the 1950s, 1960s, 1980s and 1990s.
He became known for a piano technique known as Shearing's voicing, a type of double melody block chord, with an
additional fifth part that doubles the melody an octave lower.
Shearing's interest in classical music resulted in some performances with concert orchestras in the 1950s and 1960s,
and his solos frequently draw upon the music of Debussy and, particularly, Erik Satie for inspiration.
Early life
–––––––––-
Born in Battersea, London, Shearing was the youngest of nine children. He was born blind to working class parents:
his father delivered coal and his mother cleaned trains in the evening. He started to learn piano at the age of three
and began formal training at Linden Lodge School for the Blind, where he spent four years.
Though offered several scholarships, Shearing opted to perform at a local pub, the Mason's Arms in Lambeth, for
"25 bob a week" playing piano and accordion. He even joined an all-blind band during that time and was influenced
by the albums of Teddy Wilson and Fats Waller. He made his first BBC radio appearance during this time after befriending
Leonard Feather, with whom he started recording in 1937. In 1940, Shearing joined Harry Parry's popular band and
contributed to the comeback of Stéphane Grappelli. Shearing won seven consecutive Melody Maker polls during this time.
Around that time he was also a member of George Evans' Saxes 'n' Sevens band.
The U.S. years
–––––––––
In 1947, Shearing emigrated to the United States, where his harmonically complex style mixed swing, bop and
modern classical influences. One of his first gigs in the States was at the Hickory House. He performed with the
Oscar Pettiford Trio and led a quartet with Buddy DeFranco, which led to contractual problems since Shearing was with
MGM and DeFranco was with Capitol Records. In 1949, he formed the first "George Shearing Quintet", a band with
Margie Hyams (vibraphone), Chuck Wayne (guitar), later replaced by Toots Thielemans (billed as John Tillman),
John Levy (bass) and Denzil Best (drums) and recorded for Discovery, Savoy and MGM, including the immensely popular
single, "September in the Rain" (MGM), which sold over 900,000 copies; "my other hit" to accompany
"Lullaby of Birdland". Shearing himself would write of this hit that it was "as accidental as it could be."
In 1956, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States. He continued to play with his quintet, with augmented
players through the years, and recorded with Capitol until 1969. He created his own label, Sheba, that lasted a
few years.
1970s
––––––
In 1970 he began to "phase out his by-now-predictable quintet" and disbanded the group in 1978. One of his more notable
albums during this period was The Reunion, With George Shearing (Verve 1976), made in collaboration with bassist
Andy Simpkins and drummer Rusty Jones, which featured Stéphane Grappelli, the musician with whom he had debuted as a
sideman decades before. Later, Shearing played with a trio, as a solo and increasingly in duo. Among his collaborations
have been sets with the Montgomery Brothers, Marian McPartland, Brian Q. Torff, Jim Hall, Hank Jones and Kenny Davern.
In 1979, Shearing signed with Concord Records, in particular working with Mel Tormé. This collaboration garnered
Shearing and Tormé two Grammys, one in 1983 and then another in the following year.
Musical collaborations
–––––––––––––––
Shearing has also collaborated with singers including Nat King Cole, Peggy Lee, Ernestine Anderson, Dakota Staton,
Carmen McRae, Nancy Wilson and, most notably, Mel Tormé, with whom he performed frequently in the late 80s and
early 90s at festivals, on radio and for recordings.
In the 1990s and 2000s, Shearing performed and recorded extensively in a duo format with the Canadian bassist
Neil Swainson. Shearing also made a recording with the classical French horn player Barry Tuckwell.
Shearing collaborated with the John Pizzarelli Trio to create the album The Rare Delight of You, which garnered
extremely good reviews. The album cover, featuring Pizzarelli and Shearing posing in front of a solid blue background,
was designed to resemble the cover of Nat King Cole Sings, George Shearing Plays, a legendary jazz recording with
which it shares some similarities in style.
for more, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Shearing
Tracklist:
01. Clap Your Hands (George & Ira Gershwin)
02. Mighty Like the Blues (Leonard Feather)
03. Truckin' (Ted Koehler & Rube Bloom)
04. Fascinating Rhythm (George & Ira Gershwin)
05. Destination Mood (Marvin Fisher & Roy Alfred)
06. New Orleans (Hoagy Carmichael)
07. Soon (George & Ira Gershwin)
08. Take Five (Paul Desmond)
09. Lullaby of Birdland (George Shearing & George Weiss)
10. Jazz Me Blues (Tom Delaney)
11. Blue Monk (Thelonious Monk)
12. Desafinado (A. Carlos Jobim)
13. Honeysuckle Rose (Thomas "Fats" Waller & Andy Razaf)
14. Alice in Dixieland (George Shearing)
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