Blues alley jazz george shearing biography
George shearing - white satin.
George Shearing - Blues Alley Jazz (1979)
1. One for the Woofer (Taylor) 8:04 2.George shearing
Autumn in New York (Duke) 4:42 play 3. The Masquerade Is Over (Magidson, Wrubel) 6:18 4. That's What She Says (Fest 3:45 5. Soon It's Gonna Rain (Jones, Schmidt) 4:34 6.
Blues alley jazz george shearing biography
High and Inside (Torff) 3:28 play 7. For Every Man There's a Woman (Arlen, Robin) 3:41 8. This Couldn't Be the Real Thing (Mulligan, Torme) 3:17
George Shearing (piano); Brian Torff (bass).Pianist George Shearing started a productive ten-year association with the Concord label with this live set, a duo outing matching him with the brilliant bassist Brian Torff.
Their performances are virtuosic, intuitive, full of sly wit and always swinging; it is surprising that Torff did not become more famous. The close interaction between the two masterful musicians on such numbers as Billy Taylor's "One for the Woofer," "The Masquerade Is Over" and a humorous "Lazy River" are quite impressive as is Shearing's surprisingly effective v