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ALBUMDonna Lee - SingleArkadia Jazz All-Stars, George Shearing & Neil Swainson
Albums by George Shearing
ALBUMWorld Broadcast RecordingsGeorge Shearing
ALBUMThe Many Facets of George ShearingGeorge Shearing & Andrew Simpkins
ALBUMBossa NovaGeorge Shearing
ALBUMMusic to HearGeorge Shearing
ALBUMHopeless RomanticsGeorge Shearing & Michael Feinstein
ALBUMLike Fine WineGeorge Shearing
ALBUMTimeless: George ShearingGeorge Shearing
ALBUMFavorite ThingsGeorge Shearing
ALBUMWalkin' (Live At The Blue Note, New York City, NY / February 27-29, 1992)George Shearing
ALBUMHow Beautiful Is NightGeorge Shearing & The Robert Farnon Orchestra
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Joe Williams & George Shearing
Artist Playlists
George Shearing Essentials
The classically inspired bebopper also wrote hit tunes.
Artist Biography
London-born George Shearing was a classically trained pianist when he began to absorb the work of the great jazz pianists from records, and brought his training and natural improvisational gifts with him to New York in the late '40s. The historic quintet (piano, vibes, guitar, bass, drums) he led at that time was among the first small jazz groups to achieve widespread popularity. In the late '50s, while performing classical work with symphony orchestras, he would sometimes include arrangements that featured his quintet.
Hometown
London, England
Genre
Jazz