Shearing Piano [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

George Shearing

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 5, 2001)
• Original Release Date: December 10, 1956
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Blue Note Records
• ASIN: B00005JH4U
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #49,037 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A demonstration record on pianism, December 29, 2004

By	Ian Muldoon (Coffs Harbour, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

I've been a fan of Mr Shearing since his MGM days and his bebop
masterpieces of the forties when such musicians as the great Ms Margery Hyams and Mr Denzil Best were in his quintet remain some of my favourite memories of that period. His Lullaby of Birdland after all is a classic, and his interpretations of East of the Sun and September in the Rain which highlights his use of locked hands are iconic pieces from that period. Nevertheless,I confess he lost me for much of the intervening years when the music he issued on CD tended towards, at least to my ear, cruise ship music or cocktail jazz. The CD before you, rescued by Mr Cuscuna, is an absolute gem and a stunning example of Mr Shearing's pianism. May I draw your attention to just one track - Stella by Starlight - and dig it as an exemplary interpretation of a standard made magic by a formidable technique and a musical intelligence and imagination of the highest order. This may be the single finest Shearing album I own and include in that estimation all his quintet work on the Mosaic reissue.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Magic, May 27, 2008

By	rvmama (Lantana, FL) - See all my reviews

The Shearing Piano CD is pure magic. Loved every track; some were absolutely haunting.

1 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars It never entered my mind-solo piano by George Shearing, August 6, 2007

By	P. Jothy - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought the Cd specifically for the title piece which I had heard on ABC Classic FM Radio. The CD piece was not quite the same. Unfortunately, your website did not enable me to listen before buying. What I had heard on radio was a version played by George Shearing to a perfect and beautiful Waltz rhythm. I am a dancer, and I was disappointed that the CD did not have the right music I was looking for.