This was a very spontaneous session.
For his second solo piano date for Concord, George Shearing picked out ten songs while he was at the studio and, without any real prior planning, simply played.
The results are consistently enjoyable as Shearing performs some of his favorite songs.
A few of the tunes (such as "You Don't Know What Love Is" and "East of the Sun") had long been part of his repertoire but some of the other songs (such as "My Silent Love," an unusual reworking of "Change Partners" and "Dream") are full of surprises.
An excellent outing.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Change PartnersIrving Berlin | George Shearing | Play | 04:53 | 11 MB | 14 MB |
| 2 | RamonaLouis Wolfe Gilbert | George Shearing | Play | 02:18 | 5 MB | 6 MB |
| 3 | PeopleBob Merrill, Jule Styne | George Shearing | Play | 04:55 | 11 MB | 14 MB |
| 4 | I Can't Get StartedVernon Duke, Ira Gershwin | George Shearing | Play | 04:23 | 10 MB | 14 MB |
| 5 | Wind in the WillowMarvin Fisher, Jack Segal | George Shearing | Play | 05:29 | 12 MB | 16 MB |
| 6 | East Of The Sun | George Shearing | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 14 MB |
| 26 mins | 60 MB | |||||
| 26 mins | 81 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabian André | Composer |
| 2 | Sylvia Rogers Barnes | Illustrations |
| 3 | Irving Berlin | Composer |
| 4 | Brooks Bowman | Composer |
| 5 | Gene DePaul | Composer |
| 6 | Vernon Duke | Composer |
| 7 | Phil Edwards | Engineer |
| 8 | Marvin Fisher | Composer |
| 9 | Ira Gershwin | Composer |
| 10 | Louis Wolfe Gilbert | Composer |
| 11 | Oscar Hammerstein II | Composer |
| 12 | Lorenz Hart | Composer |
| 13 | Dick Hendler | Art Direction |
| 14 | Edward Heyman | Composer |
| 15 | George Horn | Mastering |
| 16 | Carl Jefferson | Producer |
| 17 | Johnny Mercer | Composer |
| 18 | Bob Merrill | Composer |
| 19 | Don Raye | Composer |
| 20 | Richard Rodgers | Composer |
| 21 | Wilbur Schwandt | Composer |
| 22 | Jack Segal | Composer |
| 23 | George Shearing | Piano, Primary Artist |
| 24 | Jule Styne | Composer |
| 25 | Dana Suesse | Composer |
| 26 | John S. Wilson | Liner Notes |
George Shearing
2001 - 10 tracks
The Heart And Soul Of Joe Williams And George Shearing - Joe Williams, George Shearing
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |