The Best of George Shearing (1955 - 1960)

~ Release by George Shearing (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Midnight in the Air
double bass [b]:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1955-04-15)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Bill Clark (Drummer) (on 1955-04-15)
guitar [g]:
Toots Thielemans (on 1955-04-15)
piano:
Shearing (British jazz pianist) (on 1955-04-15)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Johnny Rae (US jazz drummer/vibraphonist) (on 1955-04-15)
recording of:
Midnight in the Air
composer:
Leonard Feather and George Shearing (British jazz pianist)
instrumental recording of:
Midnight in the Air
composer:
Leonard Feather and George Shearing (British jazz pianist)
42:29
2Have You Met Miss Jones
double bass [b]:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1956-01-26)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
possibly Percy Brice (on 1956-01-26)
guitar [g]:
Toots Thielemans (on 1956-01-26)
piano:
Shearing (British jazz pianist) (on 1956-01-26)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Johnny Rae (US jazz drummer/vibraphonist) (on 1956-01-26)
conductor:
Dennis Farnon (on 1956-01-26)
arranger:
Dennis Farnon
cover recording of:
Have You Met Miss Jones? (I’d Rather Be Right) (on 1956-01-26)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Williamson Music Company
part of:
I’d Rather Be Right
2:09
3Dancing on the Ceiling
double bass [b]:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1956-01-25)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
possibly Percy Brice (on 1956-01-25)
guitar [g]:
Toots Thielemans (on 1956-01-25)
piano:
Shearing (British jazz pianist) (on 1956-01-25)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Johnny Rae (US jazz drummer/vibraphonist) (on 1956-01-25)
conductor:
Dennis Farnon (on 1956-01-25)
arranger:
Dennis Farnon
cover recording of:
Dancing on the Ceiling (1930 Rodgers & Hart song) (on 1956-01-25)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1930)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1930)
5:26
4Cuban Love Song
double bass [b]:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1956-03-12)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Percy Brice (on 1956-03-12)
guitar [g]:
Toots Thielemans (on 1956-03-12)
percussion [Latin percussion]:
Armando Peraza (on 1956-03-12)
piano:
Shearing (British jazz pianist) (on 1956-03-12)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Johnny Rae (US jazz drummer/vibraphonist) (on 1956-03-12)
cover recording of:
Cuban Love Song (on 1956-03-12)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter) and Herbert Stothart (composer)
2:49
5The Folks Who Live on the Hill
double bass [b]:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1956-12-19)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Percy Brice (on 1956-12-19)
guitar [g]:
Toots Thielemans (on 1956-12-19)
piano:
Shearing (British jazz pianist) (on 1956-12-19)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Emil Richards (on 1956-12-19)
conductor:
Billy May (on 1956-12-19)
arranger:
May and Shearing (British jazz pianist)
cover recording of:
The Folks Who Live on the Hill (on 1956-12-19)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
High, Wide and Handsome (1937 film)
4:33
6Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You
double bass [b]:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1956-12-20)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Percy Brice (on 1956-12-20)
guitar [g]:
Toots Thielemans (on 1956-12-20)
piano:
Shearing (British jazz pianist) (on 1956-12-20)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Emil Richards (on 1956-12-20)
conductor:
Billy May (on 1956-12-20)
arranger:
May and Shearing (British jazz pianist)
cover recording of:
Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You (on 1956-12-20)
writer:
Marvin Fisher and Jack Segal (US songwriter)
4:37
7Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)
piano:
George Shearing (British jazz pianist) (on 1957-08-26)
cover recording of:
Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love) (on 1957-08-26)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Leo Feist, Inc.
part of:
The 29th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
2:51
8Later
bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (from 1957-07-27 until 1957-07-31)
double bass [bass]:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1957-07-30)
drums (drum set):
Percy Brice (from 1957-07-27 until 1957-07-31)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Percy Brice (on 1957-07-30)
guitar:
Toots Thielemans (on 1957-07-30)
percussion:
Armando Peraza (from 1957-07-27 until 1957-07-31)
piano:
George Shearing (British jazz pianist) (from 1957-07-27 until 1957-07-31) and Shearing (British jazz pianist) (on 1957-07-30)
vibraphone:
Emil Richards (from 1957-07-27 until 1957-07-31)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Emil Richards (on 1957-07-30)
remixer:
Ron McMaster (US mastering & cutting engineer)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (New York City) in New York, New York, United States (from 1957-07-27 until 1957-07-31)
recording of:
Later (from 1857-07-27 until 1957-07-31)
composer:
Ray Bryant (US jazz pianist, composer, and arranger)
2:21
9Cheek to Cheek
double bass [bass]:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1958-03-20)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Percy Brice (on 1958-03-20)
guitar:
Toots Thielemans (on 1958-03-20)
piano:
Shearing (British jazz pianist) (on 1958-03-20)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Emil Richards (on 1958-03-20)
conductor:
Billy May (on 1958-03-20)
arranger:
Billy May
cover recording of:
Cheek to Cheek (from “Top Hat”) (on 1958-03-20)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
publisher:
Irving Berlin (England) Music Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1935 nominee)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
2:44
10Sand in My Shoes
double bass [bass]:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1958-03-04)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Percy Brice (on 1958-03-04)
guitar:
Toots Thielemans (on 1958-03-04)
percussion [Latin percussion]:
Armando Peraza (on 1958-03-04)
piano:
Shearing (British jazz pianist) (on 1958-03-04)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Emil Richards (on 1958-03-04)
cover recording of:
Sand in My Shoes (on 1958-03-04)
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Victor Schertzinger
2:09
11Kinda Cute
double bass [bass]:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1958-02-27)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Percy Brice (on 1958-02-27)
guitar:
Toots Thielemans (on 1958-02-27)
piano:
Shearing (British jazz pianist) (on 1958-02-27)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Emil Richards (on 1958-02-27)
conductor:
Billy May (on 1958-02-27)
arranger:
Billy May
2:57
12September in the Rain
double bass [bass]:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1958-03-08)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Percy Brice (on 1958-03-08)
guitar:
Toots Thielemans (on 1958-03-08)
piano:
Shearing (British jazz pianist) (on 1958-03-08)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Emil Richards (on 1958-03-08)
cover recording of:
September in the Rain (on 1958-03-08)
lyricist:
Al Dubin (in 1937)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1937)
publisher:
Henrees Music co. (in 1937) and Peermusic (UK) Limited (in 1937)
3:17
13East of the Sun
double bass [bass]:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1958-03-08)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Percy Brice (on 1958-03-08)
guitar:
Toots Thielemans (on 1958-03-08)
piano:
Shearing (British jazz pianist) (on 1958-03-08)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Emil Richards (on 1958-03-08)
cover recording of:
East of the Sun (and West of the Moon) (on 1958-03-08)
lyricist and composer:
Brooks Bowman (in 1934)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp. and Chappell & Co.
3:22
14Estampa Cubano
guitar:
Toots Thielemans (on 1958-12-15)
percussion [Latin percussion]:
Armando Peraza (on 1958-12-15)
piano:
Shearing (British jazz pianist) (on 1958-12-15)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Emil Richards (on 1958-12-15)
2:58
15A Ship Without a Sail
double bass [bass]:
Wyatt Reuther (on 1959-10-21)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lawrence Marable (on 1959-10-21)
French horn:
Bob Northern (aka Brother Ah, French hornist and radio host) (on 1959-10-21) and Julius Watkins (on 1959-10-21)
guitar:
Dick Garcia (on 1959-10-21)
piano:
Shearing (British jazz pianist) (on 1959-10-21)
trombone:
Dick Brace (on 1959-10-21), Chuck Mason (on 1959-10-21), Hale Rood (a trombonist player) (on 1959-10-21) and Larry Wilson (jazz trombonist) (on 1959-10-21)
trumpet:
Lamar Wright (on 1959-10-21), Dan Little (on 1959-10-21), Cal Massey (on 1959-10-21) and Ben Ventura (on 1959-10-21)
tuba:
Zuke Zatcher (on 1959-10-21)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Warren Chiasson (on 1959-10-21)
arranger:
Shearing (British jazz pianist)
cover recording of:
A Ship Without a Sail (on 1959-10-21)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1929)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1929)
2:50
16Laura
double bass [bass]:
Carl Pruitt (Double bass player) (on 1959-03-02)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ray Mosca (on 1959-03-02)
guitar:
Toots Thielemans (on 1959-03-02)
piano:
Shearing (British jazz pianist) (on 1959-03-02)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Emil Richards (on 1959-03-02)
conductor:
Billy May (on 1959-03-02)
arranger:
Billy May
2:56
17Bernie's Tune
double bass [bass]:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (on 1958-03-27)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Percy Brice (on 1958-03-27)
guitar:
Toots Thielemans (on 1958-03-27)
piano:
Shearing (British jazz pianist) (on 1958-03-27)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Emil Richards (on 1958-03-27)
recorded at:
The Crescendo (1950s Hollywood, CA Nightclub) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1958-03-27)
3:41
18Canadian Sunset
double bass [bass]:
Wyatt Reuther (on 1960-03-14)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lawrence Marable (on 1960-03-14)
guitar:
Dick Garcia (on 1960-03-14)
piano:
George Shearing (British jazz pianist) (on 1960-03-14)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Warren Chiasson (on 1960-03-14)
conductor:
Billy May (on 1960-03-14)
arranger:
Billy May
cover recording of:
Canadian Sunset (on 1960-03-14)
lyricist:
Norman Gimbel
writer:
Eddie Heywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.)
composer:
Eddie Heywood (pianist, composer and bandleader, aka Eddie Heywood Jr.)
publisher:
Chappell-Morris Ltd. and Meridian Music
2:59

Credits

Release

mastering:Malcolm Addey
compiler:Ted Daryll (US songwriter & record producer)
design:Franko Caligiuri (art director, designer)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/9069911 [info]
ASIN:US: B000005H10 [info]