Piano (George Shearing album)

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Piano

Studio album by

George Shearing

Released

May 1989

Recorded

1989

Genre

Jazz

Length

53:26

George Shearing chronology

George Shearing in Dixieland
(1988)

Piano
(1989)

Mel and George "Do" World War II
(1989)

Piano is a 1989 solo album by jazz pianist George Shearing.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[2]

Scott Yanow reviewed the album for AllMusic and wrote that "The emphasis is on slower tempos and relaxed improvising but Shearing's distinctive solos and subtle creativity hold on to one's interest throughout. A tasteful set".^[1]

Track listing

"It Had to Be You" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) – 4:30
"Daisy" – 5:15
"Thinking of You" – 2:47
"Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Charles N. Daniels, Harry Tobias) – 3:43
"It's You or No One" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 2:23
"Wendy" (Milt Raskin, George Shearing) – 3:55
"Am I Blue?" (Harry Akst, Grant Clarke) – 3:30
"Miss Invisible" – 5:11
"You're My Everything" (Mort Dixon, Harry Warren, Joe Young) – 4:22
"John O'Groats" – 3:04
"Waltz for Claudia" (Kevin Gibbs) – 3:14
"For You" (Joe Burke, Al Dubin) – 4:12
"Children's Waltz" – 4:06
"Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe" (Harold Arlen, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg) – 4:13

Personnel

George Shearing – piano

Production

Phil Edwards – engineer
Willis Conover – liner notes
George Horn – mastering
Carl Jefferson – producer
Richard Avedon – photography
Jim Hilson – assistant engineer
Michael McDonald – engineer, remixing

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Piano at AllMusic
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1287. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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