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George Shearing

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Born
13 August 1919
Born In
Battersea, Wandsworth, London, England, United Kingdom
Died
14 February 2011 (aged 91)
George Shearing (13 August 1919 – February 14, 2011) was a well-known pianist and inventor of the famous "Shearing Sound": a form of smooth cocktail jazz characterised by block chords played on the piano along with similar chords played on the vibraphone. Shearing was born in the Battersea area of London, United Kingdom. Congenitally blind, he was the youngest of nine children. He started to learn piano at the age of three. After limited training and extensive listening to recorded jazz, he began playing at hotels, clubs and pubs in the London area, sometimes solo, o… read more
George Shearing (13 August 1919 – February 14, 2011) was a well-known pianist and inventor of the famous "Shearing Sound": a form of smooth cocktail jazz characterised by block chords played on the piano along with similar chords played on the vibraphone. Shearing was born in t… read more
George Shearing (13 August 1919 – February 14, 2011) was a well-known pianist and inventor of the famous "Shearing Sound": a form of smooth cocktail jazz characterised by block chords played on the piano along with similar chords played on the vibraphone. Shearing was born in the Battersea area of London, United Kingdom. Congenitally blind, he was… read more

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1 The Shearing Piano Guilty
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 159 listeners
2 Play track Lullaby Of Birdland I'll Never Smile Again
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3 The Complete Gershwin Songbooks They All Laughed
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4 Play track The Shearing Piano On the Street Where You Live
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5 Verve Jazz Masters 57 I'll Remember April
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6 In The Night - 2003 Digital Remaster In The Night - 2003 Digital Remaster
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7 Play track Verve Jazz Masters 57 Lullaby of Birdland
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8 At First Sight It Never Entered My Mind
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9 Out of This World Here, There and Everywhere
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10 Verve Jazz Masters 57 I Didn't Know What Time It Was
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  1. 40,588 listeners

    1957 · 10 tracks

    The Shearing Piano
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  2. 23,831 listeners

    1 Jan 1996 · 16 tracks

    Verve Jazz Masters 57
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  3. 18,761 listeners

    1 Jan 1953 · 16 tracks

    Lullaby Of Birdland
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    1967 · 10 tracks

    You Stepped Out Of A Dream
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