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George Shearing With Quintet And Woodwinds Choir
"Deep Velvet"
Since George Shearing first
turned his talents toward
romantic moods a few years ago
in such albums as Velvet Carpet
and Black Satin, this excellent
pianist-arranger has set the
standard for music that combines
rich melody and orchestration
with something a little more
subtle, a bit more sophisticated.
And though the Shearing sound.
is often copied, it is never
duplicated. It's unique, and it's
acclaimed for that uniqueness.
In this album, the Shearing piano
and Quintet are for the first time
set against a choir of twelve
woodwinds, and the effect is both
beautiful and strikingly new —
a refreshing caress for
the tasteful music that sets
the stage for love.
...
GEORGE
SHEARING
WITH QUINTET
AND WOODWIND CHOIR
create moods
as lush and caressing as
DEEP
VELVET
(album notes)
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Sir George Albert Shearing OBE (13 August 1919 – 14 February 2011) was a British jazz pianist who for many years led a popular jazz group that recorded for Discovery Records, MGM Records and Capitol Records. Shearing was the composer of over 300 songs, including the jazz standards "Lullaby of Birdland" and "Conception", and had multiple albums on the Billboard charts during the 1950s, 1960s, 1980s and 1990s.
Born in Battersea, London, Shearing was the youngest of nine children. He was born blind to working-class parents: his father delivered coal and his mother cleaned trains in the evening. He started to learn piano at the age of three and began formal training at Linden Lodge School for the Blind, where he spent four years.
Though he was offered several scholarships, Shearing opted to perform at a local pub, the Mason's Arms in Lambeth, for "25 bob a week" playing piano and accordion. ... -- Wikipedia
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