alocispepraluger102 Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 (edited) shearing fans here? Edited April 3, 2007 by alocispepraluger102 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 Oui -_- Been a fan for long. Loved the MGM sides! His Mosaic Live Capitol set has also been a favorite for a long time! I rate his 'Conception' as one of the best bebop composition! His 'Lullaby of Birdland' is a classic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 Fan? Dunno ...... but I like his music most of the time. I'd opt for a Mosaic of his complete MGM sides any time - this material is much better than one would think, and the sidemen were excellent. Love the Capitol live set Brownie mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 And: Shearing had a much more organic way of integrating his Classical training than most others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmilovan Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 (edited) Big fan, count me in! His music can touch my mind in such strong way it's hard to describe! Anyone heard his 1941-43 records for Parlophone, these are my favourite, as well as his "classic" MGM 1948-54 recordings... the way he created his "Shearing Sound" is unforgettable - vibraphon, electric guitar, piano, bass and drums melted in such unrepeatable way... And also from 1941-43 - bunch of sessions with Grapelly in London... he used to play his emulation of Teddy Wilson/Art Tatum with so much personal touch... Edited April 3, 2007 by mmilovan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 For a few years I was a big fan, with the Mosaic box, a Capitol LP, cassette and CD, a Concord double CD and a Mack Avenue CD. But then suddenly I became somewhat tired of him. I still listen to everything I have of him at least once a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 The latin albums on Capitol are good, if a bit predictable after a while. The schmaltzy albums on Capitol have some great cover art! There's usually a gem or two tucked away on those. His Capitol bossa album has woodwind arrangements by Claire Fischer which are similar in style to the Cal Tjader Contemporary music of Mexico and Brazil. I have the MGM stuff on reissue LPs from the 50s and they are the most satisfying overall. And I never pass up any of his solo piano albums, regardless of the year or width of his lapel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted April 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 (edited) The latin albums on Capitol are good, if a bit predictable after a while. The schmaltzy albums on Capitol have some great cover art! There's usually a gem or two tucked away on those. His Capitol bossa album has woodwind arrangements by Claire Fischer which are similar in style to the Cal Tjader Contemporary music of Mexico and Brazil. I have the MGM stuff on reissue LPs from the 50s and they are the most satisfying overall. And I never pass up any of his solo piano albums, regardless of the year or width of his lapel. 3 of the more obscure gorgeous caps are concerto for my love, out of the woods, and blue chiffon. i love his torme duo recordings. efforts like nightingale sang in.......are exceptional. his reverance for art tatum is well known. Edited April 5, 2007 by alocispepraluger102 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmilovan Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 And I never pass up any of his solo piano albums, regardless of the year or width of his lapel. Must say that one of his solo Capitol albums ("The Shearing Piano", reissued in 2001 by Capitol, Capitol Jazz 7243 5 31574 2 5) was real treasure of various approaches to well known jazz standarads. Still, one title from that album "It Never Entered My Mind" caught me as very pleasant one, and intelligent by inclusion of Eric Satie touch in his playing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 A superb Shearing album is his duo date with Jim Hall 'First Edition' that was recorded for Concord when the label was releasing great music of its own! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neveronfriday Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 A superb Shearing album is his duo date with Jim Hall 'First Edition' that was recorded for Concord when the label was releasing great music of its own! I passed that one up a few years ago and could kick myself. Try finding that cheap anywhere today. :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted April 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 And I never pass up any of his solo piano albums, regardless of the year or width of his lapel. Must say that one of his solo Capitol albums ("The Shearing Piano", reissued in 2001 by Capitol, Capitol Jazz 7243 5 31574 2 5) was real treasure of various approaches to well known jazz standarads. Still, one title from that album "It Never Entered My Mind" caught me as very pleasant one, and intelligent by inclusion of Eric Satie touch in his playing... god, yes. that has been a personal favorite. check out his very brooding 'moritat' from 'grand piano,' more most moving shearing at his absolute finest, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 I don't have much, but I like George Shearing and the Montgomery Brothers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted April 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 I don't have much, but I like George Shearing and the Montgomery Brothers. the gorgeous kismet. indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmilovan Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 And I never pass up any of his solo piano albums, regardless of the year or width of his lapel. Must say that one of his solo Capitol albums ("The Shearing Piano", reissued in 2001 by Capitol, Capitol Jazz 7243 5 31574 2 5) was real treasure of various approaches to well known jazz standarads. Still, one title from that album "It Never Entered My Mind" caught me as very pleasant one, and intelligent by inclusion of Eric Satie touch in his playing... god, yes. that has been a personal favorite. check out his very brooding 'moritat' from 'grand piano,' more most moving shearing at his absolute finest, There is one more, that I quote as my personal favorite usually: solo/overdub of "Summertime" from his classic MGM 1949-55 days (recorded June 28, 1949) - one of the cleverest early usage of overdubbing, ever. And usage of technique and emotions as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neveronfriday Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 (edited) Just pulled some Shearing off the shelves that I have (unordered list): My faves: a) The George Shearing/Cannonball Adderley Quintets at Newport (Pablo, 1957/2002). The sound isn't pristine, but Kirk Felton got the best out of the transfer. Great sessions with one tune (Soul Station) featuring the Shearing Quintett and the Adderly brothers. b) George Shearing Quintet, On the Sunny Side of the Strip (1960), GNP/Crescendo. Nice boppish live set (I think this one was reissued on the Mosaic?). c) George Shearing Quintet, Back to Birdland, Telarc 2001. A fantastic live set with excellent sound. It's one I often recommend to people to get and start out with. d) Ditto with George Shearing Trio, I Hear a Rhapsody: Live at the Blue Note, Telarc 1992. Good sound, great ensemble playing (these guys are tight). e) Although the third LP reissued on this set is NOT my cup of tea (schmaltzy strings that make my speakers first weep and then melt, although the whole setup is saved by Shearing's playing and Oersted-Pedersen on bass), George Shearing: Three Originals (Light, Airy and Swinging; Continental Experience; On Target) which reissues three sessions Shearing recorded for MPS 1973 (San Francisco), 1974 (Villingen, Germany) and 1979 (ditto, plus orchestra recorded at a studio in Wembley, England) and were engineered by Hans-Georg Brunner-Schwer (all of his stuff just sounds superb) are wonderful. That's 19 tracks of primo Shearing plus 9 tracks of schmaltz. Not a bad ratio. This one's hard to find and I bought it off someone (who scribbled his notes in the booklet ) for 3 Euro. Best 3 Euro I ever spent. f) George Shearing, Grand Piano, Concord 1985. Great stuff. g) One of those rip-off Membran "Original Long Play Albums", A Jazz Date with George Shearing (tracks recorded 49-53 and taken off various albums I can't remember without checking) is not bad at all. More than decent sound, good Shearing. Other stuff: 1) George Shearing, Duets, Concord 2002 (1980-1991) is a mixed bag. Taken from various Telarc albums from the 80s (and not limited to duets as there are trio and quartet tracks), there's great stuff here (Shearing and Hall) and pretty mediocre stuff. Great sound throughout. 2) Reflections (Best-of 1992-1998) collects the supposedly best tracks of various Telarc releases. Good to great, with various instrumentations, but altogether I'm not a fan of compilations, so ... 3) The Shearing 4-CD box "From Battersea to Broadway" (Proper) sucks. Yes, it's got lots of great material but the sound is just crap. Sorry. I'm going to start hunting around for much of this material in better sound quality, should it be available. 4) Was given the Pizzarelli/Shearing Quintet CD entitled "The Rare Delight of You" as a present. Shearing is great, but I just can't warm to Pizarelli's voice - and God knows I've tried. Hence, the CD is pretty much ruined for me. Plus: I have more Shearing, like the Verve Definitive comp plus about 5 or 6 other CDs, but those have gone "missing" ... meaning I lent them to someone and haven't gotten them back yet. Those 5 or 6 are all 50s and 60s material, uniformly excellent, but I can't recall the titles right now. I also have the Shearing Nat Cole CD from Telarc but am too lazy to find it on some pile now (love that one) and a bunch of LPs that have been packed away forever (60s stuff). Yeah, I'm a (minor) fan. Edited April 17, 2007 by neveronfriday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 oh yeah!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmilovan Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 Today, I went to my daily portion of listenting to "Shearing Sound", and I found one tune that really like the more I listened to. It's "In a Chinese Garden", piece played straight with not so improvisation parts. And, what's most important, the more I listen to him the more I like everything he did. I dig that stuff with strings, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 shearing fans here? Haven't done it in years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 Today, I went to my daily portion of listenting to "Shearing Sound", and I found one tune that really like the more I listened to. It's "In a Chinese Garden", piece played straight with not so improvisation parts. I LOVE this piece. I have it as a 2-parter on an MGM album, "An Evening With." Unfortunately, on my copy, there are pitch issues on side 1. I think it was mastered at a slightly slower speed (based on the low notes the vibes play and the flabby drum sounds). Is this track on CD anywhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man with the Golden Arm Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 shearing fans here? Haven't done it in years. are you wearing them tinted contacts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmilovan Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 Today, I went to my daily portion of listenting to "Shearing Sound", and I found one tune that really like the more I listened to. It's "In a Chinese Garden", piece played straight with not so improvisation parts. I LOVE this piece. I have it as a 2-parter on an MGM album, "An Evening With." Unfortunately, on my copy, there are pitch issues on side 1. I think it was mastered at a slightly slower speed (based on the low notes the vibes play and the flabby drum sounds). Is this track on CD anywhere? I have it on Proper CD set. Once digitized, pitch corrections of such files are piece of cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 Once digitized, pitch corrections of such files are piece of cake. Yeah, I don't transfer too much vinyl to CD, but i need to do that album. It may be my favorite of the MGM collections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 How is the sound on those Proper CDs? Any improvement over the MGM LPs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 shearing fans here? Haven't done it in years. are you wearing them tinted contacts? Nah. I couldn't find the "green eye removal" setting on the darn camera. Bet most of the guys here have to pay women for this kind of treatment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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