Description
Sir George Albert Shearing (13 August 1919 – 14 February 2011) was a British jazz pianist. Shearing was the composer of over 300 songs, including the jazz standards “Lullaby of Birdland” and “Conception“, and had multiple albums during the 1950s, 1960s, 1980s and 1990s.
Video: George Shearing – Mambo Inn (Bobby Woodlen, Grace Sampson, Mario Bauza) (1954)
Tracklist:
| 1 | Pick Yourself Up | 2:52 | |
| 2 | September In The Rain | 2:14 | |
| 3 | Lullaby Of Birdland | 2:42 | |
| 4 | East Of The Sun (And West Of The Moon) | 3:05 | |
| 5 | Mambo Inn | 2:18 | |
| 6 | I’ll Be Around | 2:57 | |
| 7 | Jumpin’ With Symphony Sid | 2:41 | |
| 8 | Summertime | 3:09 | |
| 9 | How High The Moon? | 2:47 | |
| 10 | I Wished On The Moon | 2:29 | |
| 11 | Conception | 2:53 | |
| 12 | I’ll Remember April | 2:46 | |
| 13 | Easy Living | 3:04 | |
| 14 | Lonely Moments | 3:19 | |
| 15 | I Didn’t Know What Time It Was | 3:17 | |
| 16 | Love Is Just Around The Corner | 2:39 |
Credits:
- Art Direction, Design – Sheryl Lutz-Brown
- Bass – Al McKibbon (tracks: 3, 5, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16), John Levy (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 11, 12, 15)
- Bongos, Congas – Armando Peraza (tracks: 5)
- Booklet Editor [Notes Edited] – Peter Pullman
- Coordinator [Production Coordinated By] – Aric Lach Morrison
- Design [Coordinated By] – Nichell Delvaille
- Drums – Bill Clark (tracks: 5, 16), Denzil Best (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11 to 14, 15), Marquis Foster (tracks: 3, 10)
- Guitar – Chuck Wayne (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11 to 15), Dick Garcia (tracks: 3, 10), Toots Thielemans (tracks: 5, 16)
- Layout – Merrick Jones
- Liner Notes, Compiled By [Selected By], Sequenced By – Brian Priestley
- Mastered By – Steven Fallone*
- Photography By – Herman Leonard
- Piano – George Shearing
- Producer [Original] – Jesse Kaye, Richard E. Lyons
- Producer [Production Assistance] – Jason Wampler
- Research – Ben Young (3)
- Supervised By – Michael Lang (2)
- Vibraphone – Cal Tjader (tracks: 5, 16), Don Elliott (tracks: 6), Joe Roland (tracks: 3, 9, 10, 13, 14), Marjorie Hyams (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 12, 15)
- Vocals – Teddi King (tracks: 10)
