Piano is a 1989 solo album by jazz pianist George Shearing.[1]
Piano | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1989 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 53:26 | |||
Label | Concord | |||
Producer | Carl Jefferson | |||
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Reception
editReview scores | |
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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
edit- "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
edit- 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
edit- ^ 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.