Der Pianist George Shearing starb in New York im Alter von 91 Jahren. Shearing wurde blind in South-London geboren und begann seine Karriere in den 1930er Jahren in britischen Bands, spielte u.a. in der Band des Geigers Stéphane Grappelli. Bald entwickelte er im Spiel mit Blockakkorden einen wiedererkennbaren Personalstil, den er dem Einfluss Milt Buckners zuschreibt, dess Pianisten the Lionel Hampton Orchestra. In 1947 he moved to the United States, where he and his quintet, which featured a new openness harmonic, melodic catchiness and a very specific group sound, sometimes both at the Jazz had a larger audience as well as a great success. In 1949, his recording of "September in the Rain" is a best-selling hit, his composition "Lullaby of Birdland" from 1952 became a jazz standard that has been sung by many famous artists and recorded. Jack Kerouac's Beat generation novel "On the Road" contains a long passage of the "Old God Shearing dedicated. In the 1970s and 1980s, the pianist was often in a duo with singer Mel Torme on. Shearing was considered highly known for his wit and humor and throughout the jazz community. He followed attentively what did the fellow Sun I myself remember having seen him once in the audience of a concert of his fellow pianists Ellis Larkins, totally immersed in the music and the magic of the Larkins'schen beguiling harmonies, as were the others had always been by his own obituaries. Washington Post , Los Angeles Times , San Francisco Chronicle, The Guardian , Frankfurter Rundschau .
The pianist George Shearing, died in New York at the age of 91st The South-London born blind musician had started his career in British bands in the late 1930s, playing among others in the band of violinist Stéphane Grappelli. He supposedly developed his signature locked-hands piano style for which he credits Milt Buckner who played piano in the Lionel Hampton orchestra. In 1947 he moved to the United States where within two years he was very successful with his quintet, which featured a harmonic openness and melodic smoothness and a specific, completely new group sound that appealed to the jazz as well as to a broader audience. He had a hit with his 1949 recording of "September in the Rain", and his composition "Lullaby of Birdland" from 1952 became a jazz standard sung and played my many name artists. Jack Kerouac's Beat generation novel "On the Road" had an extended passage dedicated to "Old God Shearing". In the 1970s and 1980s the pianist often performed in duo with the singer Mel Tormé. Shearing was known for his wit and humor, and respected by everybody in the jazz community. He followed what his colleagues were doing, and I remember seeing him in the audience at a concert by Ellis Larkins years ago, totally absorbed in the music, enthralled by Larkins' harmonic magic as others had always been by his own. Obituaries: Washington Post , Los Angeles Times , San Francisco Chronicle , The Guardian , Frankfurter Rundschau ..
The George Shearing Quintet plays "Swedish Pastry" (above) and "Conception" (bottom) with Joe Roland on vibraphone, Chuck Wayne on guitar, John Levy on bass and Denzil Best drums.
The George Shearing Quintet performing "Swedish Pastry" (above) and "Conception" (below) with Joe Roland on vibraphone, Chuck Wayne on guitar, John Levy on bass and Denzil Best on drums.
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