George Shearing
- Type: Classic Bandleader
- Country: United Kingdom
- Born: 13 August 1919 in Battersea, London, United Kingdom
- Died: 14 February 2011 in New York City, New York, United States
- Active: 1937 - 2004
Biography
George Shearing (1919-2011) was a blind British jazz pianist and bandleader who emigrated to the United States and formed his quintet in 1949. His locked-hands Shearing sound, heard on 'September in the Rain' and his composition 'Lullaby of Birdland', made him one of the best-selling jazz artists of the 1950s on #Capitol#. Later work in trios and duos, notably with *Mel Torm茅*, brought a Grammy-winning late-career renaissance.
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George Shearing Discography
- The Shearing Piano (1957) - Album - rated 3.91/5