 Photo of pianist George Shearing. Image by Associated Booking Corporation-management/photographer-James Kriegsmann, New York, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
Shearing George QuintetGeorge Shearing George Shearing British jazz pianist (1919–2011) Sir George Albert Shearing[1] OBE (13 August 1919 – 14 February 2011) was a British jazz pianist who for many years led a popular jazz group that recorded for Discovery Records, MGM Records and Capitol Records. Shearing was the composer of over 300 songs, including the jazz standards "Lullaby of Birdland" and "Conception", and had multiple albums on the Billboard charts during the 1950s, 1960s, 1980s and 1990s.[2] Quick facts Background information, Born ... George Shearing Shearing in 1959 Background information Born (1919-08-13)13 August 1919 Battersea, London, England Died 14 February 2011(2011-02-14) (aged 91) New York City, U.S. Genres Jazz bebop swing cool jazz Occupation Musician Instrument Piano Years active 1937–2011 Labels… (Source: Wikipedia)
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