George Shearing

4 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

This edition presents the George Shearing trio’s complete long unavailable LP Jazz Moments (Capitol Records ST 1827), which marked the first and only album the pianist recorded with the rhythm section of Israel Crosby on bass and Vernel Fournier on drums.

Both musicians had been part of the celebrated Ahmad Jamal Trio and joined Shearing in 1962. However, the group wouldn’t record again due to Crosby’s untimely death of a heart attack on August 11, 1962 at the age of 43. All five instrumental sides by Shearing’s Quintet from a otherwise vocal album shared with singer Nancy Wilson, as well a complete 1961 quintet session and two rare Sharing items originally issued on a Capitol single (appearing here on CD for the first time ever) have been added as a bonus.

PERSONNEL:

GEORGE SHEARING, piano
ISRAEL CROSBY, bass
VERNEL FOURNIER, drums
Live at Basin Street East,

New York, June 20-21, 1962.

Bonus tracks. [13-17] : George Shearing Quintet:
Warren Chiasson (vib), George Shearing (p),
Dick Garcia (g), Wyatt Ruther (b), Lawrence Marable (d).
New York, June 29 & July 5-6, 1960.

[18-22] Same personnel as above.
New York, January 7, 1961.

[23-24] George Shearing Orchestra:
George Shearing (p), others unknown. New York, 1962.
Originally issued on the single Capitol 4921

INCLUDES 12-PAGE BOOKLET

TRACKS:

01. Makin’ Whoopee
02. What Is This Thing Called Love?
03. What’s New?
04. Like Someone in Love
05. Heart of Winter
06. Blues In
07. Symphony
08. When Sunny Gets Blue
09. Wonder Why
10. The Mood Is Mellow
11. Gone With the Wind
12. It Could Happen to You
13. I Remember Clifford
14. Whisper Not
15. Evansville
16. Don’t Call Me, I’ll Call You
17. Inspiration
18. You Are There
19. Wait Till You See Her
20. Blue Lou
21. Oh! Look at Me Now
22. Lullaby of Birdland
23. Lila’s Theme (*)
24. Fairy Tales* (*)
(*) For the first time ever on CD

Total time: 74:43