George Shearing

2 LPs on 1 CD

This edition presents the George Shearing Quintet’s two amazing live performances recorded in California in March of 1958 (conga drummer Armando Peraza is added as a sixth member on some numbers). Included here in their entirety, the two concerts feature the exact same personnel, showcasing Toots Thielemans, who is heard here mostly on guitar, rather than on harmonica. These shows were originally issued on the classic albums On the Sunny Side of the Strip (Capitol ST1416) and Shearing on Stage ! (Capitol ST1187)

PERSONNEL:

GEORGE SHEARING (p)
TOOTS THIELEMANS (g, harmonica)
EMIL RICHARDS (vib)
AL McKIBBON (b)
PERCY BRICE (d)
ARMANDO PERAZA (Congas on 5, 9, 14 & 18 only)

1-9: On the Sunny Side of the Strip
Live at the Crescendo Club, Los Angeles, March 27, 1958.

10-18: Shearing on Stage!
Live at Claremont College, Claremont, California, March 8, 1958.

INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLET

Tracks:
01 Jordu
02 As I Love You
03 Confirmation
04 The Nearness Of You
05 Mambo Inn
06 Bernie’s Tune
07 Some Other Spring
08 Joy Spring
09 Drume Negrita
10 September In The Rain
11 On The Street Where You Live
12 Roses Of Picardy
13 Little Niles
14 Caravan.
15 I’ll Remember April.
16 Little White Lies
17 East Of The Sun
18 Nothing But The Best

Total Time: 77