The Shearing Touch
| The Shearing Touch | ||||
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| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | 1960 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:05 | |||
| Label | Capitol ST 1472 | |||
| Producer | Dave Cavanaugh | |||
| George Shearing chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
The Shearing Touch is a 1960 album by the George Shearing quintet and orchestra, arranged by Billy May.
The AllMusic reviewer commented on the album containing "unorthodox time signatures, incorporating classical techniques, as well as using light pop melodies, accents, and subtle rhythms".[1]
Track listing[edit]
- "Autumn Nocturne" (Josef Myrow, Kim Gannon) – 2:42
- "Nola" (Felix Arndt, James Burns) – 2:28
- "Misty" (Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke) – 2.41
- "Canadian Sunset" (Eddie Heywood, Norman Gimbel) – 2:56
- "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) – 2:29
- "Like Young" (André Previn) – 2:44
- "Sunrise Serenade" (Frankie Carle, Jack Lawrence) – 3:01
- "Honeysuckle Rose" (Fats Waller, Andy Razaf) – 2:25
- "Snowfall" (Claude Thornhill) – 2:05
- "Tonight We Love" (Bobby Worth) – 2:20
- "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 2:32
- "One O'Clock Jump" (Count Basie) – 2:10
Personnel[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Wynn, Ron. "The Shearing Touch: George Shearing". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 178. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
