[78-L] George Shearing

[Royal Pemberton]

Isn't that compiled on Discovery DL 3002?

On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 3:28 AM, JD <jackson1932 at cfl.rr.com> wrote:

> > Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:10:18 +0000
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> > One of the first 78s I heard or had as a kid was MGM 11354, 'Lullaby of
> > Birdland'/'When lights are low'....played it beyond to death.
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> To hear what Shearing was really capable of one must hear the London and
> Discovery solo & tro 78s
> of circa 1947-48 which predate the more commercial but still great quintet.
> Along with Bill Evans and Teddy Wilson he was one of the most innovative
> jazz pianists of all time, invented a new piano style and was a colossal
> musician. On some of those 78s on up-tempo jazz choruses he does what seems
> almost impossible, phrasing like a jazz trumpet or saxophone player, ie: a
> wind instrument. A true original and a great loss to the music arts.
> Jack Daney
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