George Shearing and Neil Swainson, Live in Munich : Munich Summer Piano Festival 1992 / Dieter Hens, director.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Hens, Dieter, film director.

Shearing, George, performer.

Swainson, Neil, performer.

Euroarts.

LOFT.

Language:

English

Genre:

Internet videos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file) : sound, color

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Euroarts : LOFT, 1992.

System Details:

digital

video file

Summary:

Sir George Shearing (knighted for services to music in his British homeland) was a truly prolific composer and songwriter. With over 300 pieces to his name, including the solid-gold standard "Lullaby of Birdland," made famous by the likes of Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan, Shearing's name is forever etched into the repertoire of modern music. From starting out in pubs in South London to having album's chart in four consecutive decades, Shearing played with everyone on the circuit, notably including Stéphane Grappelli during WW2. Here, he is joined by Neil Swainson, the Canadian jazz double bassist who is known for accompanying greats like Sonny Still and Herb Ellis. The two played together extensively from 1986 all the way up until Shearing's death in 2011. Still full of hard-won touch and poise, Shearing leads a beautiful set, demonstrating a little of what used to be known as "The Shearing Sound," a way of extending the melody across different pitches to create a fuller and more characterful sound. .

Contents:

Freedom Jazz Dance / Eddie Harris

Why Did I Choose You / George Shearing

The Duke / Dave Brubeck

Dreamsville / Henri Mancini

Horizon / Neil Swainson

Donna Lee / Charlie Parker

Misty / Johnny Burke

Loot To Boot / Erroll Garner

Lullaby Of Birdland / George Gershwin.

Participant:

George Shearing, pianist ; Neil Swainson, double bassist.

Notes:

Vendor-supplied metadata.

Contains:

Container of: Harris, Eddie. Freedom Jazz Dance.

Container of: Shearing, George. Why Did I Choose You.

Container of: Brubeck, Dave. Duke.

Container of: Mancini, Henri. Dreamsville.

Container of: Swainson, Neil. Horizon.

Container of: Parker, Charlie. Donna Lee.

Container of: Burke, Johnny. Misty.

Container of: Garner, Erroll. Loot To Boot.

Container of: Gershwin, George. Lullaby Of Birdland.

OCLC:

1260850329