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unusual facts about George Shearing



Beauty and the Beat!

Beauty and the Beat! is a 1959 album (see 1959 in music) by Peggy Lee, accompanied by the George Shearing Quintet.

Carmen Cavallaro

Although his band traveled the country and played in all the top spots, he made a particular impact at the Mark Hopkins Hotel in San Francisco, which became a favored venue, and which also later became a favorite spot of George Shearing and Mel Tormé.

Carmen McRae

McRae also recorded with some of the world's best jazz musicians in albums such as Take Five Live (1961) with Dave Brubeck, Two for the Road (1980) with George Shearing, and Heat Wave (1982) with Cal Tjader.

Chalda Maloff

From the entertainment community, the book was endorsed by musician George Shearing, and actor Raymond Burr.

Hagood Hardy

In the 1960s he played vibraphone in the bands of Martin Denny, Gigi Gryce, Herbie Mann and George Shearing.

Israel Crosby

A close contemporary of Jimmy Blanton, Crosby is less considered as a pioneer, but his interactive playing in Jamal's trio and that of George Shearing shows how easily and fluently he displayed a modern approach to jazz double bass.

Lammar Wright, Sr.

In the 1950s and 1960s he taught music and worked as a studio musician, in addition to recording with Arnett Cobb (1951), Count Basie (1951), the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra (1957), and George Shearing (1959).

Richard Stoltzman

Stoltzman has appeared as a soloist with numerous major symphonies, at international jazz festivals, and with stars such as Mel Tormé, George Shearing, Judy Collins, Woody Herman, Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, Claude Bolling and others.

Stix Hooper

Stix has performed, collaborated, composed with and produced for a wide range of music greats, including Arthur Fielder, George Shearing, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London, B.B. King, Grant Green, Grover Washington, Jr., Quincy Jones, Marvin Gaye, Nancy Wilson, Rolling Stones and many more.


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Derek Paravicini

In 2012 Derek performed with the former John Dankworth Band jazz vocal legend Frank Holder in some concerts featuring the music of Nat King Cole and George Shearing.

Maxx Frank

His influences are Organist/Pastor Elder David Blakely his son David Allen Blakely, Thomas Whitfield, The Winans, George Shearing, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Quincy Jones, Twinkie Clark, Charles Guyger, Stevie Wonder.