George Shearing
Rating
Active
1947 to 2011
Born
August 13, 1919
Died
February 14, 2011
Location
London, United Kingdom
Biography
George Shearing (13 August 1919 - February 14, 2011) was a well-known jazz pianist and inventor of the famous "Shearing Sound": a form of smooth cocktail jazz characterised by block chords played on the piano along with similar chords played on the vibraphone.
Shearing was born in the Battersea area of London, United Kingdom.
Congenitally blind, he was the youngest of nine children. He started to learn piano at the age of three. After limited training and extensive listening to recorded jazz, he began playing at hotels, clubs and pubs in the London area, sometimes solo, occasionally with dance bands.
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Top Songs by George Shearing
I Hear Music - 1996 Digital Remaster
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Albums, Releases & Mixtapes
The Shearing Touch (Original Album Plus Bonus Tracks 1960)
George Shearing September 27, 2014
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