Artist: George Shearing
Album: Light, Airy & Swinging
Genre: Jazz
Release Date: 1974/2014
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 88,2 kHz
Duration: 43:06
Total Tracks: 8
Total Size: 785 MB
Tracklist:
1. George Shearing Trio – Love Walked In (03:52)
2. George Shearing Trio – If (03:21)
3. George Shearing Trio – Too Close for Comfort (04:52)
4. George Shearing Trio – Speak Low (07:54)
5. George Shearing Trio – Emily (07:34)
6. George Shearing Trio – Beautiful Friendship (07:41)
7. George Shearing Trio – Once Upon a Summertime (03:08)
8. George Shearing Trio – Cythiy’a in Love (04:39)
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„George Shearing, after over two decades as leader of his popular Quintet, was largely taken for granted as a pianist. His trio recordings for MPS in the mid-’70s did a lot to salvage and restore his former reputation as a virtuoso and a distinctive player.
On this trio set with bassist Andy Simpkins and drummer Stix Hooper, Shearing fully investigates a variety of superior standards, particularly ‘Speak Low,’ Johnny Mandel’s ‘Emily’ and ‘Beautiful Friendship’ which are given the most extensive explorations of the eight songs; only ‘Love Walked In’ is a holdover from the quintet days. This enjoyable LP is long overdue to be reissued on CD.“ (Scott Yanow, AMG)