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GEORGE SHEARING

FROM BATTERSEA TO BROADWAY

THIS SUPERB SLIMLINE 4CD SET IS ON THE RENOWNED UK PROPER LABEL AND ALSO INCLUDES A LAVISH 40 PAGE BOOKLET, WHICH INCLUDES THE FULL STORY, TRACK INFORMATION AND RARE ARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPHS.

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER OF THIS UNPLAYED SET IS: PROPERBOX 40.

GEORGE SHEARING'S CAREER NOW SPANS 70 YEARS. THIS BOXED SET FOCUSES ON THE FIRST 12 YEARS OF THAT CAREER, FROM SOLO PIANO AND RECORDINGS WITH STEPHANE GRAPPELLI, HARRY PARRY AND FRANK WEIR, TO HIS AMERICAN DEBUT IN A TRIO SETTING.

THIS BOX CULMINATES WITH THE EARLY RECORDINGS OF THE GEORGE SHEARING QUINTET THAT TURNED THE SHEARING SOUND INTO ONE OF THE MOST LOVED SOUNDS OF THE 20th CENTURY.

FOR HIS MASSIVE CONTRIBUTION TO MUSIC, GEORGE SHEARING WAS KNIGHTED BY HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN THE 2007 NEW YEAR'S HONOURS LIST

TRACK LISTING:

DISC ONE - SQUEEZIN' THE BLUES :

HOW COME YOU DO ME LIKE YOU DO? (Austin, Bergere) [a]; STOMP IN F (George Shearing) [a];BLUE BOOGIE (Williams) [a]; SQUEEZIN' THE BLUES (George Shearing, Leonard Feather)[a]; SOUTHERN FRIED (Leonard, Culliver, Ross) [b]; MISSOURI SCRAMBLER (George Shearing) [b]; WEDNESDAY NIGHT HOP (Kirk, Johnakins) [b]; OVERNIGHT HOP (Nichols, Maxted) [b]; DINAH (Young, Akst, Lewis) [c]; JIVE BOMBER (Stephane Grappelli) [c];DELAYED ACTION (George Shearing) [d]; JUMP FOR JOY (George Shearing) [d]; BEAT ME DADDY, EIGHT TO THE BAR (Raye, Prince, Sheeby) [d]; CHAMPAGNE (Harry Parry) [e]; HONEYSUCKLE ROSE (Andy Razaf) [e]; HOW COULD YOU? (Harry Warren Al Dubin) [f]; A PRETTY GIRL IS LIKE A MELODY (Irving Berlin) [f]; THESE FOOLISH THINGS (Marvell, Strachey) [f]; MORE THAN YOU KNOW (Rose, Eliscu, Vincent Youmans) [f]; SOFTLY AS IN A MORNING SUNRISE (Romberg) [g]; YOU STEPPED OUT OF A DREAM (Gus Kahn, Brown) [g]; BOOGIE RIDE (George Shearing) [h]; SPOOKIE WOOGIE (George Shearing) [h].

PERSONNEL:

[a]-George Shearing (piano, accordion on Squeezin' The Blues); Leonard Feather (piano on Squeezin' The Blues); Carlo Krahmer (drums).

RECORDED IN LONDON, MARCH 2nd, 1939 .

[b]- George Shearing (piano).

RECORDED IN LONDON, MARCH 3rd, 1941.

[c]-STEPHANE GRAPPELLI AND HIS QUARTET:

Stephane Grappelli (violin); George Shearing (piano); Jack Llewellyn (guitar); George Gibbs (bass); Dave Fullerton (drums).

RECORDED IN LONDON, APRIL 9th, 1941.

[d]- George Shearing (piano).

RECORDED IN LONDON, APRIL 32rd, 1941.

[e]- RADIO RHYTHM CLUB SEXTET:

Harry Parry (clarinet); Roy Marsh (vibes); George Shearing (piano); Frank Deniz (guitar); Sam Molineaux (bass); Ben Edwards (drums).

RECORDED IN LONDON, JULY 19th, 1941.

[f]- George Shearing (piano).

RECORDED IN LONDON, AUGUST 1st, 1941.

[g]- George Shearing (piano).

RECORDED IN LONDON, DECEMBER 9th, 1941 .

[h]- George Shearing (piano).

RECORDED IN LONDON, JANUARY 28th, 1942.

DISC TWO - SO RARE :

MOONRAY (Shaw, Quenzer, Madison) [i]; ROSETTA (Earl Hines) [i]; I'LL NEVER LET A DAY PASS BY (Frank Loesser, Victor Schertzinger) [i]; COQUETTE (Eddie Heyman, Guy Lombardo, John Green) [i]; OUT OF NOWHERE (Eddie Heyman, John Green) [j]; CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS? (James, Swift) [j]; (I DON'T STAND) A GHOST OF A CHANCE (Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Victor Young) [j]; TIME ON MY HANDS (Vincent Youmans, Adamson, Gordon) [j]; GUILTY (Gus Kahn, Harry Akst, Richard Whiting) [k]; I FOUND A NEW BOOGIE (George Shearing) [k]; SWEET LORRAINE (Mitchell Parish, Clifford Burwell) [k]; CYMBAL SIMON (Franks) [l]; RIFF UP THEM STAIRS (George Shearing) [l]; FIVE FLAT FLURRY (Hayes) [l]; TRUNK CALL (Baker) [l]; OH, LADY BE GOOD (George Gershwin) [m]; IT'S EASY TO REMEMBER (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) [n]; BLUE MOON (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) [n]; SO RARE (Sharpe, Herst) [o]; HAVE YOU MET MISS JONES? (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) [o]; BUCCANEER'S BOUNCE (George Shearing) [p]; WHEN DARKNESS FALLS (George Shearing) [p]; BOP'S YOUR UNCLE (George Shearing) [q]; SWEET AND LOVELY (Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Jules Lemare ) [q].

PERSONNEL:

[i]- George Shearing (piano).

RECORDED IN LONDON, APRIL 28th, 1942.

[j]- George Shearing (piano).

RECORDED IN LONDON, DECEMBER 12th, 1942

[k]- George Shearing (piano).

RECORDED IN LONDON, DECEMBER 21st, 1943.

[l]- GEORGE SHEARING SEXTET:

Kenny Baker (trumpet); Harry Hayes (alto sax); Aubrey Frank (tenor sax); George Shearing (piano); Tommy Bromley (bass); Carlo Krahmer (drums).

RECORDED IN LONDON, FEBRUARY 14th, 1944.

[m]- FRANK WEIR AND HIS ASTOR CLUB SEVEN:

Frank Weir (clarinet); Cliff Townsend (alto sax); Fred Ballerini (tenor sax); Harry Langsman (tenor sax, baritone sax); George Shearing (piano); Joe Nussbaum (bass); Norman Burns (drums).

RECORDED IN LONDON, DECEMBER 18th, 1944. [n]-George Shearing (piano); Allan Hodgkins (guitar); Carlo Krahmer (drums).

NO RECORDING INFORMATION GIVEN.

[o]- GEORGE SHEARING TRIO:

George Shearing (piano); Gene Ramey (bass); Cozy Cole (drums).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 3rd, 1947.

[p]- Same Personnel As [o].

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 23rd, 1947.

[q]- George Shearing (piano); Curley Russell (bass); Denzil Best (druns).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, DECEMBER 23rd, 1947.

DISC THREE - SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN :

COZY'S BOP (George Shearing) [r]; SOPHISTICATED LADY (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) [r]; THE NEARNESS OF YOU (Ned Washington, Hoagy Carmichael) [s]; SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME (George & Ira Gershwin) [s]; CONSTERNATION (George Shearing) [s]; THE FOURTH DEUCE (George Shearing) [s]; THE MAN FROM MINTON'S (George Shearing) [s]; TO BE OR NOT TO BOP (George Shearing) [s]; POINCIANA (Simon, Bernier) [s]; CHEROKEE (Ray Noble) [t]; FOUR BARS SHORT (George Shearing) [t]; BEBOP'S FABLES (Leonard Feather) [t]; MIDNIGHT ON CLOUD 69 (Leonard Feather, George Shearing) [t]; SORRY, WRONG RHUMBA (Leonard Feather) [t]; COTTON TOP (Wayne) [t]; MOON OVER MIAMI(Edgar Leslie, Johnny Burke ) [t]; LIFE WITH FEATHER (Leonard Feather) [t]; SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) [u]; GOOD TO THE LAST BOP (George Shearing) [u]; BOP, LOOK AND LISTEN (George Shearing) [u]; YOU ARE TOO BEAUTIFUL (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) [u]; I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TIME IT WAS (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) [v]; THE CONTINENTAL (Herb Magidson, Con Conrad) [v]; NOTHIN' BUT D. BEST (Denzil Best) [v];SUMMERTIME (George Gershwin) [v].

PERSONNEL:

[r]- George Shearing (piano); Curley Russell (bass); Denzil Best (drums).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, DECEMBER 23rd, 1947.

[s]- George Shearing (piano); Jack Fallon (bass); Norman Burns (drums).

RECORDED IN LONDON, NOVEMBER 26th, 1948.

[t]- GEORGE SHEARING QUINTET:

Marjorie Hyams (vibes); George Shearing (piano, accordion on Cherokee and Four Bars Short); Chuck Wayne (guitar); John Levy (bass); Denzil Best (drums).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, JANUARY 31st, 1949.

[u]- Same personnel as [t], but Marjorie Hyams (piano on Good To The Last Bop).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 17th, 1949.

[v]- Same personnel as [u], but:

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, JUNE 28th, 1949.

DISC FOUR - CONCEPTION:

EAST OF THE SUN (Bowman) [w]; IN A CHINESE GARDEN, PTs 1 & 2 (Wayne) [w]; CONCEPTION (George Shearing) [w]; I'LL REMEMBER APRIL (Raye,Gene De Paul) [x]; LITTLE WHITE LIES (Walter Donaldson) [x]; CARNEGIE HORIZONS (George Shearing) [x]; JUMPIN' WITH SYMPHONY SID (Lester Young) [x]; HOW'S TRIX? (George Shearing) [y]; CHANGING WITH THE TIMES (George Shearing) [y]; STROLLIN' (Levy) [y]; WHEN YOUR LOVER HAS GONE (Edgar Swan) [z]; AS LONG AS THERE'S MUSIC (Jules Styne, Sammy Cahn) [z]; TENDERLY (Gross, Lawrence) [z]; ROSES OF PICARDY (Wood, Weatherly) [aa]; FOR YOU (Johnny Burke, Al Dubin) [aa]; GENEVA'S MOVE (Denzil Best) [aa]; PICK YOURSELF UP (Jerome Kern) [aa]; I'LL BE AROUND (Wilder, Chew) [bb]; LOOSE LEAF (Zarantonello) [cc]; EASY LIVING (Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger) [dd]; TAKIN' A CHANCE ON LOVE (Vernon Duke, Fetter, Latouche) [ee]; YOU'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY (Walter Donaldson) [ee]; SWEDISH PASTRY (Barney Kessel) [ff]; LONELY MOMENTS (Williams) [ff]; HOW HIGH THE MOON (Lewis, Hamilton) [ff].

PERSONNEL:

[w]-GEORGE SHEARING QUINTET:

Marjorie Hyams (vibes); George Shearing (piano); Chuck Wayne (guitar); John Levy (bass); Denzil Best (drums).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, JULY 27th, 1949.

[x]- Same personnel as [w].

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, DECEMBER 12th, 1949.

[y]- Same personnel as [w], but:

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, APRIL 3rd, 1950.

[z]- Same as [w] but:

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, APRIL 4th, 1950.

[aa]- Same personnel as [w], but:

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, JULY 5th, 1950.

[bb]- GEORGE SHEARING QUINTET:

Don Elliott (xylophone); George Shearing (piano); Chuck Wayne (guitar); John Levy (bass); Denzil Best (drums).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 5th, 1951.

[cc]- Same personnel as [bb], but Don Elliott (vibes).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 7th, 1951.

[dd]- GEORGE SHEARING QUINTET:

Joe Roland (vibes); George Shearing (piano); Chuck Wayne (guitar); Al McKibbon (bass); Denzil Best (drums).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, OCTOBER 2nd, 1951.

[ee]- GEORGE SHEARING QUINTET:

Joe Roland (vibes); George Shearing (piano); Dick Evans (guitar); Al McKibbon (bass); Denzil Best (drums); Billy Eckstine (vocals).

RECORDED IN LOS ANGELES, OCTOBER 10th, 1951.

[ff]- GEORGE SHEARING QUINTET:

Joe Roland (vibes); George Shearing (piano); Chuck wayne (guitar); Al McKibbon (bass); Denzil Best (drums).

RECORDED IN NEW YORK, DECEMBER 18th, 1951.

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