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About George Shearing

Origin: London, England

Decades: 1930's, 1940's, 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, and 2000's

For a long stretch of time in the 1950s and early '60s, George Shearing had one of the most popular jazz combos on the planet -- so much so that, in the usual jazz tradition of distrusting popular success, he tends to be underappreciated. Shearing's main claim to fame was the invention of a unique quintet sound, derived from a combination of piano, vibraphone, electric guitar, bass and drums. Within this context, Shearing would play in a style he called "locked hands," which he picked up and refined from Mi... Read More

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Monday June 29 2009 04:49 PM
Please add more recordings of George Shearing to Jango Radio! Such peaceful music!
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Wednesday June 10 2009 10:33 PM
The epitomy of elegant jazz!