Artist: George Shearing

George Shearing
Aliases
George Shearing Quintet
George Shearing With Rhythm
George Shearing With The Dixie Six
The George Shearing Quintet
The George Shearing Quintet With Strings
The George Shearing Quintet and Orchestra
The George Shearing Quintette
The George Shearing and His Quintet
Born
August 13, 1919
Died
February 14, 2011
Country
United Kingdom
Comments
Born blind, Shearing is a jazz pianist. He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1996 for his service to Anglo-American relations and music, and was knighted in 2007 for his services to music.
See also

Performances

Originals

Title down Performer Release date Covered by
1 Lullaby of Birdland The George Shearing Quintet 1952 (71 artists)
2 There'll Be Another Spring Peggy Lee & George Shearing August 1959 (4 artists)

Covers

Title down Performer Release date Originally by
1 (I Don't Stand) a Ghost of a Chance George Shearing 1943 Bing Crosby
2 A Ghost of a Chance George Shearing Quintet 1952 Bing Crosby
3 A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening Mel Tormé / George Shearing 1991 Frank Sinatra
4 A Man and a Woman George Shearing 1969 Nicole Croisille & Pierre Barouh
5 A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square George Shearing and Mel Tormé 1982 Judy Campbell
6 A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody George Shearing 1942 John Steel
7 Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive Mel Tormé / George Shearing 1991 Bing Crosby & Sonny Tufts
8 All God's Chillun Got Rhythm George Shearing and Mel Tormé 1982 Ivie Anderson
9 All Night Long The George Shearing Quintet with Nancy Wilson 1961 Aretha with The Ray Bryant Combo
10 Alone Again (Naturally) The George Shearing Quintet 1975 Gilbert O'Sullivan
11 Angel Eyes George Shearing and Hank Jones 1989 Herb Jeffries With Buddy Baker and His Orchestra
12 Anyone Can Whistle George Shearing 1996 Lee Remick
13 Aquarius The George Shearing Quintet 1975 Warren Burton and Company
14 Aren't You Glad You're You Mel Tormé / George Shearing 1991 Les Brown and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Doris Day
15 Ask Me Now George Shearing and Hank Jones 1989 Thelonious Monk Quintet
16 At Last Michael Feinstein & George Shearing September 27, 2005 Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
17 Autumn in New York The George Shearing Quintet 1955 J. Harold Murray
18 Bags' Groove George Shearing 1993 The Milt Jackson Quintet
19 Baubles, Bangles and Beads The George Shearing Quintet With Strings 1961 Doretta Morrow
20 Be Careful, It's My Heart John Pizzarelli with The George Shearing Quintet 2002 Bing Crosby
21 Be Careful, It's My Heart The George Shearing Quintet 1963 Bing Crosby
22 Blame It on My Youth Nancy Wilson with George Shearing 2004 Mabel Mercer
23 Blame It on My Youth The George Shearing Quintet 1958 Mabel Mercer
24 Blue Monk George Shearing With The Dixie Six 1989 Thelonious Monk Trio
25 Blue Prelude Peggy Lee & George Shearing August 1959 Casa Loma Orchestra
26 Blue Prelude George Shearing 1963 Casa Loma Orchestra
27 Blue Room The George Shearing Quintet 1963 Eva Puck and Sam White
28 Body and Soul George Shearing 1953 Ambrose and His Orchestra
29 Body and Soul George Shearing & Ernestine Anderson 1988 Ambrose and His Orchestra
30 Born to Be Blue The George Shearing Quintet with Nancy Wilson 1961 Mel Tormé and His Mel-Tones with Sonny Burke & His Orchestra
31 Born to Be Blue George Shearing and Mel Tormé 1982 Mel Tormé and His Mel-Tones with Sonny Burke & His Orchestra
32 Brian's Song The George Shearing Quintet 1975 Michel Legrand
33 Cheek to Cheek The George Shearing Quintet 1958 Fred Astaire
34 Cocktails for Two The George Shearing Quintet 1962 Carl Brisson
35 Come Rain or Come Shine George Shearing 1963 Ruby Hill, Harold Nicholas
36 Confirmation George Shearing and Hank Jones 1989 Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen
37 Confirmation The George Shearing and His Quintet 1960 Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen
38 Darn That Dream George Shearing and The Montgomery Brothers 1961 Benny Goodman Sextet
39 Desafinado George Shearing 1963 João Gilberto
40 Desafinado George Shearing With The Dixie Six 1989 João Gilberto
41 Do You Know the Way to San José The George Shearing Quintet 1975 Dionne Warwick
42 Early Autumn The George Shearing Quintet With Strings 1961 Woody Herman
43 Easy Livin' George Shearing Quintet 1952 Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra
44 Easy to Love George Shearing 1969 James Stewart
45 Eleanor Rigby The George Shearing Quintet 1975 The Beatles
46 Emily George Shearing, Jim Hall 1982 Julie Andrews
47 Emily George Shearing 1974 Julie Andrews
48 Everything Happens to Me John Pizzarelli with The George Shearing Quintet 2002 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
49 Falling in Love With Love George Shearing & Ernestine Anderson 1988 Muriel Angelus
50 Fascinating Rhythm George Shearing With The Dixie Six 1989 Fred Astaire, Adele Astaire & Cliff Edwards
51 For Every Man There's a Woman George Shearing 1957 Tony Martin
52 For Heaven's Sake The George Shearing Quintet and Orchestra 1959 Claude Thornhill & His Orchestra
53 Give Me the Simple Life George Shearing and Mel Tormé 1982 June Haver
54 Good Morning Heartache George Shearing and Mel Tormé 1982 Billie Holiday
55 Guilty George Shearing 1957 Ruth Etting
56 Honeysuckle Rose George Shearing With The Dixie Six 1989 Bert Stock and His Orchestra
57 How Come You Do Me Like You Do? George Shearing 1939 Rosa Henderson
58 How High the Moon George Shearing Quintet 1952 Frances Comstock & Alfred Drake
59 How Long Has This Been Going On? The George Shearing Quintet and Orchestra 1960 Bobbe Arnst
60 I Concentrate on You George Shearing 1969 Douglas McPhail
61 I Could Write a Book Mel Tormé / George Shearing 1991 Gene Kelly & Leila Ernst
62 I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance Carmen McRae, George Shearing 1980 Bing Crosby
63 I Had the Craziest Dream Michael Feinstein & George Shearing September 27, 2005 Harry James and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Helen Forrest
64 I Hear Music George Shearing Quintet 1952 Peter Lind Hayes, Eddie Quillan, Frank Jenks & Robert Paige
65 I Hear a Rhapsody George Shearing 1953 Al Donahue & His Orchestra
66 I Hear a Rhapsody George Shearing, Jim Hall 1982 Al Donahue & His Orchestra
67 I Mean You George Shearing and Hank Jones 1989 Coleman Hawkins
68 I Only Have Eyes For You Michael Feinstein & George Shearing September 27, 2005 Dick Powell
69 I Remember Clifford George Shearing & Ernestine Anderson 1988 Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra
70 I Won't Dance George Shearing 1988 Adele Dixon
71 I'll Be Around George Shearing Quintet May 1951 Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
72 I'll String Along With You Michael Feinstein & George Shearing September 27, 2005 Dick Powell
73 I'll Take Romance The George Shearing Quintet and Orchestra 1960 Grace Moore
74 I'll Take Romance George Shearing & Ernestine Anderson 1988 Grace Moore
75 I'm Gonna Laugh You Out of My Life The George Shearing Quintet and Orchestra 1959 Nat "King" Cole
76 I'm Old Fashioned The George Shearing Quintet and Orchestra 1959 Fred Astaire & Nan Wynn
77 I've Never Been in Love Before George Shearing Quintet 1954 Robert Alda & Isabel Bigley
78 If George Shearing 1974 Bread
79 If Dreams Come True Peggy Lee & George Shearing August 1959 Chick Webb's Savoy Orchestra
80 If Dreams Come True John Pizzarelli with The George Shearing Quintet 2002 Chick Webb's Savoy Orchestra
81 If I Should Lose You The George Shearing Quintet and Orchestra 1957 Gladys Swarthout & John Boles
82 If I Should Lose You Carmen McRae, George Shearing 1980 Gladys Swarthout & John Boles
83 If You Were Mine The George Shearing Quintet 1958
84 In a Sentimental Mood The George Shearing Quintet 1963 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
85 It Might as Well Be Spring George Shearing and Mel Tormé 1982 Louanne Hogan
86 It Might as Well Be Spring George Shearing 1957 Louanne Hogan
87 Jazz Me Blues George Shearing With The Dixie Six 1989 Lucille Hegamin Accompanied by Albury's Blues and Jazz Seven
88 Joy Spring The George Shearing and His Quintet 1960 Clifford Brown Ensemble, Featuring Zoot Sims
89 Killing Me Softly The George Shearing Quintet 1975 Lori Lieberman
90 Laura The George Shearing Quintet and Orchestra 1960 Emil Newman
91 Little Niles George Shearing Quintet 1959 Randy Weston Trio Plus Cecil Payne
92 Love Walked In George Shearing 1974 Kenny Baker
93 Love Walked In George Shearing and The Montgomery Brothers 1961 Kenny Baker
94 Love for Sale George Shearing and The Montgomery Brothers 1961 Kathryn Crawford, June Shafer, Ida Pearson and Stella Friend
95 Lucky to Be Me John Pizzarelli with The George Shearing Quintet 2002 John Battles
96 Lullaby of Birdland George Shearing and Mel Tormé 1982 Ella Fitzgerald - The George Shearing Quintet
97 Lulu's Back in Town The George Shearing Quintet 1958 Dick Powell and Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra
98 Lulu's Back in Town John Pizzarelli with The George Shearing Quintet 2002 Dick Powell and Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra
99 Mambo Inn George Shearing Quintet 1954 Bobby Woodlen's Harlem Mambos
100 Manhã de Carnaval George Shearing 1963 Breno Mello
101 Maybe You'll Be There George Shearing 1969 Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra
102 Meditation George Shearing 1969 Isaura Garcia
103 Memories of You The George Shearing Quintet 1958 Minto Cato
104 Moon Song The George Shearing Quintet and Orchestra 1957 Kate Smith
105 Moonlight Becomes You The George Shearing Quintet and Orchestra 1960 Bing Crosby
106 More Than You Know Carmen McRae, George Shearing 1980 Mayo Methot
107 My One and Only Love The George Shearing Quintet and Orchestra 1959 Frank Sinatra
108 Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You The George Shearing Quintet and Orchestra 1957 Nat "King" Cole
109 Old Devil Moon The George Shearing Quintet 1957 Ella Logan and Donald Richards
110 Old Folks The George Shearing Quintet and Orchestra 1960 Larry Clinton & His Orchestra
111 On Green Dolphin Street George Shearing 1963 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
112 On Green Dolphin Street The George Shearing Quintet with Nancy Wilson 1961 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
113 On the Street Where You Live George Shearing 1957 John Michael King
114 On the Sunny Side of the Street George Shearing & Ernestine Anderson 1988 Harry Richman
115 Once Upon a Summertime George Shearing 1974 Renée Lebas
116 One Morning in May The George Shearing Quintet and Orchestra 1957 Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra
117 One Note Samba George Shearing 1963 João Gilberto
118 Out of This World The George Shearing Quintet 1955 Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra
119 Over the Rainbow George Shearing Quintet 1952 Judy Garland
120 Perfidia The George Shearing Quintet 1957 Lupita Palomera con La Lira San Cristóbal
121 Promises, Promises George Shearing 1969 Dionne Warwick
122 Satin Doll George Shearing August 1959 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
123 Second Time Around George Shearing & Ernestine Anderson 1988 Bing Crosby
124 September in the Rain The George Shearing Quintette 1949 The Warner Brothers Studio Orchestra
125 September in the Rain John Pizzarelli with The George Shearing Quintet 2002 The Warner Brothers Studio Orchestra
126 September in the Rain Michael Feinstein & George Shearing September 27, 2005 The Warner Brothers Studio Orchestra
127 Some Other Spring The George Shearing and His Quintet 1960 Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra
128 Some Other Time George Shearing & Ernestine Anderson 1988 Betty Comden, Nancy Walker, Adolph Green and Cris Alexander
129 Something to Remember You By John Pizzarelli with The George Shearing Quintet 2002 Libby Holman
130 Somewhere in the Hills George Shearing 1969 Les Baxter Orchestra and Chorus - Stan Getz / Luiz Bonfá
131 Speak Low George Shearing 1974 Mary Martin & Kenny Baker
132 Star Dust The George Shearing Quintet With Strings 1961 Hoagy Carmichael & His Pals
133 Star Eyes George Shearing and Hank Jones 1989 Helen O'Connell and Bob Eberly With Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
134 Stella by Starlight George Shearing 1957 Victor Young and His Orchestra
135 Street of Dreams George Shearing, Jim Hall 1982 Bing Crosby
136 Suddenly It's Spring The George Shearing Quintet 1963 Ginger Rogers and Don Loper
137 Summertime George Shearing 1950 Abbie Mitchell
138 Superstar The George Shearing Quintet 1975 Delaney & Bonnie and Friends featuring Eric Clapton
139 Sweet Lorraine George Shearing and Hank Jones 1989 Lou Gold & His Orchestra
140 Sweet and Lovely George Shearing With Rhythm 1949 Gus Arnheim Coconut Grove Orchestra
141 Take Five George Shearing With The Dixie Six 1989 The Dave Brubeck Quartet
142 Taking a Chance on Love Billy Eckstine and George Shearing 1951 Ethel Waters
143 Tenderly George Shearing 1950 Sarah Vaughan With George Treadwell's Orchestra
144 The Best Thing for You George Shearing 1988 Ethel Merman
145 The Folks Who Live on the Hill The George Shearing Quintet and Orchestra 1957 Irene Dunne
146 The Fool on the Hill George Shearing 1969 The Beatles
147 The Lady's in Love With You John Pizzarelli with The George Shearing Quintet 2002 Gene Krupa and His Orchestra
148 The Lamp Is Low George Shearing and The Montgomery Brothers 1961 Kay Kyser & His Orchestra
149 The Man I Love The George Shearing Quintet 1955 Fred & Adele Astaire
150 The More I See You Michael Feinstein & George Shearing September 27, 2005 Dick Haymes
151 The Nearness of You The George Shearing Quintet with Nancy Wilson 1961 Chick Bullock & His Orchestra
152 The Nearness of You The George Shearing and His Quintet 1960 Chick Bullock & His Orchestra
153 The Party's Over The George Shearing Quintet With Strings 1961 Judy Holliday
154 The Things We Did Last Summer The George Shearing Quintet with Nancy Wilson 1961 Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl & His Orchestra
155 The Touch of Your Lips George Shearing & Ernestine Anderson 1988 Hal Kemp and His Orchestra
156 The Way We Are The George Shearing Quintet 1975 Barbra Streisand
157 The World Is a Ghetto The George Shearing Quintet 1975 War
158 There Will Never Be Another You Michael Feinstein & George Shearing September 27, 2005 John Payne & Joan Merrill
159 There'll Be Another Spring The George Shearing Quintet and Orchestra 1960 Peggy Lee & George Shearing
160 There's a Small Hotel The George Shearing Quintet and Orchestra 1960 Doris Carson, Ray Bolger
161 These Foolish Things The George Shearing Quintet 1958 Dorothy Dickson
162 Too Late Now Carmen McRae, George Shearing 1980 Jane Powell
163 Triste George Shearing and Hank Jones 1989 Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
164 Trust in Me George Shearing & Ernestine Anderson 1988 Wayne King and His Orchestra
165 Try a Little Tenderness The George Shearing Quintet 1963 Ray Noble and His Orchestra
166 Two for the Road Carmen McRae, George Shearing 1980 Henry Mancini and His Orchestra
167 Undecided George Shearing Quintet 1954 John Kirby and His Onyx Club Boys
168 Wait Till You See Her George Shearing Quintet 1952 Ronald Graham
169 Waltz for Debby George Shearing 1983 Bill Evans
170 Wave George Shearing 1969 Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
171 Welcome to My Dreams The George Shearing Quintet and Orchestra 1959 Bing Crosby
172 What Is There to Say Carmen McRae, George Shearing 1980 Jane Froman & Everett Marshall
173 What Is There to Say? The George Shearing Quintet and Orchestra 1957 Jane Froman & Everett Marshall
174 When Lights Are Low The George Shearing Quintet 1952 Benny Carter and His Orchestra
175 Without You The George Shearing Quintet 1957
176 Yesterdays The George Shearing Quintet 1955 Fay Templeton
177 You Are the Sunshine of My Life The George Shearing Quintet 1975 Stevie Wonder
178 You Don't Know What Love Is The George Shearing Quintet and Orchestra 1957 Carol Bruce
179 You Don't Know What Love Is George Shearing and Hank Jones 1989 Carol Bruce
180 You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To George Shearing and Mel Tormé 1982 Don Ameche & Janet Blair
181 You'll Never Know Michael Feinstein & George Shearing September 27, 2005 Alice Faye
182 You're Blasé The George Shearing Quintet 1963 Jack Hylton and His Orchestra
183 You're Getting to Be a Habit With Me Michael Feinstein & George Shearing September 27, 2005 Bebe Daniels
184 You're My Everything Michael Feinstein & George Shearing September 27, 2005 Jeanne Aubert & Lawrence Gray
185 Young and Foolish The George Shearing Quintet and Orchestra 1959 David Daniels and Gloria Marlowe

Songs written by

Original songs

Title down Written by Covered by
1 Lullaby of Birdland George Shearing (71 artists)

Releases

Audio album

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 A Perfect Match George Shearing & Ernestine Anderson 1988 Concord Jazz
2 An Evening With George Shearing and Mel Tormé George Shearing and Mel Tormé 1982 Concord Jazz
3 Beauty and the Beat! Peggy Lee & George Shearing August 1959 Capitol Records
4 Black Satin The George Shearing Quintet and Orchestra 1957 Capitol Records
5 Blue Chiffon The George Shearing Quintet and Orchestra 1959 Capitol Records
6 Bossa Nova George Shearing 1963 Capitol Records
7 Burnished Brass The George Shearing Quintet 1958 Capitol Records
8 Favorite Things George Shearing 1996 Telarc Jazz Zone
9 First Edition George Shearing, Jim Hall 1982 Concord Jazz
10 The Fool on the Hill George Shearing 1969 Capitol Records
11 George Shearing in Dixieland George Shearing With The Dixie Six 1989 Concord Jazz
12 George Shearing and The Montgomery Brothers George Shearing and The Montgomery Brothers 1961 Jazzland
13 Hopeless Romantics Michael Feinstein & George Shearing September 27, 2005 Concord Records
14 I Hear Music George Shearing Quintet 1952 MGM
15 Latin Escapade The George Shearing Quintet 1957 Capitol Records
16 Light - Airy & Swinging George Shearing 1974 MPS
17 Mel & George "Do" World War II Mel Tormé / George Shearing 1991 Concord Jazz
18 On the Sunny Side of the Strip The George Shearing and His Quintet 1960 Capitol Records
19 The Rare Delight of You John Pizzarelli with The George Shearing Quintet 2002 Telarc
20 San Francisco Scene The George Shearing Quintet 1962 Capitol Records
21 Satin Affair The George Shearing Quintet With Strings 1961 Capitol Records
22 Shearing on Stage! George Shearing Quintet 1959 Capitol Records
23 The Shearing Piano George Shearing 1957 Capitol Records
24 The Shearing Spell The George Shearing Quintet 1955 Capitol Records
25 The Spirit of 176 George Shearing and Hank Jones 1989 Concord Jazz
26 The Swingin's Mutual! The George Shearing Quintet with Nancy Wilson 1961 Capitol Records
27 Touch Me Softly The George Shearing Quintet 1963 Capitol Records
28 Two for the Road Carmen McRae, George Shearing 1980 Concord Jazz
29 Walkin' - Live at the Blue Note George Shearing 1993 Telarc Jazz Zone
30 The Way We Are The George Shearing Quintet 1975 MPS
31 White Satin The George Shearing Quintet and Orchestra 1960 Capitol Records

Audio single

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody George Shearing 1942 Decca
2 How Come You Do Me Like You Do? George Shearing 1939 Decca
3 (I Don't Stand) A Ghost of a Chance George Shearing 1943 Decca
4 I Hear a Rhapsody George Shearing 1953 MGM
5 I'll Be Around George Shearing Quintet May 1951 MGM
6 I've Never Been in Love Before George Shearing Quintet 1954 MGM
7 September in the Rain The George Shearing Quintette 1949 MGM
8 Sweet and Lovely George Shearing With Rhythm 1949 Savoy
9 Taking a Chance on Love Billy Eckstine and George Shearing 1951 MGM
10 Tenderly George Shearing 1950 MGM
11 Undecided The George Shearing Quintet 1954 MGM
12 When Lights Are Low The George Shearing Quintet 1952 MGM

Performances also appear on

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Bill Evans - A Tribute various artists 1983 Palo Alto Jazz
2 R.S.V.P. - Rare Songs, Very Personal Nancy Wilson 2004 MCG Jazz

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