Artist: George Shearing & Brian Torff
Album: Blues Alley Jazz
Genre: Bop, Cool Jazz
Label: Concord Jazz
Released: 1979/1989
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
- One for the Woofer (Taylor) - 8:31
- Autumn in New York (Duke) - 5:03
- The Masquerade Is Over (Magidson-Wrubel) - 6:27
- That's What She Says (Fest) - 4:00
- Soon It's Gonna Rain (Jones-Schmidt) - 5:32
- High and Inside (Torff) - 3:46
- For Every Man There's a Woman (Arlen-Robin) - 3:52
- This Couldn't Be the Real Thing (Mulligan-Torme) - 3:22
- Up a Lazy River (Carmichael-Arodin) - 5:09
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Pianist George Shearing started a productive ten-year association with the Concord label with this live set, a duo outing matching him with the brilliant bassist Brian Torff. Their performances are virtuosic, intuitive, full of sly wit and always swinging; it is surprising that Torff did not become more famous. The close interaction between the two masterful musicians on such numbers as Billy Taylor's "One for the Woofer," "The Masquerade Is Over" and a humorous "Lazy River" are quite impressive as is Shearing's surprisingly effective vocal on "This Couldn't Be the Real Thing." This CD is recommended.
Review by Scott Yanow