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George Shearing & Brian Torff - Lullaby of Birdland (2000) [Cool, Piano Jazz]; FLAC (tracks+.cue)

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George Shearing & Brian Torff - Lullaby of Birdland (2000) [Cool, Piano Jazz]; FLAC (tracks+.cue)

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Artist: George Shearing & Brian Torff
Album: Lullaby of Birdland: Blues Alley Jazz / On a Clear Day
Genre: Cool, Piano Jazz
Label: Concord Records
Released: 2000 (1979/1980)
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
    CD 1 - Blues Alley Jazz:
  1. One for the Woofer (Taylor) - 8:31
  2. Autumn in New York (Duke) - 5:03
  3. The Masquerade Is Over (Magidson-Wrubel) - 6:27
  4. That's What She Says (Fest) - 4:00
  5. Soon It's Gonna Rain (Jones-Schmidt) - 5:33
  6. High and Inside (Torff) - 3:46
  7. For Every Man There's a Woman (Arlen-Robin) - 3:53
  8. This Couldn't Be the Real Thing (Mulligan-Torme) - 3:21
  9. Up a Lazy River (Carmichael-Arodin) - 5:10

    CD 2 - On a Clear Day:
  1. Spoken Introduction - 0:28
  2. Love for Sale (Porter) - 10:06
  3. On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever) (Lerner-Lane) - 6:56
  4. Brasil '79 (Torff) - 5:22
  5. Don't Explain (Herzog-Holiday) - 6:25
  6. Happy Days Are Here Again (Ager-Yellen) - 2:57
  7. Have You Met Miss Jones? (Hart-Rodgers) - 4:26
  8. Blue Island Blues (Torff) - 5:14
  9. Lullaby of Birdland (Shearing-Weiss) - 5:44

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George Shearing and bassist Brian Torff have perfect chemistry as a jazz duo; Lullaby of Birdland combines two of their live dates, Blues Alley Jazz and On a Clear Day, into this budget-priced two-CD reissue. The two musicians play superbly in unison, but each also reacts quickly to anything played by the other. Their series of exchanges on Billy Taylor's delightful "One for the Woofer" amuses the audience, while the wild Latin treatment of "Up a Lazy River" is every bit as enjoyable. Torff, who strangely didn't seem to record much at all during the two decades following these 1979 and 1980 concerts, gets a chance to show his chops in his original compositions "High and Inside," "Blue Island Blues," and "Brasil '79" (the latter piece is absolutely amazing). Shearing's love for bad puns is apparent in his deliberately misspoken announcement of the title to "Love for Sale" and his spoken introduction to "On a Clear Day" is hilarious; of course, the performances of these two pieces are noteworthy, too. The pianist is heard as a soloist on "For Every Man There's a Woman" and in a reprisal of his bittersweet arrangement of "Happy Days Are Here Again," which was recorded in a mid-'70s studio date for BASF (Solo); Shearing also adds his warm vocals on "The Real Thing" and "Have You Met Miss Jones?," and wraps the second disc by playing his meal ticket of many decades, "Lullaby of Birdland." Very highly recommended.
Review by Ken Dryden

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