Artist: George Shearing
Album: Walkin' (Live at the Blue Note)
Genre: Bop, Cool, Mainstream Jazz
Label: Telarc Jazz
Released: 1995
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
- That's Earl, Brother (Gillespie) - 8:07
- My One and Only Love (Wood-Mellin) - 5:41
- Pensativa (Fischer) - 5:31
- Walkin' (Carpenter) - 7:01
- When She Makes Music (Fisher) - 6:47
- Celia (Powell) - 6:28
- Subconcious Lee (Konitz) - 7:32
- Suddenly It's Spring (Burke-Van Heusen) - 3:26
- Bags' Groove (Jackson) - 6:51
- Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye (Porter) - 4:33
- Loot to Boot (Garner) - 4:11
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- Personnel:
- George Shearing - piano
- Neil Swainson - bass
- Grady Tate - drums
Shearing is often in joyous form on the uptempo tracks of this well-paced trio date. Highlights include such bop classics as "That's Earl, Brother," Bud Powell's "Celia" and "Subconscious Lee" along with a couple of familiar blues. In contrast the ballads are generally rather melancholy affairs with the pianist wringing as much emotion as possible out of each note. Neil Swainson contributes fluid bass solos and alert accompaniment while Grady Tate plays supportive drums. Shearing (in his early 70s at the time of this recording) is heard near his creative peak throughout this consistently enjoyable live set.
Review by Scott Yanow