George Shearing live in Japan Lullaby of Birdland

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George Shearing (p)
Neil Swainson(B)

[@geraldnjarun5942]

George Shearing and this song inspired me to start playing the piano when I was 7. This song brings back many good memories.

[@musamor75]

Good my friend. Enjoy.

[@VANEPS7]

Swainson is the perfect backup for genius George.

[@RATCLIFFE-LISTENS]

George Shearing a true genius esp. with arrangement. What a Pianist he just kicks it. My Favorite Shearing was him working with Nancy Wilson on the Capital Lp. Hello Young Lovers. Great ost.

[@渡邉政雄-t3s]

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[@petershaw80]

Great combination. Always have loved George. Touched with genius.

[@koko-kh5hp]

Thanks a million！ I found an excellent video on KZbin. I love this song. Greeting from Japan!

[@alanblackwood1]

One of the greats, no doubt about it.

[@Radda001]

Absolutely delighted to discover your channel. Thank you for sharing such visual and listening pleasure ...

[@eulogiojuventinofloresflor3516]

Admirable George. Lo he escuchado desde los 60s. Tengo aun discos LP.

[@musamor75]

George Shearing was SO touching.

[@MrRemi1802]

Thanks for uploading it ! This is my favorite version of this standard, very well-played by its author, with kind of an Erroll-like left hand :)

[@musamor75]

Good ear my friend. Yes indeed, the self same play with anticipation and delay.

[@cbyedd8970]

That’s so true!

[@bdm4494]

omg this touches my heart

[@Zoli1965HU]

Wonderful !!!!!!!! Hi from HU, E.U.

[@mikaelhoelge852]

True Mr. Remi

[@hothouse1468]

Yes!Erroll Garner is The most happy piano &Great left hand!

[@kidosborn9680]

Errol Garner played a little more syncopical( is this good English ?). I hope you will understand what I mean, by the way I' am dutch.

[@albertolannes609]

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[@keithhorner1671]

Many jazz pianists "comp "on occasion with the left hand. This is very distinct from Garner who had a more hypnotic style.

[@vimana19pianomedley]

Keeeshaaa......

[@kidosborn9680]

An outstanding immitation of the way Errol Garner used to play!!

[@keithhorner1671]

no it.s how George played. Occasionally, at a concert, he would deliberately introduce himself as Garner and then play just like him. Dudley Moore also did that.

[@2toneguy]

1:50 is Bach

[@matthewpraat4751]

+Matthew Wade oh god i cant unhear the fugue

[@rafaelzenteno8226]

+Matthew Wade Double violin concerto in d minor.

[@williamcushman9295]

god George, up there with Lou Levy, and Abbey Fraser

[@VANEPS7]

After hearing this I can't understand why all bass players don't throw away their electric bass guitars and learn to play the real upright basses. The electrics just cannot compare.

[@helenweedon7716]

+JOHN MENUIS I have friends who play both, easy to swap since they are both tuned in fourths. They tend to decide which would sound better for the type of music they are playing plus of course even a jazz sized bass (orchestra basses are even bigger) need a good sized car to transport them around in!

[@VANEPS7]

I agree. Transporting an electric bass is much easier. However I just can't imagine backing Shearing with an electric. It would be like replacing a concert piano with a radioshack keyboard. I doubt that a true classical pianist would want to trade.

[@WilHenDavis]

Not necessarly, I've taken my double-bass in a Toyota Corolla Sedan (in the passenger seat) *and* it wore the seat-belt!

[@oscarandgroucho]

With today's digital electronics, I've never figured out why somebody hasn't invented an electric fretless bass guitar that sounds like an acoustic upright bass. Same reason, I guess, why my Yamaha keyboard can't sound like a Yamaha grand.

[@TheRedstonedeluxe]

For most traditional jazz I completely agree. However, electric bass still has its place.

[@juniperwoodgreen4090]

Is George blind? ...

[@ashah213]

Yes! He was born blind.

[@VANEPS7]

Of course he is blind.

[@SeaMonster111]

As a bat. But what genius!

[@josephinecrisci4432]

Yes he was born blind in Battersea, England...could listen to him all day often do, then again I'm a Huge Erroll Garnet fan and I suspect George was also 😉

[@josephinecrisci4432]

Such a genuinely sweet Talented Gentleman

[@derekmalley5861]

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