I Cover The Waterfront ..... George Shearing

[dishwaterhands]

I love George Shearing.

But I really find it distasteful when people spend all of their time belittling others' musical tastes instead of just enjoying their own good taste.

[pablis]

he added a bit of debussy there :)

[valvetrom]

George also has a wicked sense of humor

[JackTheAce1]

Wow. This sounds like an incredibly difficult piece to play. George plays it flawlessly though, of course.

R.I.P., one of the best. If there is an afterlife, I imagine George and Billy Taylor and all the jazz piano greats hang out and jam on grand pianos all day!

[exjazzbassbaz]

this has attracted some brilliant dialogue from tarabos and nassar57 .and lets not forget sir george he was fantastic r.i.p.many thanks.

[MrZekervan]

Goodbye George, I wish you peace.

[joe1blue]

Is this Class or what??? God given talent.

[Tarabos1]

to answer Beck19781 and others: You ´re probably right, but I think another reason may be the lack of understanding to play an instrument (piano,guitar,sax....) I´m a semi pro musician and quickly got bored to play just C  F G Am ....I developed a taste for odd time signatures and alterated chords (Jazz,ProgRock,classical composers). If all people would play an instrument, there would instantly be many more who appreciate Jazz music ! Regards from Hamburg/Germany.

[pipotherium]

@Tarabos1 Agreed

[jamesedwardtheobald]

dreamy! debussy-esque

[mariavasilei]

Shearing is still alive and active ... !

[jamesedwardtheobald]

@mariavasilei that is awesome! 1919? dang, he's almost 90! glad to know that! he was knighted in 2007...

[peaceful531]

What year was this recorded?

[nassar57]

It's all part of the dumbing down process- fools are easily manipulated. George Shearing and his contemporaries are remnants of a time when independent thinking was the praised rather than feared, and when true merit reigned rather than group-think and the "teaming" consensus of protean groups. (I better shut up before they "."vote me off the island.")

[bud21s]

@nassar57 Couldn't agree more !

This is exquisite ...

[coowlekikker]

How can one NOT love this version of I cover the waterfront.

This man was pure genious.

[emnm16]

What a man. His beautiful musicianship cannot help but inspire.

[jazzmusic1937]

tarabos george was well known to folks who understood as for the public they only want simple crap thats why you never see a symphony orchestra on a juke box or tv or radio ahh what a shame

[Tarabos1]

I will NEVER understand, why real true great (etc.) music/musicians is/are/was/were most UNKNOWN in the clumsy mainstram public (?) A friend of mine answered: People just listen to music they are personally deserving!

[davehorne]

@Tarabos1, I gave a lesson to a student of the local music university years ago and showed him various ways to solo. I demonstrated the block chord style made famous by George Shearing and the student said ... George who?

This was a university level student. As I get older I have less and less respect for music universities.

[Beck19781]

@Tarabos1 There are a few reasons; none valid, but worth unearthing in order to understand. I think jazz as a whole is not accepted by the mainstream because for most in the general audience, its missing a personal element. Most people like pop music because they imagine a vocalist to be singing directly to them. As most jazz is instrumental, this phenomenon is absent. Also, we shouldn't discount the perpetual myth that jazz is an elitist artform. Most people still subscribe to this lie.

[gladdad101]

@Tarabos1 Your friend is very insightful

[jazzmusic1937]

wow he wasnt kidding when he said impressionistic wonderful

[jazzmusic1937]

george opens the tune with debussy parallel 5ths and 9ths he is actally playing la mer here

[12rosebud12]

WHAT music will be played in Heaven IF GOD is playing like this thru one of His creatures down on earth??

[KeyGordy]

@12rosebud12 And everyone in Hell will be issued an accordion!

[pianatar]

@KeyGordy

And given a backup band of bagpipes!

[pianatar]

@KeyGordy

And given a backup band of bagpipes! (but then there is Art Van Damme)

[k6l11h58]

the man's an effing genius!

[satoshianyway]

thanks!