Lullaby of Birdland - George Shearing - 1987

Just a delightful piece of Easy-listening or Chill-out jazzy music which can make you forget all around and sit back and enjoy. A Speciallity of George Shearing, uncomparable with anyone else, the way he sounded and played, RIP Sir George Shearing. (02-14-2011)

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• George Shearing
• Lullaby of Birdland
• 1987

[tesubcalle]

@kaferere Yes, these guys do make it look easy. You're right: when they do start "playing around", it's brilliant that neither races ahead of the other or lags behind, dragging down the piece or speeding it up. I think that some people are just so gifted, it's like they have an internal metronome, and nothing can throw them. The beat goes on, and they freely extemporize, fully confident they won't lose the rhythm and feel of the piece.

And yes: it is great music!

[kaferere]

How far did you get into this before you realized there was no drummer? Brilliant!

[TheMethusaleh]

Almost one year since his passing. Incredible artist.

[MrBajanplayer]

Danke!

Es hat doch noch jemand einen Sinn, und guten Geschmack, um diese Musik zu lieben.

Vor allem um sie hier hochzuladen.

Nochmals herzlichen DANK !

[rtel123]

@omnipotato98 I hear you. We are so grateful to geepereet for posting, but, like any Jazzoid, probably pays careful attention to every note; the antithesis of "easy" listening. Poor choice of words.

[omnipotato98]

Please don't call this "easy-listening" or "chill out" music. That's an insult to jazz and to George Shearing.

[naturalmystic720]

RIP Sir George shearing. I love this original than which other musical pieces. Thank you.

[kaferere]

@tesubcalle Yes, I agree, the only difference being that when both players are playing "around" the rhythm in certain sections, you really have to have a great sense of where the time is when there is no central "clock" so you both meet convincingly. It's not quite as easy as these guys make it look. It's quite brave to play as a duo without a drummer or percussionist. Not many can pull it off. Great music isn't it?

[tesubcalle]

@kaferere It's not so much that he didn't have a 'central time-keeper'... the bassist helps keep the rhythm. I don't know how much of a difference this makes to a piano player, but for a vocalist, having a bass player assists with rhythm/tempo and key signature. It's really all you'd need when you get right down to the essentials of 'back-up' instruments.

[amacoea]

bien ahí men...