The Shearing Touch
Studio album by
George Shearing
Released1960
Recorded1960
GenreJazz
Length42:05
LabelCapitol ST 1472
ProducerDave Cavanaugh
George Shearing chronology
Beauty and the Beat!
(1960)		 The Shearing Touch
(1960)		 White Satin
(1960)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

The Shearing Touch is a 1960 album by the George Shearing quintet and orchestra, arranged by Billy May.

The AllMusic reviewer commented on the album containing "unorthodox time signatures, incorporating classical techniques, as well as using light pop melodies, accents, and subtle rhythms".[1]

Track listing

  1. "Autumn Nocturne" (Josef Myrow, Kim Gannon) – 2:42
  2. "Nola" (Felix Arndt, James Burns) – 2:28
  3. "Misty" (Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke) – 2.41
  4. "Canadian Sunset" (Eddie Heywood, Norman Gimbel) – 2:56
  5. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) – 2:29
  6. "Like Young" (André Previn) – 2:44
  7. "Sunrise Serenade" (Frankie Carle, Jack Lawrence) – 3:01
  8. "Honeysuckle Rose" (Fats Waller, Andy Razaf) – 2:25
  9. "Snowfall" (Claude Thornhill) – 2:05
  10. "Tonight We Love" (Bobby Worth) – 2:20
  11. "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 2:32
  12. "One O'Clock Jump" (Count Basie) – 2:10

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Wynn, Ron. "The Shearing Touch: George Shearing". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  2. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 178. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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