George Shearing: Interpretations for Piano (Deluxe Edition)

Description

The Shearing sound is the epitome of sophisticated jazz. This great collection shows off Mr. Shearing's tasty rhythm patterns, such as in “Lullaby of Birdland,” his amazing harmonic progressions, such as in “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” his sense of musical humor, such as in “All I Do is Dream of You,” and also a touch of Mr. Shearing's classical influences, such as with “An Affair to Remember.”

Most of his delightful arrangements are within reach of the late intermediate level pianist, and they make a wonderful bridge between the classics and the wide field of jazz repertoire.

Contents:
• Coquette
&nbsp by Gus Kahn (lyricist); Carmen Lombardo (composer); John Green (composer)
• A Certain Smile
&nbsp by Paul Francis Webster (composer); Sammy Fain (composer)
#8226; All I Do Is Dream of You (from Singin' in the Rain)
&nbsp by Nacio Herb Brown (composer); Arthur Freed (lyricist)
• All Too Soon
&nbsp by Duke Ellington (contributor); Carl Sigman (contributor)
• An Affair to Remember (aka Our Love Affair)
&nbsp by Harry Warren (composer); Harold Adamson (lyricist); Leo McCarey (lyricist)
• April Love
&nbsp by Paul Francis Webster (lyricist); Sammy Fain (composer)
• Blue Moon
&nbsp by Lorenz Hart (lyricist); Richard Rodgers (composer)
• Cabin in the Sky
&nbsp by Vernon Duke (contributor); John LaTouche (contributor)
• Coquette
&nbsp by Gus Kahn; Carmen Lombardo; Johnny Green
• Ebb Tide
&nbsp by Robert Maxwell (composer); Carl Sigman (lyricist)
• For All We Know
&nbsp by J. Fred Coots (composer); Sam M. Lewis (lyricist)
• Friendly Persuasio Deiro
&nbsp by Paul Francis Webster; Dimitri Tiomkin
• How About You?
&nbsp by Burton Lane (composer); Ralph Freed (lyricist)
• How Am I to Know? (from Dynamite)
&nbsp by Dorothy Parker (lyricist); Jack King (composer)
• I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good
&nbsp by Paul Francis Webster (lyricist); Duke Ellington (composer)
• I'm in the Mood for Love
&nbsp by Dorothy Fields (composer); Jimmy McHugh (composer)
• If I Give My Heart to You
&nbsp by Jimmie Crane (contributor); Al Jacobs (contributor); Jimmy Brewster (contributor)
• Invitation
&nbsp by Paul Francis Webster (lyricist); Bronislau Kaper (composer)
• Just You, Just Me
&nbsp by Jesse Greer (contributor); Raymond Klages (contributor)
• Laura
&nbsp by David Raksin (composer); Johnny Mercer (lyricist)
• Lullaby of Birdland
&nbsp by George Shearing (contributor)
• Love Is a Many Splendored Thing
&nbsp by Paul Francis Webster (lyricist); Sammy Fain (composer)
• Moonlight Serenade (Instrumental)
&nbsp by Glenn Miller (composer)
• Nobody Does It Better (from The Spy Who Loved Me)
&nbsp by Carole Bayer Sager (lyricist); Marvin Hamlisch (composer)
• On Green Dolphin Street
&nbsp by Bronislau Kaper (composer); Ned Washington (lyricist)
• Once in a While
&nbsp by Bud Green (contributor); Michael Edwards (contributor)
• Over the Rainbow (from The Wizard of Oz)
&nbsp by Harold Arlen (composer); E. Y. Harburg (lyricist)
• Should I?
&nbsp by Nacio Herb Brown (composer); Arthur Freed (lyricist)
• Spring Is Here
&nbsp by Richard Rodgers (contributor); Lorenz Hart (contributor)
• Street of Dreams
&nbsp by Sam M. Lewis; Victor Young
• Sunday
&nbsp by Jule Styne (composer); Ned Miller (composer); Chester Conn (composer); Bennie Krueger (composer)
• Sweet and Lovely
&nbsp by Gus Arnheim (contributor); Harry Tobias (contributor); Jules Lemare (contributor)
• Taking a Chance on Love
&nbsp by Vernon Duke (composer); John LaTouche (lyricist); Ted Fetter (lyricist)
• Temptation
&nbsp by Nacio Herb Brown (composer); Arthur Freed (lyricist)
• Tender Is the Night
&nbsp by Sammy Fain (composer); Paul Francis Webster (lyricist)
• That Old Feeling
&nbsp by Lew Brown (composer); Sammy Fain (composer)
• The Second Time Around
&nbsp by Sammy Cahn (lyricist); Jimmy Van Heusen (composer)
• The Shadow of Your Smile (from The Sandpiper)
&nbsp by Paul Francis Webster (lyricist); Johnny Mandel (composer)
• Three Coins in the Fountain
&nbsp by Jule Styne (composer); Sammy Cahn (lyricist)
• What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?
&nbsp by Michel Legrand (composer); Alan Bergman (lyricist); Marilyn Bergman (lyricist)