We remember George Shearing. ‘The Lullaby of Shearing Land’
This day ( February 14, 2011), in New York City, New York, died Sir George Shearing, an Anglo-American jazz pianist.
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Dianne Reeves releases ‘The Calling: Celebrating Sarah Vaughan’ produced by George Duke…
Dianne Reeves' 'The Calling: Celebrating Sarah Vaughan' is a studio album produced by George Duke and released on February 13, 2001 by Blue Note.
Sarah Vaughan records ‘Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown’ for Emarcy (1954)
Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown' is an album also known as 'Sarah Vaughan,' recorded on December 18, 1954 and released in 1955 by Emarcy.
Heads Up International publish Earl Klugh’s ‘Hand Picked’ (2013)
Earl Klugh's 'Hand Picked' is an album (featuring three duets and twelve soli) released on July 30, 2013 by Heads Up International.
George Shearing records ‘The Swingin’s Mutual!’ with Nancy Wilson (1961)
George Shearing's 'The Swingin's Mutual!' is an album recorded with Nancy Wilson on June 29 & July 5–6, 1960 and January 7, 1961 and released in 1961 by Capitol.
We remember Mel Tormé. ‘The Velvet Prince’
This day ( June 5, 1999), in Los Angeles, California, died Melvin Howard Tormé, nicknamed The Velvet Fog, American jazz singer.
Concord tape ‘An Evening with George Shearing & Mel Tormé’ (1982)
'An Evening with George Shearing & Mel Tormé' is a live (and the first of six albums they did together) album recorded on April 15, 1982 and released the same year by Concord.
This week In Jazz Legends 15/52
Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, George Shearing, Joey Defrancesco, Bobby Hutcherson, Jean Luc Ponty, Stanley Clarke, Eddie Louiss, Daniel Humair, Kenny Garrett, Candy Dulfer, Charles Lloyd, Bernard Purdie, George Freeman, Steve Gadd, John…
We remember Sarah Vaughan. ‘Define The Divine’
This day (April 3, 1990), in Hidden Hills, California, died Sarah Lois Vaughan a.k.a. Sarah Vaughan, an American singer, nicknamed 'Sailor Sassy' and 'The Divine One'…