Piano (George Shearing album)

Piano
Studio album by George Shearing
Released	May 1989
Recorded	1989
Genre	Jazz
Length	53:26
Label	Concord
Producer	Carl Jefferson
George Shearing chronology
George Shearing in Dixieland (1988) Piano (1989) Mel and George "Do" World War II (1989)

Piano is a 1989 solo album by jazz pianist George Shearing.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[2]

Scott Yanow reviewed the album for AllMusic and wrote that "The emphasis is on slower tempos and relaxed improvising but Shearing's distinctive solos and subtle creativity hold on to one's interest throughout. A tasteful set".^[1]

Track listing

1. "It Had to Be You" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) – 4:30
2. "Daisy" – 5:15
3. "Thinking of You" – 2:47
4. "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Charles N. Daniels, Harry Tobias) – 3:43
5. "It's You or No One" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 2:23
6. "Wendy" (Milt Raskin, George Shearing) – 3:55
7. "Am I Blue?" (Harry Akst, Grant Clarke) – 3:30
8. "Miss Invisible" – 5:11
9. "You're My Everything" (Mort Dixon, Harry Warren, Joe Young) – 4:22
10. "John O'Groats" – 3:04
11. "Waltz for Claudia" (Kevin Gibbs) – 3:14
12. "For You" (Joe Burke, Al Dubin) – 4:12
13. "Children's Waltz" – 4:06
14. "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe" (Harold Arlen, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg) – 4:13

Personnel

• George Shearing – piano

Production

• Phil Edwards – engineer
• Willis Conover – liner notes
• George Horn – mastering
• Carl Jefferson – producer
• Richard Avedon – photography
• Jim Hilson – assistant engineer
• Michael McDonald – engineer, remixing

References

1. Piano at AllMusic
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1287. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.