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George Shearing

real name Sir George Shearing OBE

British jazz pianist

London, United Kingdom · 1919-08-13 – 2011-02-14

George Shearing is credited on 3,308 releases across 864 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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Anglo-American blind jazz pianist and composer.
Born: Aug. 13th, 1919 in Battersea, London, UK - died: Feb. 14th, 2011 in NYC, NY.
He moved to the US in 1947, and was amongst the first post-war British jazz musicians to make a solid career there. He was appointed OBE in 2007, and then knighted in 2007, both by Queen Elizabeth II.
He became known for a piano technique known as "The Shearing Sound", a type of double melody block chord, with an additional fifth part that doubles the melody an octave lower. With the piano playing these five voices, Shearing would double the top voice with the vibraphone and the bottom voice with the guitar to create his signature sound.
One of his most notable composition: 'Lullaby Of Birdland'.

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3,308 releases · 864 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Performance · 4,289
  • Other credits · 130
  • Production · 3

Studios: MPS-Studio, Villingen · Birdland · RCA Victor's Music Center Of The World · Massey Hall

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