Live at the Café Carlyle

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Scott Yanow reviewed the album for Allmusic and wrote that "[Don] Thompson, who plays second piano on Herbie Hancock's "Tell Me a Bedtime Story," jams with strong intuition and consistent swing, easily picking up on Shearing's musical directions during such songs as "Pent up House," "The Shadow of Your Smile," "Cheryl" and a couple of originals", and concludes by writing that Shearing "...had his career rejuvenated during his years on Concord through stimulating musical encounters such as this one. Fine music".[2]

1. "Pent Up House" (Sonny Rollins) – 4:13
2. "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) – 5:07
3. "Teach Me Tonight" (Gene De Paul, Sammy Cahn) – 3:42
4. "Cheryl" (Charlie Parker) – 4:55
5. "Blues for Breakfast" (Jerry Gladstone, Matt Dennis) – 3:38
6. "P.S. I Love You" (Gordon Jenkins, Johnny Mercer) – 2:47
7. "I Cover the Waterfront" (Edward Heyman, Johnny Green) – 5:24
8. "Tell Me a Bedtime Story" (Herbie Hancock) – 4:20
9. "Inside" (Jack Reardon, Marvin Fisher) – 4:57
10. "Stratford Stomp" (Don Thompson) – 3:32

• George Shearing – piano, vocals, liner notes
• Don Thompson – double bass, piano, liner notes

Production

• Ed Trabanco – recording engineer
• Phil Edwards – remix engineer
• Elliott Gerber – art direction
• Carl Jefferson – producer
• George Horn – mastering
• Ken Howard – photography