The Shearing Touch

The Shearing Touch is a 1960 album by the George Shearing quintet and orchestra, arranged by Billy May.

The Shearing Touch
Studio album by
Released1960
Recorded1960
GenreJazz
Length42:05
LabelCapitol ST 1472
ProducerDave Cavanaugh
George Shearing chronology
Beauty and the Beat!
(1960)
The Shearing Touch
(1960)
White Satin
(1960)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

The AllMusic reviewer commented on the album containing "unorthodox time signatures, incorporating classical techniques, as well as using light pop melodies, accents, and subtle rhythms".[1]

Track listing

  1. "Autumn Nocturne" (Josef Myrow, Kim Gannon) – 2:42
  2. "Nola" (Felix Arndt, James Burns) – 2:28
  3. "Misty" (Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke) – 2.41
  4. "Canadian Sunset" (Eddie Heywood, Norman Gimbel) – 2:56
  5. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) – 2:29
  6. "Like Young" (André Previn) – 2:44
  7. "Sunrise Serenade" (Frankie Carle, Jack Lawrence) – 3:01
  8. "Honeysuckle Rose" (Fats Waller, Andy Razaf) – 2:25
  9. "Snowfall" (Claude Thornhill) – 2:05
  10. "Tonight We Love" (Bobby Worth) – 2:20
  11. "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 2:32
  12. "One O'Clock Jump" (Count Basie) – 2:10

Personnel

References

  1. Wynn, Ron. "The Shearing Touch: George Shearing". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 178. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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