George Shearing AKA George Albert Shearing Born: 13-Aug-1919 Birthplace: London, England Died: 14-Feb-2011 Location of death: New York City Cause of death: Heart Failure
Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Jazz Musician, Pianist Nationality: United States Executive summary: George Shearing Quintet The New York Times said, "The Shearing sound — which had the harmonic complexity of bebop but eschewed bebop's ferocious energy — was built on the unusual instrumentation of vibraphone, guitar, piano, bass and drums. To get the 'full block sound' he wanted, he had the vibraphone double what his right hand played and the guitar double the left. That sound came to represent the essence of sophisticated hip for countless listeners worldwide who preferred their jazz on the gentle side." Father: James phillip Shearing Mother: Ellen Amelia Brightner Sister: Mary Sister: Dorothy ("Dolly") Sister: Lilly Sister: Margaret Brother: James ("Jim") Wife: Beatrice Gladys Bayes (m. 1-May-1941, one daughter) Daughter: Wendy Ann Wife: Eleanor ("Ellie", m. 1984, until his death)
High School: Linden Lodge School for the Blind, London
George Shearing Quintet (1949-78)
Oscar Pettiford Trio
Hollywood Walk of Fame 1716 Vine St. (recording) Officer of the British Empire Knighthood 2007 Naturalized US Citizen 1956 Risk Factors: Blindness
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR Jazz on a Summer's Day (28-Mar-1960) · Himself The Big Beat (Feb-1958) · Himself
Official Website: http://www.georgeshearing.net/
Author of books:
Lullaby of Birdland (2005)
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