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Live at the Café Carlyle

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Released
  
1984

Label
  
Concord CJ 246

Release date
  
1984

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
42:35

Artist
  
George Shearing

Producer
  
Carl Jefferson

Recorded
  
January 1984 at the Café Carlyle, New York City

Live at the Café Carlyle (1984)
  
An Elegant Evening (1984)

Similar
  
Breakin' Out, Blues Alley Jazz, Top Drawer, Mel and George "Do" Worl, An Elegant Evening

Live at the Café Carlyle is a 1984 live album by jazz pianist George Shearing accompanied by the double bassist and pianist Don Thompson.

Contents

Reception

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".

Track listing

  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

Personnel

  • 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
  • References

    Live at the Café Carlyle Wikipedia