Proper PROPERBOX 40 (2002 et 2006).
Disque 1: Squeezin' the Blues:
George Shearing (piano, accordéon sur 4), Leonard Feather (piano sur 4), Carlo Krahmer (batterie). Londres, 2 mars 1939.
1. How Come You Do Me Like You Do? (Austin, Bergere) 2:55, Decca F-7102.
2. Stomp in F (Shearing) 2:49, Decca F-7102.
3. Blue Boogie (Williams) 2:18, Decca F-7038.
4. Squeezin' the Blues (Shearing, Feather) 2:36, Decca F-7038.
George Shearing (piano solo). Londres, 3 mars 1941.
5. Southern Fried (Leonard, Culliver, Ross) 3:20, Decca F-7786.
6. Missouri Scrambler (Shearing) 2:52, Decca F-7832.
7. Wednesday Night Hop (Kirk, Johnakins) 2:47, Decca F-7786.
8. Overnight Hop (Nichols, Maxted) 2:35, Decca F-7832.
Stephane Grappelli and his Quartet
Stéphane Grappelli (violon), George Shearing (piano), Jack Llewellyn (guitare), George Gibbs (contrebasse), Dave Fullerton (batterie). Londres, 9 avril 1941.
9. Dinah (Young, Akst, Lewis) 3:10, Decca F-7865.
10. Jive Bomber (Grappelli) 3:18, Decca F-7865.
George Shearing (piano solo). Londres, 23 avril 1941.
11. Delayed Action (Shearing) 3:04, Decca F-7915.
12. Jump for Joy (Shearing) 2:40, Decca F-7915.
13. Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar (Raye, Prince, Sheeby) 2:41, Decca F-7857.
Radio Rhythm Club Sextet
Harry Parry (clarinette), Roy Marsh (vibraphone), George Shearing (piano), Frank Denzig (guitare), Sam Molineaux (contrebasse), Ben Edwards (batterie). Londres, 19 juillet 1941.
14. Champagne (Parry) 3:22, Parlophone R 2847.
15. Honeysuckle Rose (Razaf, Waller) 2:35, Parlophone R 2817.
George Shearing (piano solo). Londres, 1er août 1941.
16. How Could You? (Warren, Dubin) 2:46, Decca F-8004.
17. A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody (Berlin) 2:41, Decca F-8181.
18. These Foolish Things (Marvell, Strachey) 3:06, Decca F-8004.
19. More That You Know (Rose, Eliscu, Youmans) 3:09, Decca F-8181.
George Shearing (piano solo). Londres, 9 décembre 1941.
20. Softly as in a Morning Sunrise (Romberg) 3:25, Decca F-8063.
21. You Stepped Out of a Dream (Kahn, Brown) 3:18, Decca F-8063.
George Shearing (piano solo). Londres, 28 janvier 1942.
22. Boogie Ride (Shearing) 3:30, Decca F-8148.
23. Spookie Woogie (Shearing) 2:58, Decca F-8148.
Disque 2: So Rare:
George Shearing (piano solo). Londres, 28 avril 1942.
1. Moonray (Shaw, Quenzer, Madison) 2:41
1. Moonray (Shaw, Quenzer, Madison) 2:41
2. Rosetta (Hines) 3:06
3. I'll Never Let a Day Pass By (Loesser, Schertzinger) 2:41
4. Coquette (Heyman, Lombardo, Green) 2:52
George Shearing (piano solo). Londres, 12 décembre 1942.
5. Out of Nowhere (Heyman, Green) 3:14
6. Can't We Be Friends? (James, Swift) 2:44
7. (I Don't Stand) A Ghost of a Chance (Crosby, Washington, Young) 3:11, Decca F-8385.
8. Time On My Hands (Youmans, Adamson, Gordon) 2:52, Decca F-8385.
George Shearing (piano solo). Londres, 21 décembre 1943.
9. Guilty (Kahn, Akst, Whiting) 2:58
10. I Found a New Boogie (Shearing) 3:14
11. Sweet Lorraine (Parish, Burwell) 2:51
George Shearing Sextet
Kenny Baker (trompette), Harry Hayes (saxophone alto), Aubrey Frank (saxophone ténor), George Shearing (piano), Tommy Bromley (contrebasse), Carlo Krahmer (batterie). Londres, 14 février 1944.
12. Cymbal Simon (Franks) 2:46, Decca F-8500.
13. Riff Up Them Stairs (Shearing) 3:11, Decca F-8454.
14. Five Flat Flurry (Hayes) 2:40, Decca F-8454.
15. Trunk Call (Baker) 3:13, Decca F-8500.
Frank Weir and his Astor Club Seven
Alan Franks (trompette), Frank Weir (clarinette), Cliff Townsend (saxophone alto), Fred Ballerini (saxophone ténor), Harry Langsman (saxophones ténor et baryton), George Shearing (piano), Joe Nussbaum (contrebasse), Norman Burns (batterie). Londres, 18 décembre 1944.
16. Oh, Lady Be Good (Gershwin) 3:12, Decca F-8515.
George Shearing (piano), Allan Hodgkins (guitare), Tommy Bromley (contrebasse), Carlo Krahmer (batterie). Londres, 22 juin 1944.
17. It's Easy to Remember (Rodgers, Hart) 3:07
18. Blue Moon (Rodgers, Hart) 3:00
George Shearing Trio
George Shearing (piano), Gene Ramey (contrebasse), Cozy Cole (batterie). New York, 3 février 1947.
19. So Rare (Sharpe, Herst) 2:58, Savoy 689.
20. Have You Met Miss Jones? (Rodgers, Hart) 2:57, Savoy 685.
Les mêmes. New York, 23 février 1947.
21. Buccaneer's Bounce (Shearing) 2:37, Savoy 658.
22. When Darkness Falls (Shearing) 2:59, Savoy 708.
George Shearing (piano), Curley Russell (contrebasse), Denzil Best (batterie). New York, 23 décembre 1947.
23. Bop's Your Uncle (Shearing) 2:37, Savoy 718.
24. Sweet and Lovely (Arnheim, Tobias, Lemare) 3:07, Savoy 708.
Disque 3: September in the Rain:
(suite de la session)
1. Cozy's Bop (Shearing) 3:00, Savoy 689.
2. Sophisticated Lady (Ellington, Mills) 3:06, Savoy 718.
George Shearing (piano), Jack Fallon (contrebasse), Norman Burns (batterie). Londres, 26 novembre 1948.
3. The Nearness of You (Washington, Carmichael) 2:53, Decca DFE 6031.
4. Someone to Watch Over Me (Gershwin, Gershwin) 2:46, Decca DFE 6031.
5. Consternation (Shearing) 2:44, Decca DFE 6030.
6. The Fourth Deuce (Shearing) 2:52, Decca DFE 6031.
7. The Man from Minton's (Shearing) 2:29, Decca DFE 6031.
8. To Be or Not to Bop (Shearing) 2:36, Decca DFE 6030.
9. Poinciana (Simon, Bernier) 2:43, Decca DFE 6030.
George Shearing Quintet
Marjorie Hyams (vibraphone), George Shearing (piano, accordéon sur 10, 11), Chuck Wayne (guitare), John Levy (contrebasse), Denzil Best (batterie). New York, 31 janvier 1949.
10. Cherokee (Noble) 2:44
11. Four Bars Short (Shearing) 2:22
12. Bebop's Fables (Feather) 3:04
13. Midnight on Cloud 69 (Feather, Shearing) 3:09
14. Sorry, Wrong Rhumba (Feather) 3:21
15. Cotton Top (Wayne) 2:48
16. Moon Over Miami (Leslie, Burke) 3:13
17. Life with Feather (Feather) 3:10
Les mêmes, Hyams est au piano sur 19. New York, 17 février 1949.
18. September in the Rain (Warren, Dubin) 3:14, MGM 10426.
19. Good to the Last Bop (Shearing) 2:50, MGM 10487.
20. Bop, Look and Listen (Shearing) 2:55, MGM 10426.
21. You Are Too Beautiful (Rodgers, Hart) 3:11, MGM 10487.
Les mêmes. New York, 28 juin 1949.
22. I Didn't Know What Time It Was (Rodgers, Hart) 3:16, MGM 10720.
23. The Continental (Magidson, Conrad) 3:03, MGM 10596.
24. Nothin' But D. Best (Best) 2:57, MGM 10596.
25. Summertime (Gershwin) 3:09, MGM 30247.
Disque 4: Conception:
Les mêmes. New York, 27 juillet 1949.
1. East of the Sun (Bowman) 3:05, MGM 10539.
1. East of the Sun (Bowman) 3:05, MGM 10539.
2. In a Chinese Garden, Pts. 1 & 2 (Wayne) 4:40, MGM 10647.
3. Conception (Shearing) 2:53, MGM 10529.
Les mêmes. New York, 12 décembre 1949.
4. I'll Remember April (Raye, De Paul) 2:46, MGM 10687.
5. Little White Lies (Donaldson) 2:54, MGM 10907.
6. Carnegie Horizons (Shearing) 2:31, MGM 10763.
7. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid (Young) 2:40, MGM 10687.
Les mêmes. New York, 3 avril 1950.
8. How's Trix? (Shearing) 3:15, MGM 10720.
9. Changing with the Times (Shearing) 3:12, MGM 30248.
10. Strollin' (Levy) 3:06, MGM 30248.
Les mêmes, Shearing solo sur 13. New York, 4 avril 1950.
11. When Your Lover Has Gone (Swan) 2:34, MGM 10763.
12. As Long As There's Music (Styne, Cahn) 2:42, MGM 12349.
13. Tenderly (Gross, Lawrence) 3:09, MGM 20347.
Les mêmes. New York, 5 juillet 1950.
14. Roses of Picardy (Wood, Weatherly) 2:55, MGM 10859.
15. For You (Burke, Dubin) 3:04, MGM 10907.
16. Geneva's Move (Best) 2:22, MGM 11153.
17. Pick Yourself Up (Kern) 2:53, MGM 10589.
Les mêmes, Don Elliott (xylophone) remplace Hyams. New York, 5 février 1951.
18. I'll Be Around (Wilder, Chew) 2:56, MGM 10956.
Les mêmes, Elliott joue du vibraphone. New York, 7 février 1951.
19. Loose Leaf (Zarantonello) 2:30, MGM 10419.
Joe Roland (vibraphone), George Shearing (piano), Chuck Wayne (guitare), Al McKibbon (contrebasse), Denzil Best (batterie). New York, 2 octbre 1951.
20. Easy Living (Robin, Rainger) 3:03, MGM 30626.
Les mêmes, Dick Evans (guitare) remplace Wayne. Billy Eckstine (vocal). Los Angeles, 10 octobre 1951.
21. Takin' a Chance on Love (Duke, Fetter, Latouche) 2:38, MGM 11101.
22. You're Driving Me Crazy (Donaldson) 3:07, MGM 11101.
Les mêmes sans Eckstine, Chuck Wayne (guitare) remplace Evans. New York, 18 décembre 1951.
23. Swedish Pastry (Kessel) 2:37, MGM 11199.
24. Lonely Moments (Williams) 3:18, MGM 30625.
25. How High the Moon (Lewis, Hamilton) 2:45, MGM 30627.
Compilé et produit par Joop Visser Productions.
Remasterisation digitale par Peter Rynston à Tall Order Mastering.
Design: Raven Design.
Photos: Frank Driggs Collection/Symil & la Joop Visser Collection.
Notes de pochette: Joop Visser.
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