Artist:

George Shearing

Title:

“Duo featuring Neil Swainson”

Description:

Set in the Philharmonic Hall of Munich, this rare recording of legendary British jazz pianist George Shearing coupled with accomplished Canadian bassist Neil Swainson offers a masterful celebration of the finest of jazz compositions. The audience is immediately captured by Shearing's innate eloquence of word and music as his joie de vivre carries over into each note along the continuum of the carefree to the soulful and complex. The collection features classics such as a dreamy rendition of Erroll Garner's "Misty" to Shearing's signature composition, "Lullaby of Birdland", extending to Duke Ellington's gospel-inspired "Come Sunday". Effortlessly, the harmony of Shearing and Swainson evoke tender sentiment as well as playful delight. Artistic camera angles enrich the delicate composition of sight and sound, causing the viewer to lose all sense of time and space, as if one were front and center at the live performance. Nothing compares to seeing fingers in action as they move to create unimaginable sounds with such polished ease and grace. You'll be instantly captivated by the marriage of great talent and inspiring music and are likely to have these tantalizing, timeless masterpieces dancing in your head for days to come.

Musicians:

George Shearing
Neil Swainson

Track List:

1. Kommt Ein Vogel Gefolgen
2. Freedom Jazz Dance
3. Why Did I Choose You?
4. The Duke
5. Dreamsville
6. Horizon
7. Donna Lee
8. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
9. Misty
10. Lullaby of Birdland
11. Wail
12. Come Sunday
13. Loot the Boot

Format:

DVD

Special Features:

5.1 Dolby Surround Sound
Musician Biographies

Running Time: 

83 min.

Price: 

$19.98

Catalog: 

12845