Dexterity (George Shearing album) explained
Dexterity is a 1988 live album by the jazz pianist George Shearing recorded at the second Fujitsu-Concord Jazz Festival. The singer Ernestine Anderson appears on two tracks. Shearing and Anderson would later record the album A Perfect Match.
Reception
Scott Yanow reviewed the album for Allmusic, describing it as "A well-rounded and consistently enjoyable program".
Track listing
- "Dexterity" (Charlie Parker) – 5:17
- "You Must Believe in Spring" (Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Jacques Demy, Michel Legrand) – 7:53
- "Sakura Sakura (Cherry Blossom)" (Traditional) – 5:13
- "Kjo No Tsuki" (Rentaro Taki) – 3:00
- "I Won't Dance" (Dorothy Fields, Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern, Jimmy McHugh) – 5:08
- "Long Ago (and Far Away)" (Ira Gershwin, Jerome Kern) – 5:03
- "Can't We Be Friends?" (Paul James, Kay Swift) – 3:08
- "As Long as I Live" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 4:19
- "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) – 6:49
- Duke Ellington medley: "Take the "A" Train"/"In a Sentimental Mood"/"Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)"/"Satin Doll"/"Cotton Tail" (Billy Strayhorn)/(Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills)/(Ellington, Lee Gaines)/(Ellington, Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer)/(Ellington) – 7:21
- "Lullaby of Birdland" (George Shearing, George David Weiss) – 5:30
Personnel
Notes and References
- Web site: George Shearing with special guest Ernestine Anderson – Dexterity (Vinyl, LP). discogs.com. 2016-06-26.
