Live at the Café Carlyle explained

Live at the Café Carlyle
Type:	live
Artist:	George Shearing
Cover:	Shearing Carlyle.jpeg
Released:	1984
Recorded:	January 1984 at the Café Carlyle, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	42:35
Label:	Concord CJ 246^[1]
Producer:	Carl Jefferson
Chronology:	George Shearing
Prev Title:	Top Drawer
Prev Year:	1984
Next Title:	An Elegant Evening
Next Year:	1984

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

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

"Pent Up House" (Sonny Rollins) – 4:13
"The Shadow of Your Smile" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) – 5:07
"Teach Me Tonight" (Gene De Paul, Sammy Cahn) – 3:42
"Cheryl" (Charlie Parker) – 4:55
"Blues for Breakfast" (Jerry Gladstone, Matt Dennis) – 3:38
"P.S. I Love You" (Gordon Jenkins, Johnny Mercer) – 2:47
"I Cover the Waterfront" (Edward Heyman, Johnny Green) – 5:24
"Tell Me a Bedtime Story" (Herbie Hancock) – 4:20
"Inside" (Jack Reardon, Marvin Fisher) – 4:57
"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

Notes and References

Web site: George Shearing with Don Thompson – Live at the Cafe Carlyle (Vinyl, LP) . discogs.com. 2016-06-26.