Piano (George Shearing album) explained

Piano
Type:	studio
Artist:	George Shearing
Cover:	Shearing Piano 1989.jpeg
Released:	May 1989
Recorded:	1989
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	53:26
Label:	Concord
Producer:	Carl Jefferson
Chronology:	George Shearing
Prev Title:	George Shearing in Dixieland
Prev Year:	1988
Next Title:	Mel and George "Do" World War II
Next Year:	1989

Piano is a 1989 solo album by jazz pianist George Shearing.

Reception

Scott Yanow reviewed the album for AllMusic and wrote that "The emphasis is on slower tempos and relaxed improvising but Shearing's distinctive solos and subtle creativity hold on to one's interest throughout. A tasteful set".

Track listing

1. "It Had to Be You" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) – 4:30
2. "Daisy" – 5:15
3. "Thinking of You" – 2:47
4. "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Charles N. Daniels, Harry Tobias) – 3:43
5. "It's You or No One" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 2:23
6. "Wendy" (Milt Raskin, George Shearing) – 3:55
7. "Am I Blue?" (Harry Akst, Grant Clarke) – 3:30
8. "Miss Invisible" – 5:11
9. "You're My Everything" (Mort Dixon, Harry Warren, Joe Young) – 4:22
10. "John O'Groats" – 3:04
11. "Waltz for Claudia" (Kevin Gibbs) – 3:14
12. "For You" (Joe Burke, Al Dubin) – 4:12
13. "Children's Waltz" – 4:06
14. "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe" (Harold Arlen, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg) – 4:13

Personnel

• George Shearing – piano

Production

• Phil Edwards – engineer
• Willis Conover – liner notes
• George Horn – mastering
• Carl Jefferson – producer
• Richard Avedon – photography
• Jim Hilson – assistant engineer
• Michael McDonald – engineer, remixing