George Shearing
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Sir George Albert Shearing was a British jazz pianist and composer who for many years led a popular jazz group that recorded for Discovery Records, MGM Records and Capitol Records. Shearing was the co
Shearing in 1959
Shearing (centre) performing with the Quintet in Holland, 1962
Shearing performing for Gerald Ford and Urho Kekkonen, the president of Finland, on 3 August 1976
Mel Tormé
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Melvin Howard Tormé, nicknamed "The Velvet Fog", was an American musician, singer, composer, arranger, drummer, actor, and author. He composed the music for "The Christmas Song" and co-wrote the lyric
George Shearing
…Jim Hall, Hank Jones, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and Kenny Davern. In 1979, Shearing signed with Concord Records, and recorded for the label with Mel Tormé. This collaboration garnered Shearing and Tormé two Grammys, one in 1983 and another in 1984. Shearing remained fit and active well into his later years…
Tormé on drums with Benny Goodman and Teddy Wilson
Tormé's grave