Agree. But the real "masters" are the pianists, who have obviously put in their 6-8 hours of practice every day to get this far. Today, people don't even know an instrumentalist by name. Vocals and guitars are all that counts.
I had the privilege of listening to the great George Shearing at the 1944 Jazz Jamboree held at the Stoll Theatre Kingsway London before he left to continue his career in America. How talented for a blind pianist. Will also never forget Peggy Lee's recording of Why don't you do right and and later on Is that all there is. Wonderful memories for a schoolboy to carry through life
The great George Shearing in the middle. He had a 60-year career, recording with everybody from Bing to John Pizzarelli. His albums with Nat King Cole, Nancy Wilson and Mel Torme are legendary.
Shearing's LP's with Peggy Lee (Beauty and the Beat (the later clean version, without the originally added-in fake audience applause) and Dakota Staton (The Late, Late, Show) are also part of his legendary canon of works with vocalists. w Nancy Wilson includes "Hello, Young Lovers."
My mom had both of the albums Nancy Wilson & George Shearing album & Dakota Staton...The..late late show..Sounds of real music...I'm so glad I have these memories..only 10 years of age..My mom had a sharp looking stereo system...and had us listening to all genre of music...Thank you Mom...
Was blessed to be a friend of Sir George and his wonderful wife, Ellie, Last saw them in Florida in Feb 2003 after a concert. Tried to post a photo of George and I but YT won't let me
This is truly spectacular. When oldsters (like even me in my 50s) snarl about lack of talent in today's TV musical acts we are thinking about stuff like this. These 6 musicians are all masters of their craft. The singers are probably the most well known today but those piano players are also well known and lauded in smaller Jazz circles. This was not some hyped up event (as far as I know) but just a typical variety show in the 50s. Wow is all I can say! Thank you for posting this!
It's hard to imagine that anyone could upstage 3 legendary singers like Frank, Peggy and Bing (no surprise with Shearing though), but these 3 masters of the keys do just that.
When I was young the editor of Rolling Stone said they would not cover the big Sinatra concert. We all know better now. Sinatra, Peggy and Crosby couldn't be square if they tried.
My Father and his friend, Joe Powell, used to go to Islington , London, Uk. They used to go to a pub in Islington and listen to a young man called , George Shearing.
Please credit George Shearing and Paul Smith the great Joe Bushkin in this title! Shearing and Peggy Lee made an outstanding series of concerts together along with recordings that are still in print.
Thanks, ModernBingFan. Celebrated this day at Sinatra Family Forum where one of the wise men, Andrew T shared a link to this. I replied: My favorite live TV musical segment of all time! Andrew, you won't believe this! I'd just been thinking about Paul Smith, Ella's musical director for decades, who accompanied her on her “finest hour” alone together in a studio - a pianist the European Jazz encyclopedia once dubbed “the greatest in America.” (An LP cut in a Dutch recording studio, circa 1960 that I reviewed at Amazon.) Anyway, I know Mr. Smith left us several years ago and I'd just googled his name. And got this (July 3, 2013 New York Times): Paul Smith, a jazz pianist who accompanied singers like Bing Crosby, Doris Day, Sammy Davis Jr. and Rosemary Clooney but who was best known for his long association, both on record and on concert stages worldwide, with Ella Fitzgerald, died on Saturday in Torrance, Calif. He was 91. Tall, lanky and rugged-looking, Mr. Smith did not fit most people’s image of a jazz musician. When he was the musical director on the comedian Steve Allen’s television show in the 1960s, Mr. Allen told him that he looked more like “a Nebraska cornhusker.” At concerts, Mr. Smith would sometimes walk onto the stage and ask the audience, “Where is the piano you want moved?” So. I come back here and find this from you, Andrew: Peggy opening this goose-bump inducing sequence with England's greatest gift to jazz, blind piano giant George Shearing. The just-under-eight-minute segement winds up with Bing and Joe Bushkin (if my favorite trumpet player the late Jack Sheldon had played piano, he'd play like Joe!) and in-between, our favorite singer (who says “Thanks, Paul”). Thanks, Andrew. (Who but you?) From the night of November 29, 1959. 'Live' TV music never got better than this, you may agree? From the "Siriusly Sinatra" folder, MY FAVORITE VERSION, YOURS TOO? sinatrafamily.com/forum/showthread.php/50225-My-Favorite-Version-%28yours-too-%29?p=1284663#post1284663
Best natural voice ever--Bing Crosby. Peggy magnificent. Frank's holds his own. George Shearing in a class by himself. Smith and Buskin also excellent. Thank you for posting.
If at least the pianist Joe Bushkin would let Bing Crosby sing a little bit...he´s a fantastic pianist, but he´s trying to take the show, and the case here is to follow the singer, and in that, George Shearing shines, as always, he knows his place, the time to be a virtuoso and the time to be a partner, as in other instances, Bill Evans and Oscar Peterson were also great accompanist pianists.
@@daveferris2709 If you know the Tony Bennett/Bill Evans albuns ( There are 2 ), it´s a perfect match. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7LIW7q_cFeA.html
Agree that it seems to be Bushkin who is being highlighted, but it's not like this just happened out of the blue (of the night). Crosby knew exactly what was coming from rehearsal. Dontcha all think that Crosby had the political heft in Hollywood to get Bushkin toned down if that's what he wanted? Lee and Shearing were the tops. Sinatra didn't sound like he was at the top of his game, good, but not as great as one would have expected in 1959. The arrangement with Smith was fine. I was impressed enough to know I was going to hear Sinatra, Lee and Crosby singing. When I saw Shearing and Bushkin at the pianos (I didn't know what Smith looked like), I almost gasped that they were able to get that much music royalty onto one performance on one weekly show. Wow!
My folks finally broke down upon the 7th child for space in our old 1950 Chevy Deluxe Coupe (my Dad had bought it used in 1954) and bought a brand new 1967 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser Station Wagon. Wow, that was a great car/wagon, for sure. Still remember it. We all finally had plenty of room for the nine of us, ha.
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