Monday, February 14, 2011
George Shearing, R. I. P.
George Shearing, ‘Lullaby of Birdland’ Jazz Virtuoso, Dies at 91 - NYTimes.com: "George Shearing, the British piano virtuoso who overcame blindness to become a worldwide jazz star, and whose composition “Lullaby of Birdland” became an enduring jazz standard, died on Monday in Manhattan. He was 91."
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Terrible news. Another fellow who might've been given more (commercial) credit than he was due because he was "safely" white, but still a genius and highly influential. But, a long life, and unlike too many jazz players, he did at least get his due for most of his career.
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