George Shearing

There's an appreciation of the jazz pianist, George Shearing, in the WSJ that's topped off by a line by Terry Teachout that Shearing was, "blessed with an ear sharp enough to hear a gnat shrug."

Despite always liking jazz, I never did buy a George Shearing album--until now that he's passed away.

In the 60s, many of George's album covers were graced by very attractive women. I remember a radio personality alluding to George's blindness, as well as his taste, that he got to use Braille on each candidate before she appeared on an album.

The things you remember growing up.

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