The Shearing Touch

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

The Shearing Touch is a 1960 album by George Shearing's quintet with orchestra, arranged by Billy May. It contains twelve well-known pieces, such as Autumn Nocturne, Misty, Autumn Leaves, Honeysuckle Rose and One O'Clock Jump. Most last only two to three minutes.

The AllMusic reviewer pointed to unusual time signatures, to classical techniques and to the use of light pop melodies, accents and subtle rhythms. The pianist leads the quintet and May wrote the arrangements. The source tells us no more about how this album came about. The combination of a jazz quintet with orchestra gives the familiar songs a different colour from their usual versions.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Autumn Nocturne2:44Apple Music ↗
2. 2Nola2:29Apple Music ↗
3. 3Misty2:42Apple Music ↗
4. 4Canadian Sunset2:59Apple Music ↗
5. 5Autumn Leaves2:32Apple Music ↗
6. 6Like Young2:46Apple Music ↗
7. 7Sunrise Serenade3:04Apple Music ↗
8. 8Honeysuckle Rose2:27Apple Music ↗
9. 9Snowfall2:08Apple Music ↗
10. 10Tonight We Love2:23Apple Music ↗
11. 11Bewitched2:34Apple Music ↗
12. 12One O'Clock Jump2:12Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗