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George Shearing / String Choir Arranged And Conducted By Billy May
The Shearing Touch!
Album AU 1964 on World Record Club label
Jazz (Cool Jazz)
Odd numbered tracks are performed by a quintet, even numbered tracks are solo. Mono and stereo versions have an identical sleeve and the same number on the back (8056) - the mono version has "8056" on beige 'strobe' labels, while the stereo has "S-8056" on green 'strobe' labels. The stereo was issued with a small "S" sticker on the front of the sleeve. 330 Flinders Lane Melbourne 177 Elizabeth Street, Sydney 1st Floor, Newspaper House, 93 Queen Street, Brisbane 62 Pulteney St., Adelaide Barnett's Buildings, Council Ave., Perth
Musicians
 | George Shearing p, 1919-2011 GB piano, album by, written by |
 | Billy May tr, 1916-2004 US arranged by, conductor, album by |
 | Al McKibbon b, 1919-2005 US bass |
 | Armando Peraza bgo, cng, perc, 1924-2014 CU bongos, congas |
 | Percy Brice dr, *1923 US drums |
 | Toots Thielemans h, g, *1922 BE guitar |
 | Emil Richards vib, perc, *1932 US vibraphone, vibes |
Producers
| The George Shearing Quintet backing band |
| Albert McCarthy liner notes |
| David Cavanaugh producer |
| Tom Morgan producer |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | From Rags To Richards | George Shearing / String Choir Arranged And Conducted By Billy May | George Shearing | |
| 2 | Guilty | George Shearing / String Choir Arranged And Conducted By Billy May | Gus Kahn, Harry Akst, Richard Whiting | |
| 3 | Pawn Ticket | George Shearing / String Choir Arranged And Conducted By Billy May | Ray Bryant | |
| 4 | Friendly Persuasion | George Shearing / String Choir Arranged And Conducted By Billy May | Dimitri Tiomkin, Paul Francis Webster | |
| 5 | Easy | George Shearing / String Choir Arranged And Conducted By Billy May | George Shearing | |
| 6 | It Might As Well Be Spring | George Shearing / String Choir Arranged And Conducted By Billy May | Rodgers & Hammerstein | |
| 7 | Señor Blues | George Shearing / String Choir Arranged And Conducted By Billy May | Horace Silver | |
| 8 | If | George Shearing / String Choir Arranged And Conducted By Billy May | Robert Hargreaves, Stanley Damerell, Tolchard Evans | |
| 9 | Splittin' | George Shearing / String Choir Arranged And Conducted By Billy May | Ray Bryant | |
| 10 | A Tune For Humming | George Shearing / String Choir Arranged And Conducted By Billy May | Frank Loesser | |
| 11 | The Late, Late Show | George Shearing / String Choir Arranged And Conducted By Billy May | Murray Berlin | |
| 12 | Sigh No More | George Shearing / String Choir Arranged And Conducted By Billy May | Noël Coward |
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