Monday, February 14, 2011
George Shearing, noted jazz pianist, dies at 91 | cleveland.com
George Shearing, noted jazz pianist, dies at 91 | cleveland.com
A former vibes player with Shearing was our neighbor the year "Sally" and I dropped out of grad school and came to Portland. He reminded me of Chet Baker, so sweet and lyrical in his music and so loud and self-destructive in person. I'll never forget the morning he came over with a "new drug" that he said was "rocket fuel." I declined. When the guy was straight, he played beautiful vibes.
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