Dexterity is a 1988 live album by the jazz pianist George Shearing recorded at the second Fujitsu-Concord Jazz Festival. The singer Ernestine Anderson appears on two tracks.[2] Shearing and Anderson would later record the album A Perfect Match.[3]
| Dexterity | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | November 1987 | |||
| Venue | Kan-i Hoken Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Concord CJ 346[1] | |||
| Producer | Carl Jefferson | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Scott Yanow reviewed the album for Allmusic, describing it as "A well-rounded and consistently enjoyable program".[2]
Track listing
edit- "Dexterity" (Charlie Parker) – 5:17
- "You Must Believe in Spring" (Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Jacques Demy, Michel Legrand) – 7:53
- "Sakura Sakura (Cherry Blossom)" (Traditional) – 5:13
- "Kjo No Tsuki" (Rentaro Taki) – 3:00
- "I Won't Dance" (Dorothy Fields, Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern, Jimmy McHugh) – 5:08
- "Long Ago (and Far Away)" (Ira Gershwin, Jerome Kern) – 5:03
- "Can't We Be Friends?" (Paul James, Kay Swift) – 3:08
- "As Long as I Live" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 4:19
- "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) – 6:49
- Duke Ellington medley: "Take the "A" Train"/"In a Sentimental Mood"/"Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)"/"Satin Doll"/"Cotton Tail" (Billy Strayhorn)/(Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills)/(Ellington, Lee Gaines)/(Ellington, Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer)/(Ellington) – 7:21
- "Lullaby of Birdland" (George Shearing, George David Weiss) – 5:30
Personnel
edit- George Shearing – piano
- Ernestine Anderson – vocals on "As Long As I Live" and "Please Send Me Someone to Love"
- Neil Swainson – double bass
- Carl Jefferson – producer
- Kent Judkins – art direction
- Chris Long – assistant producer
- Tom Burgess – cover art concept
- Hatsuro Takanami – engineer
- Leonard Feather – liner notes
- George Horn – mastering
- K. Abe – photography
- Kazumi Someya – project interpreter
- Ron Davis – remixing
- Allen Farnham – remote supervisor
- Yoichi Nakao – technical coordinator
References
edit- ^ "George Shearing with special guest Ernestine Anderson – Dexterity (Vinyl, LP)". discogs.com. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ a b c Dexterity at AllMusic
- ^ A Perfect Match at AllMusic