Dexterity (George Shearing album)

Dexterity
Live album by George Shearing
Released	1988
Recorded	1988
Genre	Jazz
Label	Concord CJ 346
Producer	Carl Jefferson
George Shearing chronology
More Grand Piano (1986) Dexterity (1988) The Spirit of 176 (1988)

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. Shearing and Anderson would later record the album A Perfect Match.

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Allmusic

Scott Yanow reviewed the album for Allmusic, describing it as "A well-rounded and consistently enjoyable program".

Track listing

1. "Dexterity" (Charlie Parker) – 5:17
2. "You Must Believe in Spring" (Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Jacques Demy, Michel Legrand) – 7:53
3. "Sakura Sakura (Cherry Blossom)" (Traditional) – 5:13
4. "Kjo No Tsuki" (Rentaro Taki) – 3:00
5. "I Won't Dance" (Dorothy Fields, Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern, Jimmy McHugh) – 5:08
6. "Long Ago (and Far Away)" (Ira Gershwin, Jerome Kern) – 5:03
7. "Can't We Be Friends?" (Paul James, Kay Swift) – 3:08
8. "As Long as I Live" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 4:19
9. "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) – 6:49
10. 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
11. "Lullaby of Birdland" (George Shearing, George David Weiss) – 5:30

Personnel

• 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