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When Hank Jones had his night off, I would get somebody to take my place as intermission pianist and I'd play the show with Ella, so I would get a chance to play with Ray Brown and Charlie Smith as well.

~George Shearing

Topics: Brown Chance Charlie Ella Get Had Hank His Night Off Pianist Place Play Ray Show Smith Somebody Take Well Would

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Having a set, popular formula does inhibit you.

~George Shearing

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You know, when you've established a certain thing, what can you do? You're stuck with it.

~George Shearing

Topics: Certain Established Know Stuck Thing You

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We're travelling for about nine-and-a-half months a year.

~George Shearing

Topics: About Months Travelling Year

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I think in certain areas the demand is greater than it has ever been, and my business is better than it's been in 30 years. The music business is so precarious, as you know-you've got to make it while you can make it, and that's exactly what we're doing.

~George Shearing

Topics: Area Been Better Business Certain Demand Doing Ever Exactly Exactly What Got Greater Make Music Music Business Precarious Than Think While Years You I Think

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I don't like freedom jazz - I think it's void of roots and void of foundation.

~George Shearing

Topics: Foundation Freedom Jazz Like Roots Think Void I Think

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Teddy Wilson, I think, said a little while ago that it's much easier to come in and play whatever comes into your mind, without obeying any of the laws of bass line and harmony and so on.

~George Shearing

Topics: Any Bass Come Easier Harmony Laws Line Little Little While Mind Much Obeying Play Said Teddy Think Whatever While Wilson Without Your I Think

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I haven't written an awful lot recently, but I think I probably will start again very shortly. Being so much on the road, when you have a couple of weeks off, you're likely to avoid sitting at the piano, and taping, and giving yourself more work to do.

~George Shearing

Topics: Again Avoid Awful Awful Lot Being Couple Giving Likely Lot More Much Off Piano Recently Road Sitting Start Think Very Weeks Will Work Written You Yourself I Think

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Musician

Born: August 13th, 1919

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