George Shearing

Person · Male

George Shearing

British jazz pianist

From
Battersea, United Kingdom
Active
1919–2011
Releases
111
  • jazz
  • easy listening
  • swing

About

Sir George Albert Shearing (13 August 1919 – 14 February 2011) was a British jazz pianist and composer who for many years led a popular jazz group that recorded for Discovery Records, MGM Records and Capitol Records. Shearing was the composer of over 300 songs, including the jazz standards "Lullaby of Birdland" and "Conception", and had multiple albums on the Billboard charts during the 1950s, 1960s, 1980s and 1990s.

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Member of

Discography

Albums 51
EPs 1
Singles 2
Live 15
Compilations 39
Other 3

Links

Vocal supporting musician

Also known as

Дж. Шеринг

Identifiers

ISNI
0000000120239981

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.