Black satin/White satin - Tiki Music

DTG DJ Terence Gunn Member Joined: Jun 20, 2005 Posts: 250	DTG DJ Terence Gunn Posted posted on Sun, Mar 23, 2008 6:40 PM Along with Cal Tjader, George Shearing is inarguably THE pioneer of the 'cocktail jazz/cool jazz' sound -- a sound and genre that has always been much maligned in the jazz (snob) community. (I don't even think George would like his music referred to as 'cocktail music'.) And Mr. Shearing was British and blind. How's that for interesting? The Exotica genre borrows/owes more to George Shearing (and Cal Tjader) than to Ravel and Les Baxter. In fact, when Martin Denny started out playing clubs in Hawaii he did George Shearing covers -- or, at least, played songs in a George Shearing style. Strip away the bird calls in Denny's version of 'Quiet Village' and what do you have? George Shearing.

Along with Cal Tjader, George Shearing is inarguably THE pioneer of the 'cocktail jazz/cool jazz' sound -- a sound and genre that has always been much maligned in the jazz (snob) community. (I don't even think George would like his music referred to as 'cocktail music'.) And Mr. Shearing was British and blind. How's that for interesting? The Exotica genre borrows/owes more to George Shearing (and Cal Tjader) than to Ravel and Les Baxter. In fact, when Martin Denny started out playing clubs in Hawaii he did George Shearing covers -- or, at least, played songs in a George Shearing style. Strip away the bird calls in Denny's version of 'Quiet Village' and what do you have? George Shearing.

Post #368788 by DJ Terence Gunn on Sun, Mar 23, 2008 6:40 PM