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During the 1980s, the
late pianist-composer-bandleader, George Shearing [1919-2011] hosted and disc-jockeyed a Jazz program on WNEW-AM in New York City
Over the course of
his two hour program each Sunday evening, Sir George [he was knighted for
services to music in 2007] would often avail himself of a Baldwin-Hamilton
spinet piano that was kept in the studio.
On it, he would
play brief tunes and improvisations between spinning the discs.
Thanks to our
correspondent in New York
From one “George”
to another, we thought it would be fun to share this light moment with you.
