The first two instrumental recordings in GEORGE SHEARING's fruitful, decade-long association with Concord Records found one of the most distinctive of jazz pianists entering a new - and extraordinarily creative - phase of his musical career. Paring down his famous quintet configuration in order to explore all the expression, nuance and communication of the piano/bass duo combination, Shearing found the perfect foil for his inventiveness and quick-minded musical wit in bassist Brian Torff. The… MORE