A Perfect Match (George Shearing and Ernestine Anderson album)
A Perfect Match is a 1988 album by jazz pianist George Shearing and the singer Ernestine Anderson. The pair had previously appeared together on Shearing's 1988 live album Dexterity.[2]
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| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | May 1988 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 51:55 | |||
| Label | Concord CJ 357[1] | |||
| Producer | Carl Jefferson | |||
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Reception
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
Scott Yanow reviewed the album for Allmusic and wrote that "...Shearing and Anderson mostly stick to standards and their versions uplift the veteran songs. "Body and Soul" is taken as a vocal-piano duet, while "The Best Thing for You" is given an instrumental treatment. Other highlights include Anderson's vocals on "I'll Take Romance," a heartfelt "I Remember Clifford," "On the Sunny Side of the Street" and "Some Other Time." Perfect Match is an excellent outing for all concerned".[2]
Track listing
- "Trust in Me" (Milton Ager, Jean Schwartz, Ned Wever) – 3:52
- "I'll Take Romance" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Ben Oakland) – 2:40
- "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) – 4:46
- "The Best Thing for You (Would Be Me)" (Irving Berlin) – 3:33
- "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson) – 4:54
- "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 3:14
- "The Second Time Around" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:55
- "Falling in Love with Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 3:01
- "That's for Me" (Hammerstein, Rodgers) – 4:28
- "I Won't Dance" (Fields, Otto Harbach, Hammerstein, Jerome Kern, McHugh) – 3:52
- "Some Other Time" (Cahn, Jule Styne) – 5:27
- "The Touch of Your Lips" (Ray Noble) – 2:25
- "Lullaby of Birdland" (George Shearing, George David Weiss) – 3:34
- "The Things We Did Last Summer" (Cahn, Styne) – 3:07
Personnel
- George Shearing – piano
- Ernestine Anderson – vocals
- Neil Swainson – double bass
- Jeff Hamilton – drums
- Production
- Phil Edwards – engineer
- Leonard Feather – liner notes
- George Horn – mastering
- Carl Jefferson – producer
References
- "George Shearing & Ernestine Anderson – A Perfect Match (Vinyl, LP)". discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
- A Perfect Match at AllMusic
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