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Remembering Sir George: At Home with Ellie Shearing

Jeremy Clowe

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Interview with Ellie Shearing, widow of legendary jazz pianist, George Shearing. Ms. Shearing looks back at her life with Sir George in this March 2014 interview conducted in the couple's home in New York City. Video produced by Jeremy Clowe for the 2014 Berkshire Gateway Jazz Weekend: June 5-8, 2014, Lee, MA. www.berkshiregatewayjazz.com

Interviewer: Rich Vinette.
Archival photos ©Ellie Shearing. All rights reserved.
Tanglewood photos by Walter Scott. Courtesy Boston Symphony Orchestra. All rights reserved.
Music from "George Shearing at Home." ©JazzKnight Records. Used with permission.

Video ©Berkshire Gateway Preservation, Inc. All rights reserved.

19 Comments

@alfredfeagins1886 7 months ago

George Shearing was my favorite jazz pianist. I had a 78 rpm by him back in the 50s. Loved his style and his band. Watching him on TV, he seemed a perfect gentleman. His death was a crushing loss.

@petershaw80 8 years ago

A little gem. Always been a huge admirer of George Shearing. Touched with genius.

@StripeRich 8 years ago

My uncle saw him during the war, and was awe-struck; turned me on to his music, 1950 or so.

@tomkelly5495 10 years ago

By far I think the greatest duo was George Shearing and Mel Torme I saw them together and they were absolutely perfection !

@angelachristian4915 8 years ago

I have such wonderful memories of visiting George and Ellie Shearing at their beautiful cottage in Stow-on-the-Wold in the Cotswolds in the early 90s.

@guilleinda 2 weeks ago

Qué hermosa mujer...

@sheelanagigcomedy 5 years ago (edited)

Wonderful to hear Ellie's interview about George. Battersea is very proud of Sir George Shearing and I had the privilege of organising the installation of a Battersea Society commemorative plaque on George's alma mater Linden Lodge School for the Blind which is now a private boys preparatory school. We had a lovely event with Alyn Shipton jazz broadcaster who helped with George's biography and tributes from Ellie and others, music by current pupils and a piece from Charlotte who had played a duet with George when he had visited the school when she was a pupil of Linden Lodge in the sixties. It was attended by many of George's relatives.

@lyndalockey7414 7 years ago

George and Ellie used to come to the local hair salon in stow on the wold, they were the most likeable couple ever! Ellie used to have a French plait with ribbons woven into it, LISA used to do it! George was a genuinely warm gentleman, Ellie had the driest but kindest sense of humour, an amazing couple! Honoured to of met them both!

@PaulOnish 11 years ago

What a wonderful interview. I miss George and Ellie.

@dianefrank537 5 years ago

Shearing and Torme,,, so incredible.

@musamor75 9 years ago

Thank you so much for posting this wonderful and informative video. One feels that much closer to this blessed musician after listening to his wife's touching - and often amusing - stories and anecdotes. They must have been one of the world's most charming couples. Both lovely people.

@ProducersIncVideos 7 years ago

wonderful interview! Honored to have known and worked with George Shearing. Ellie was a delight!

@PhrygianPhrog 8 years ago

Fascinating!

@sofiablakey6454 3 years ago

Thoroughly enjoyed listening to this interview. Thank you!😎❤️❤️❤️

@wk4240 3 years ago

What a great interview. Agree with a prior posting, about Shearing's association with Mel Torme, absolute perfection! - two masters with one mind.

What a wonderful gift George was to humanity.

@adamglinka1 10 years ago

GREAT story....

@poplarboydavid 2 months ago

Battersea is inside London

@michaeltekulsky5665 10 years ago

Great interview.

@greatvocals 6 years ago

Would you be able to contact Ellie Shearing concerning a recording George did with vocalist David Allyn which was never released, but George still had in his archives? We would love to preserve this recording. Thank you