1966 live album by George Shearing
Rare Form! is a live album by George Shearing and his quintet, recorded in San Francisco in July 1963. It was released in 1966.[ 2]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [ 2]
Scott Yanow reviewed the album for Allmusic and wrote that Shearing and his quintet "...are heard on a variety of spirited live performances throughout this LP".[ 2]
"The Sweetest Sounds " (Richard Rodgers ) - 2:48 "Look No Further " (Rodgers) - 2:03 "Hallucinations " (Bud Powell ) - 3:53 "Sunny" (George Shearing , Milt Raskin ) - 3:01 "They All Laughed " (George Gershwin , Ira Gershwin ) - 2:44 "Station Break" (Shearing) - 2:51 "Over the Rainbow " (E.Y. Harburg , Harold Arlen ) - 2:26 "Why Not?" (Doug Marsh ) - 3:29 "I'll Never Smile Again " (Ruth Lowe ) - 3:10 "Bop, Look and Listen" (Shearing) - 8:36
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless this is not known.
As leader or co-leader New Vibe Man in Town (1961) Who Is Gary Burton? (1962) 3 in Jazz (split with Sonny Rollins and Clark Terry , 1963) Something's Coming! (1963) The Groovy Sound of Music (1964) Tennessee Firebird (1966) The Time Machine (1966) A Genuine Tong Funeral (1967) Lofty Fake Anagram (1967) Duster (1967) Gary Burton Quartet in Concert (1968) Good Vibes (1969–70) Paris Encounter (with Stéphane Grappelli , 1969) Throb (1969) Gary Burton & Keith Jarrett (1970) Live in Tokyo (1971) Alone at Last (1971) Crystal Silence (with Chick Corea , 1972) Seven Songs for Quartet and Chamber Orchestra (1973) The New Quartet (1973) Ring (with Eberhard Weber , 1974) Matchbook (with Ralph Towner , 1974) Hotel Hello (with Steve Swallow , 1974) Dreams So Real (1975) Passengers (1976) Times Square (1978) Duet (with Chick Corea, 1978) Easy as Pie (1980) In Concert, Zürich, October 28, 1979 (1979) Picture This (1982) Lyric Suite for Sextet (with Chick Corea, 1982) Real Life Hits (1984) Slide Show (1985) Whiz Kids (1986) Times Like These (1988) Reunion (with Pat Metheny , 1989) Right Time, Right Place (with Paul Bley , 1990) Cool Nights (1991) Six Pack (1991–92) Native Sense - The New Duets (1997) Like Minds (with Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Dave Holland (bassist) and Roy Haynes , 1998) Generations (2003) Next Generation (2004) The New Crystal Silence (with Chick Corea, 2007) Quartet Live (2007) Common Ground (2011) Hot House (2012) Time Thread (with Makoto Ozone , 2013) Guided Tour (2013) WithStan Getz With others After the Riot at Newport (Chet Atkins and the Nashville All-Stars, 1960) Bob Brookmeyer and Friends (1964) Tim Hardin 1 (Tim Hardin, 1964–65) Quincy Jones Explores the Music of Henry Mancini (1964) Ingénue (k.d. lang , 1991) Journey (Arif Mardin , 1973) Jazz Concert (George Shearing , 1963) Rare Form! (George Shearing, 1963) Touch Me Softly (George Shearing, 1963) Swallow (Steve Swallow, 1991) Fluid Rustle (Eberhard Weber , 1979) Hommage à Eberhard Weber (2015) Simple Complex (Jon Weber , 2003)