Dexterity
Live album by George Shearing
Released	1988
Recorded	1988
Genre	Jazz
Label	Concord CJ 346 [1]
Producer	Carl Jefferson
George Shearing chronology
More Grand Piano (1986) Dexterity (1988) The Spirit of 176 (1988)

Dexterity is a 1988 live album by the jazz pianist George Shearing recorded at the second Fujitsu-Concord Jazz Festival. The singer Ernestine Anderson appears on two tracks. ^[2] Shearing and Anderson would later record the album A Perfect Match. ^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Scott Yanow reviewed the album for Allmusic, describing it as "A well-rounded and consistently enjoyable program". ^[2]

Track listing

1. "Dexterity" ( Charlie Parker) – 5:17
2. "You Must Believe in Spring" ( Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Jacques Demy, Michel Legrand) – 7:53
3. "Sakura Sakura (Cherry Blossom)" (Traditional) – 5:13
4. "Kjo No Tsuki" ( Rentaro Taki) – 3:00
5. " I Won't Dance" ( Dorothy Fields, Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern, Jimmy McHugh) – 5:08
6. " Long Ago (and Far Away)" ( Ira Gershwin, Jerome Kern) – 5:03
7. " Can't We Be Friends?" ( Paul James, Kay Swift) – 3:08
8. " As Long as I Live" ( Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 4:19
9. " Please Send Me Someone to Love" ( Percy Mayfield) – 6:49
10. Duke Ellington medley: " Take the "A" Train"/" In a Sentimental Mood"/" Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)"/" Satin Doll"/" Cotton Tail" ( Billy Strayhorn)/( Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills)/(Ellington, Lee Gaines)/(Ellington, Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer)/(Ellington) – 7:21
11. " Lullaby of Birdland" ( George Shearing, George David Weiss) – 5:30

Personnel

• George Shearing – piano
• Ernestine Anderson – vocals on "As Long As I Live" and "Please Send Me Someone to Love"
• Neil Swainson – double bass
• Carl Jefferson – producer
• Kent Judkins – art direction
• Chris Long – assistant producer
• Tom Burgess – cover art concept
• Hatsuro Takanami – engineer
• Leonard Feather – liner notes
• George Horn – mastering
• K. Abe – photography
• Kazumi Someya – project interpreter
• Ron Davis – remixing
• Allen Farnham – remote supervisor
• Yoichi Nakao – technical coordinator

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