Recorded live at the Blue Note in 1993, this album captures the George Shearing Quintet in a typically polished performance of their signature cool jazz sound. The quintet navigates familiar territory with practiced ease, offering a collection of standards and originals.
- The album was recorded live at the Blue Note in New York City on April 28 and 29, 1993.
- It features a classic quintet lineup with Shearing on piano, plus Ernie Watts on tenor sax, Lewis Nash on drums, Ken Smith on bass, and Don Thompson on vibraphone.
- Midnight on Cloud 69 was released in August 1993 on the Savoy Jazz label.
George Shearing was a jazz pianist and composer, known for his sophisticated, swinging style and his popularization of the "Shearing voicings." By 1993, he was a seasoned elder statesman of jazz, continuing to record and perform for decades after his initial rise to fame.
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