Biography
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The George Shearing Quintet
Effective period / Period of releases: 1949 - 2002
Members: Cal Tjader, George Shearing, Steve Nelson, Toots Thielemans, Vernell Fournier, Bill Clark, Gary Burton, Denzil Best, Al McKibbon, Chuck Wayne, Herman Wright, John Gray (2), Ralph Peña, Emil Richards, John Levy, Dick Garcia, Israel Crosby, Marquis Foster, Walter Bolden, Marjorie Hyams, Percy Brice, Don Thompson (2), Warren Chiasson, Joe Roland, Neil Swainson
Quintet formed in 1949 by George Shearing, British musician (born 1919 in London) who moved in 1947 to the USA.