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What is the George Shearing method?

also know as the "locked hands" method, what exactly is the george shearing method? is it when the hands follow each other a couple of octaves apart? i don't get it. any information on this will be greatly appreciated. the more detailed the better? what's the left/right hands doing? are they octaves apart, or some other interval apart? what's the history behind it? does it work better for fast swings, ballads, etc?

by superboy on 08/21/2007, 14:33

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you're in luck here at ljp with this;albetan has three files that deal with the concept..check this one first-

https://www.learnjazzpiano.com/citadel/scotcit.mvc?action=files&sub=file_details&id=1078760083

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by smg on 08/21/2007, 17:19

thanks! that works for me.

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by superboy on 08/22/2007, 08:10

check out the 2 benny green solos for more of this style-https://www.jazzcenter.org/

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by smg on 08/25/2007, 12:26

man, that benny green is a piano playing beast.

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by superboy on 08/27/2007, 15:53

got to sit right next to shearing in a new york city hotel lobby on a sunday afternoon in 1953. he was playing a free session for whoever wanted to listen. little did i realize who and what i was hearing. i think this was a fairly common practice in those
days. birdland was going strong and there were a number of great jazz pianists playing there
as well.

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by gandydancer44 on 08/28/2007, 22:39

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What is the George Shearing method?

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by smg on 08/21/2007, 17:19

by superboy on 08/22/2007, 08:10

by smg on 08/25/2007, 12:26

by superboy on 08/27/2007, 15:53

by gandydancer44 on 08/28/2007, 22:39

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