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Blues Alley Jazz
Live album by George Shearing
Released	1980
Recorded	October 1979
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:07
Label	Concord
Producer	Carl Jefferson
George Shearing chronology
Getting in the Swing of Things (1979) Blues Alley Jazz (1980) Two for the Road (1980)

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Allmusic
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

Blues Alley Jazz is a 1980 live album by the pianist George Shearing, accompanied by the double bassist Brian Torff.

Track listing

1. "One for the Woofer" (Billy Taylor) – 8:04
2. "Autumn in New York" (Vernon Duke) – 4:42
3. "The Masquerade Is Over" (Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel) – 6:18
4. "That's What She Says" (Manfredo Fest) – 3:45
5. "Soon It's Gonna Rain" (Tom Jones, Harvey Schmidt) – 4:34
6. "High and Inside" (Brian Torff) – 3:28
7. "For Every Man There's a Woman" (Harold Arlen, Leo Robin) – 3:41
8. "This Couldn't Be the Real Thing" (Gerry Mulligan, Mel Tormé) – 3:17
9. "(Up A) Lazy River" (Sidney Arodin, Hoagy Carmichael) – 4:59

Personnel

Performance

• George Shearing – piano
• Brian Torff - double bass

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 178. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. Blues Alley Jazz at AllMusic

• 1980 live albums
• George Shearing live albums
• Albums produced by Carl Jefferson
• Concord Records live albums