Backing Pizzarelli and Shearing on The Rare Delight of You is an outstanding quintet: vibraphonist Ted Piltzecker, guitarist Reg Schwager, bassist Neil Swainson and drummer Dennis Mackrel. Together they create a laid back but consistent foundation for the album’s two innovative frontmen. “When ...
"I studied and worked on my playing on my own for most of my 20's. Then I studied with George Shearing in New York in 1980 and with JoAnne Brackeen in 1981. But the real work I did happened with Don Haas in the San Francisco Bay Area. I studied with Don for the better part of...
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