Breakin' Out

Breakin' Out
Studio album by George Shearing
Released	1987
Recorded	1987
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:18
Label	Concord
Producer	Carl Jefferson
George Shearing chronology
A Vintage Year (1987) Breakin' Out (1987) Dexterity (1987)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

Breakin' Out is a 1987 studio album by the pianist George Shearing, accompanied by Ray Brown and Marvin "Smitty" Smith. ^[3]

Track listing

1. "Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)" (Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines) – 5:57
2. "Day Dream" (Ellington, John La Touche) – 4:24
3. "Hallucinations" (Bud Powell) – 3:54
4. "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" (Bob Hilliard, David Mann) – 6:00
5. "What'll I Do" (Irving Berlin) – 4:12
6. "Break Out the Blues" (George Shearing) – 4:48
7. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Ellington, Bob Russell) – 5:57
8. "Isn't This a Lovely Day?" (Berlin) – 3:17
9. "Twelve Tone Blues" (Leonard Feather) – 3:38
10. "Prelude to a Kiss" (Ellington, Mack Gordon, Irving Mills) – 6:24
11. "There Is No Greater Love" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) – 5:32

Personnel

Performance

• George Shearing – piano
• Ray Brown – double bass
• Marvin "Smitty" Smith – drums

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1287. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
3. Breakin' Out at AllMusic