Episode Detail: George Shearing - Profiles
A 1994 interview with jazz pianist George Shearing, who talks about growing up in London, his blindness, his early career in America, and meeting Charlie Parker. Included: performance clips of "Donna Lee," "Evelyn," "Melancholy Baby" and "Lullaby of Birdland." Also: comments from Mel Torme, Cleo Laine and John Dankworth.