George Shearing, the jazz pianist who wrote the standard "Lullaby of Birdland" and amused audiences for decades on both sides of the Atlantic, died Monday. He was 91.

Lullaby of Birdland . By Rob Mariani November 17, 2006 View read count. This month, instead of writing about a jazz personality, I decided to write about a room. A jazz room which sadly no longer ...

“Lullaby of Birdland” is one of those easy-swinging pieces that most jazz musicians love to record, perform in small clubs, or hum as they walk along the street.

NEW YORK – Sir George Shearing, the ebullient jazz pianist who wrote the standard “Lullaby of Birdland” and had a string of hits both with and without his quintet, has died. He was 91.

With the re-release of two earlier albums in the 2-CD Lullaby Of Birdland compilation, Concord has accomplished more than recalling the George Shearing's association with the label. Concord is giving ...

Originating on Broadway, right off Fifty-second Street, Birdland was the place that inspired George Shearing to write the classic “Lullaby of Birdland,” while Jack Kerouac could wander in to ...

Birdland is an essential part of New York jazz history. In December 1949, the club opened on Broadway, a block west of 52nd Street, the hotbed of jazz in the 1930s and 40s.