Live at the Café Carlyle

Live at the Café Carlyle is a 1984 live album by jazz pianist George Shearing accompanied by the double bassist and pianist Don Thompson.

Reception
Scott Yanow reviewed the album for Allmusic and wrote that "[Don] Thompson, who plays second piano on Herbie Hancock's "Tell Me a Bedtime Story," jams with strong intuition and consistent swing, easily picking up on Shearing's musical directions during such songs as "Pent up House," "The Shadow of Your Smile," "Cheryl" and a couple of originals", and concludes by writing that Shearing "...had his career rejuvenated during his years on Concord through stimulating musical encounters such as this one. Fine music".

Track listing

 * 1) "Pent Up House" (Sonny Rollins) – 4:13
 * 2) "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) – 5:07
 * 3) "Teach Me Tonight" (Gene De Paul, Sammy Cahn) – 3:42
 * 4) "Cheryl" (Charlie Parker) – 4:55
 * 5) "Blues for Breakfast" (Jerry Gladstone, Matt Dennis) – 3:38
 * 6) "P.S. I Love You" (Gordon Jenkins, Johnny Mercer) – 2:47
 * 7) "I Cover the Waterfront" (Edward Heyman, Johnny Green) – 5:24
 * 8) "Tell Me a Bedtime Story" (Herbie Hancock) – 4:20
 * 9) "Inside" (Jack Reardon, Marvin Fisher) – 4:57
 * 10) "Stratford Stomp" (Don Thompson) – 3:32

Personnel

 * George Shearing – piano, vocals, liner notes
 * Don Thompson – double bass, piano, liner notes
 * Production
 * Ed Trabanco – recording engineer
 * Phil Edwards – remix engineer
 * Elliott Gerber – art direction
 * Carl Jefferson – producer
 * George Horn – mastering
 * Ken Howard – photography