Blind from birth, pianist George Shearing headed an elite club of British jazz musicians to find fame in the US, his name becoming a byword for ‘cool.’
It was the first album The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson bought, and remains an exquisite vocal jazz record.
On August 10, 1920, The Jazz Hounds recorded a song with Mamie Smith called ‘Crazy Blues.’
The Human League cover recasts the 1980s synth-pop hit through a reggae groove and horn accents.
