🎶 For All We Know | George Shearing Arrangement | Jazz Piano

For All We Know continues Viewmark's Songs That Tell a Story YouTube series, celebrating the timeless melodies and sophisticated arrangements of the Great American Songbook.

Written in 1934 by composer J. Fred Coots and lyricist Sam M. Lewis, “For All We Know” was introduced by vocalist Morton Downey on his popular radio program. The song became a hit during the Great Depression and enjoyed renewed popularity in 1949 with a memorable recording by the Nat King Cole Trio. At its heart, “For All We Know” tells a tender story about love, uncertainty, and the fleeting nature of time. Unlike romantic ballads that promise everlasting devotion, its bittersweet lyrics remind us that tomorrow is never guaranteed, making the moments we share today all the more precious.

Legendary jazz pianist George Shearing brings his distinctive harmonic sophistication to this beautiful American standard. This piano performance explores his arrangement, highlighting the rich chord voicings, elegant phrasing, and expressive jazz harmonies that give the melody its intimate, reflective character. Songs That Tell a Story, a Viewmark YouTube series, revisits the music, melodies, composers, lyricists, and performances that helped shape American musical theatre and popular music.