Black Satin

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Black Satin
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Studio album by
Released1956
Recorded1956
Genre Jazz
Length42:05
Label Capitol ST 858
Producer Dave Cavanaugh
George Shearing chronology
Latin Escapade
(1956)
Black Satin
(1956)
Velvet Carpet
(1956)
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Black Satin is a 1956 studio album by the George Shearing quintet and orchestra, arranged by Billy May. [3]

Contents

The initial Billboard magazine review from November 3, 1958 chose the album as one of its "Spotlight Winners of the Week" and commented that "Shearing's tasteful, delicate pianistics and the easy swinging jazz-flavor of the entire album". [4]

Track listing

  1. "The Folks Who Live On the Hill" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 7:19
  2. "If I Should Lose You" (Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger) – 8:18
  3. "Starlight Souvenirs" (Ted Shapiro, Lewis Ilda, Reg Connelly) – 5:15
  4. "What Is There to Say" (Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg) – 9:14
  5. "Black Satin" (George Shearing) – 5:35
  6. "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Don Raye, Gene de Paul) – 6:47
  7. "Nothing Ever Changes My Love For You" (Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal) – 4:03
  8. "One Morning In May" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 6:00
  9. "Moon Song" (Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow) – 5:02
  10. Medley: "As Long as I Live"/"Let's Live Again" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler)/(Milt Raskin, Shearing) – 7:44

Personnel

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References

  1. Allmusic review Accessed January 14, 2023
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp.  178. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  3. Black Satin at AllMusic
  4. "The Billboard Spotlight Winners of the Week". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 3 November 1958. p. 34. ISSN   0006-2510.