Black Satin

Black Satin is a 1956 studio album by the George Shearing quintet and orchestra, arranged by Billy May.[3]

Black Satin
Studio album by George Shearing
Released	1956
Recorded	1956
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:05
Label	Capitol ST 858
Producer	Dave Cavanaugh
George Shearing chronology
Latin Escapade (1956) Black Satin (1956) Velvet Carpet (1956)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

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, Ilda Lewis, 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

• George Shearing – piano
• Billy May – arranger

References

1. Allmusic review
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. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (3 November 1958). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 34. ISSN 0006-2510.