Black Velvet (O'Donel Levy album)

Black Velvet is an album by American jazz guitarist O'Donel Levy recorded in 1971 and released on the Groove Merchant label.[1][2][3]

Black Velvet
Studio album by
O'Donel Levy
Released1971
Recorded1971
StudioNew York City
GenreJazz
Length39:10
LabelGroove Merchant
GM 501
ProducerSonny Lester
O'Donel Levy chronology
Black Velvet
(1971)		 Breeding of Mind
(1972)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]

Allmusic's Jason Ankeny said: "Black Velvet boasts a smooth, rich texture absent from O'Donel Levy's subsequent Groove Merchant sessions – its mellow, stoned-soul sensibilities nevertheless complement the guitarist perfectly, affording him the space to weave a series of righteously beautiful solos ...the arrangements are lovely ... Levy also proves himself a composer of some distinction, contributing a pair of charming originals".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by O'Donel Levy except where noted

  1. "Watch What Happens" (Michel Legrand, Jacques Demy, Norman Gimbel) – 3:33
  2. "Granny" – 4:24
  3. "I'll Close My Eyes" (Billy Reid) – 5:05
  4. "Nature's Child" – 3:48
  5. "Love Story" (Francis Lai, Carl Sigman) – 2:09
  6. "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" (Thom Bell, William Hart) – 3:06
  7. "I'll Be There" (Berry Gordy, Bob West, Willie Hutch, Hal Davis) – 4:12
  8. "Misty" (Erroll Garner) – 4:26
  9. "Call Me" (Tony Hatch) – 4:03
  10. "You've Made Me So Very Happy" (Brenda Holloway, Patrice Holloway, Frank Wilson, Berry Gordy) – 4:24

Personnel

References
  1. Jazzlists: O'Donel Levy Discography, accessed March 26, 2018
  2. Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 500 Series, accessed March 26, 2018
  3. Jazzlists: Album details, accessed March 26, 2018
  4. Ankeny, Jason. Black Velvet – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
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