Black Velvet (O'Donel Levy album)

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)

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]

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. ^ a b Ankeny, Jason. Black Velvet – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 27, 2018.