Black Velvet (O'Donel Levy album) explained

Black Velvet
Type:	Album
Artist:	O'Donel Levy
Cover:	Black Velvet (O'Donel Levy album).jpg
Released:	1971
Recorded:	1971
Studio:	New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	39:10
Label:	Groove Merchant GM 501
Producer:	Sonny Lester
Chronology:	O'Donel Levy
Next Title:	Breeding of Mind
Next Year:	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

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".

Track listing

All compositions by O'Donel Levy except where noted

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

Personnel

O'Donel Levy – guitar
Billy Skinner – trumpet
Arthur 'Fats' Theus – tenor saxophone, flute
Charles Covington – electric piano, organ
Alarza Lee Collins – bass
Chester Thompson – drums
Nathaniel Rice Jr. − congas
William Thorpe – percussion

Notes and References

http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_ODonel_Levy.htm Jazzlists: O'Donel Levy Discography
http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Groove_Merchant.htm Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 500 Series
http://www.jazzlists.com/jz/Black_Velvet.htm Jazzlists: Album details