Touch Me Softly Explained

Touch Me Softly
Type:	studio
Artist:	George Shearing
Cover:	Touch Me Softly.jpeg
Released:	1963
Recorded:	January 14–February 15, 1963
Genre:	Traditional pop, jazz
Label:	Capitol ST 1874 ^[1]
Chronology:	George Shearing
Prev Title:	Shearing Bossa Nova
Prev Year:	1962
Next Title:	Jazz Concert
Next Year:	1963

Touch Me Softly is a 1963 album by George Shearing accompanied by his quintet and a string orchestra.

Reception

Scott Yanow reviewed the album for Allmusic and wrote that "Best is a touching version of "Sunday, Monday or Always"...Actually, for this type of "dreamy" romantic music, the performances are excellent, but one should not expect much jazz on this out-of-print LP."

Track listing

1. "Just Imagine" (Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson) - 2:34
2. "Blue Room" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 2:33
3. "You're Blasé" (Bruce Sievier, Ord Hamilton) - 3:07
4. "Wait for Me" (Charles DeForest) - 3:05
5. "Try a Little Tenderness" (Jimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Harry M. Woods) - 2:45
6. "Suddenly It's Spring" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 2:41
7. "Be Careful, It's My Heart" (Irving Berlin) - 2:18
8. "Sunday, Monday, or Always" (Van Heusen, Burke) - 2:40
9. "Lollipops and Roses" (Tony Velona) - 2:40
10. "Just as Though You Were Here" (Edgar De Lange, John Benson Brooks) - 3:12
11. "Touch Me Softly" (Dick Allen, Stan Hoffman) - 3:37
12. "In a Sentimental Mood" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Manny Kurtz) - 3:22

Personnel

• George Shearing - piano, arranger
• Gary Burton or Douglas Marsh - vibraphone
• Ron Anthony - guitar
• Ralph Peña - double bass
• Vernel Fournier - drums
• Milt Raskin - conducting string choir

Recorded in Los Angeles, 1963.^[2]

Notes and References

1. http://www.discogs.com/George-Shearing-Quintet-And-String-Choir-The-Touch-Me-Softly/release/3761876 Discogs - Touch Me Softly
2. 'Best of George Shearing, Vol. Two, 1960-1969' (Capitol, 1997) liner notes