Touch Me Softly

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.