George Shearing: ‘Satin Brass,’ 1959

Unlike most of the pianist’s make-out albums for Capitol, this one has kick

A number of the George Shearing Quintet’s Capitol albums recorded in the 1950s and early ‘60s were in the easy-listening groove. These LPs were given suitable titles, like Latin Velvet Satin With Even More Satin. Just kidding, of course, but you get the drift.