Merrill at Midnight
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| Studio album by Helen Merrill | ||||
| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | February 21 & 27, 1957 New York City |
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| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 28:29 | |||
| Label | EmArcy MG 36107 |
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| Producer | Bob Shad | |||
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Merrill at Midnight is the fourth album by Helen Merrill, featuring Merrill fronting a quartet augmented by a string section arranged and conducted by Hal Mooney, recorded in 1957 and released on the EmArcy label.[1]
Reception
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
The Allmusic review by Bruce Eder stated "this one's a keeper and in a class by itself, with lots and lots of class".[2]
Track listing
- "Soft as Spring" (Alec Wilder) - 3:06
- "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair" (Traditional) - 2:27
- "Lazy Afternoon" (John La Touche, Jerome Moross) - 3:00
- "The Things We Did Last Summer" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 3:02
- "After You" (Cole Porter) - 3:01
- "If You Go" (Geoffrey Parsons) - 3:08
- "If I Forget You" (Irving Caesar) - 3:16
- "If Love Were All" (Noël Coward) - 3:02
- "Easy Come Easy Go" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) - 3:41
- "I'll Be Around" (Wilder) - 2:42
- Recorded in New York on February 21, 1957 (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10) and February 27, 1957 (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8 & 9)
Personnel
- Helen Merrill - vocals
- Marian McPartland (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8 & 9), Buddy Weed (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10) - piano
- Bill Mure - guitar
- Milt Hinton - double bass
- Sol Gubin - drums
- Unidentified strings arranged and conducted by Hal Mooney
References
- ↑ EmArcy Records discography accessed October 5, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Eder, B. Allmusic Review accessed October 5, 2012
