Merrill at Midnight
1957 studio album by Helen Merrill
Merrill at Midnight | ||||
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Studio album by Helen Merrill | ||||
Released | 1957 | |||
Recorded | February 21 & 27, 1957 New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 28:29 | |||
Label | EmArcy MG 36107 | |||
Producer | Bob Shad | |||
Helen Merrill chronology | ||||
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Merrill at Midnight is the fourth album by Helen Merrill, featuring the singer fronting a quartet augmented by an orchestra arranged and conducted by Hal Mooney, recorded in 1957 and released on the EmArcy label.[1]
Reception
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Tom Hull – on the Web | B[3] |
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 orchestra arranged and conducted by Hal Mooney
References
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- Helen Merrill (1954)
- Helen Merrill with Strings (1955)
- Dream of You (1956)
- Merrill at Midnight (1957)
- You've Got a Date with the Blues (1958)
- The Nearness of You (1958)
- The Artistry of Helen Merrill (1965)
- Music Makers (1986)
- Collaboration (1988)
- Duets (1989)
- Christmas Song Book (1991)
- Brownie: Homage to Clifford Brown (1994)
- You and the Night and the Music (1997)
- Jelena Ana Milcetic a.k.a. Helen Merrill (2000)