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Released
  
1955

Helen Merrill with Strings (1955)
  
Dream of You (1956-57)

Release date
  
1955

Label
  
Verve Records

Length
  
41:19

Artist
  
Helen Merrill

Producer
  
Bob Shad

Genre
  
Vocal jazz

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Recorded
  
October 21, 22 & 24, 1955 New York City

Helen Merrill albums
  
Dream of You, You and the Night and the M, Merrill at Midnight, Brownie: Homage to Clifford Br, The Nearness of You

Helen merrill beautiful love 1955


Helen Merrill with Strings is the second album by Helen Merrill, featuring Merrill fronting a quartet augmented by a string section arranged by Richard Hayman, recorded in 1955 and released on the EmArcy label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Richard Mortifoglio called the album "an unmitigated artistic success. The strings are tastefully scored, the songs are classics or soon to be, and Merrill's delivery is by turns emotional, haunting, and highly musical".

Track listing

  1. "Lilac Wine" (James Shelton) - 4:26
  2. "Anything Goes" (Cole Porter) - 3:07
  3. "Mountain High, Valley Low" (Bernie Hanighen, Raymond Scott) - 3:02
  4. "Beautiful Love" (Haven Gillespie, Egbert Van Alstyne, Victor Young, Wayne King) - 3:15
  5. "Comes Love" (Charles Tobias, Sam H. Stept, Lew Brown) - 3:03
  6. "End of Love Affair" (E. C. Redding) - 3:29
  7. "When I Fall in Love" (Edward Heyman, Young) - 3:22
  8. "The Masquerade is Over" (Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel) - 4:03
  9. "Just You, Just Me" (Raymond Klages, Jesse Greer) - 3:35
  10. "Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year" (Frank Loesser) - 3:51
  11. "You Won't Forget Me" (Kermit Goell, Fred Spielman) - 3:10
  12. "Wait Till You See Him" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 3:22
  • Recorded in New York on October 21 (tracks 1, 10 & 11), October 22 (tracks 3, 4, 6, 7 & 9) and October 24 (tracks 2, 5, 8 & 12), 1955

    • Personnel

  • Helen Merrill - vocals
  • Hank Jones - piano
  • Barry Galbraith - guitar
  • Milt Hinton - double bass
  • Sol Gubin - drums
  • Unidentified strings arranged and conducted by Richard Hayman

    • Songs

    1Lilac Wine4:23
    2Anything Goes3:07
    3Mountain High Valley Low3:00

    References

    Helen Merrill with Strings Wikipedia
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