Released 1955 Release date 1955 Label Verve Records | Length 41:19 Genre Vocal jazz | |
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Recorded October 21, 22 & 24, 1955New 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 |
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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
- "Lilac Wine" (James Shelton) - 4:26
- "Anything Goes" (Cole Porter) - 3:07
- "Mountain High, Valley Low" (Bernie Hanighen, Raymond Scott) - 3:02
- "Beautiful Love" (Haven Gillespie, Egbert Van Alstyne, Victor Young, Wayne King) - 3:15
- "Comes Love" (Charles Tobias, Sam H. Stept, Lew Brown) - 3:03
- "End of Love Affair" (E. C. Redding) - 3:29
- "When I Fall in Love" (Edward Heyman, Young) - 3:22
- "The Masquerade is Over" (Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel) - 4:03
- "Just You, Just Me" (Raymond Klages, Jesse Greer) - 3:35
- "Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year" (Frank Loesser) - 3:51
- "You Won't Forget Me" (Kermit Goell, Fred Spielman) - 3:10
- "Wait Till You See Him" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 3:22
Personnel
Songs
1Lilac Wine4:23
2Anything Goes3:07
3Mountain High Valley Low3:00
References
Helen Merrill with Strings Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA