Released 1957 Genre Vocal jazz | Length 28:29 Release date 1957 Label Verve Records | |
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Recorded February 21 & 27, 1957New York City Helen Merrill albums Dream of You, The Nearness of You, Helen Merrill with Strings, Chasin' the Bird, The Artistry of Helen Merrill |
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.
Contents
Reception
The Allmusic review by Bruce Eder stated "this one's a keeper and in a class by itself, with lots and lots of class".
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
Personnel
Songs
1Soft as Spring3:13
2Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair2:51
3Lazy Afternoon3:08
References
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