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Released
  
1957

Artist
  
Helen Merrill

Producer
  
Bob Shad

Genre
  
Vocal jazz

Length
  
28:29

Release date
  
1957

Label
  
Verve Records

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Recorded
  
February 21 & 27, 1957 New York City

Merrill at Midnight (1957)
  
The Nearness of You (1957)

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

  1. "Soft as Spring" (Alec Wilder) - 3:06
  2. "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair" (Traditional) - 2:27
  3. "Lazy Afternoon" (John La Touche, Jerome Moross) - 3:00
  4. "The Things We Did Last Summer" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 3:02
  5. "After You" (Cole Porter) - 3:01
  6. "If You Go" (Geoffrey Parsons) - 3:08
  7. "If I Forget You" (Irving Caesar) - 3:16
  8. "If Love Were All" (Noël Coward) - 3:02
  9. "Easy Come Easy Go" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) - 3:41
  10. "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

    • Songs

    1Soft as Spring3:13
    2Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair2:51
    3Lazy Afternoon3:08

    References

    Merrill at Midnight Wikipedia
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