Helen Merrill with Gil Evans & Clifford Brown

Wokalistyka jazzowa
premiera polska: 1997-06-01
kontynent: Ameryka Północna
kraj: USA
opakowanie: jewelcaseowe etui
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allmusic.com:
Though she eventually came to be known as a "singer's singer," Helen Merrill's 1954 debut is an unmitigated success of mainstream jazz. Besides introducing the uniquely talented young singer, the date also featured small-group arrangements by Quincy Jones and marks the introduction of another future star, trumpeter Clifford Brown. Formidable as his playing is, Brown never overshadows Merrill. She is fully up to the challenge on all fronts and enthusiastically tackles uptempo numbers such as "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" and "Falling in Love with Love" with aplomb. A winning stylistic combination of cool jazz and hard bop, Merrill particularly excels on Mel Tormé's "Born to Be Blue," making the sophisticated tune her own as she revels in Tormé's down-and-out lyric.
by Richard Mortifoglio

utwory:
1. Don't Explain (A. Herzog, B. Holiday) 5:11
2. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (C. Porter) 4:18
3. What's New (B. Haggart, J. Burke) 4:59
4. Falling In Love With Love (L. Hart/R. Rodgers) 3:53
5. Yesterdays (J. Kern, O. Harbach) 5:58
6. Born To Be Blue (Mel Tormé) 5:13
7. 'S Wonderful (I. & G. Gershwin) 3:13
8. He Was Too Good For Me (L. Hart/R. Rodgers) 3:02
9. I've Never Seen (Marcotte, D. Cockran) 3:33
10. I'm A Fool To Want You (F. Sinatra, J. Wolf, S. Harnon) 4:07
11. Troubled Waters (A. Johnston, S. Coslow) 3:14
12. By Myself (H. Dietz/A. Schwartz) 3:23
13. People Will Say We're In Love (R. Rodgers/O. Hammerstein II) 2:34
14. You're Lucky To Me (A. Razaf, E. Blake) 3:26

wydano: 1990