Helen Merrill: Lilac Wine [Vinyl 1LP 180g]

Wokalistyka jazzowa
premiera polska: 2022-09-24
kontynent: Ameryka Północna
kraj: USA
opakowanie: Singlefoldowe etui
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Editor's info:
Arrangements and piano by Torrie Zito (he's also worked with Tony Bennett and Sinead O'Connor) underscore the reflective temperament of the songs and Merrill's gentle, worldly wise vocals perfectly. Not for Merrill are showy displays of "technique" her sublime singing draws attention to the song rather than the singer. If you savor the classic ballad style of Chris Connor, Nat "King" Cole, and Peggy Lee, you'll find LILAC WINE intoxicating.

On LILAC WINE, the eminent jazz singer Helen Merrill (whose fans have included everyone from great jazz arranger Gil Evans to Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood) applies her magnificent voice to an inspired selection of standards, forgoing any hackneyed old warhorses. Merrill's mellow tones weave their way through a moody setting reminiscent of Frank Sinatra albums like IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS OF THE MORNING. Swelling strings, muted trumpet, and exquisitely spare arrangements frame pensive lyrics embraced by a masterful singer with a gentle, seen-it-all tone.

muzycy:
Helen Merrill: vocals
Alan Merrill: vocals, guitar, double bass
Lew Soloff: trumpet
Torrie Zito: piano, electric piano, keyboards
George Mraz: double bass

utwory:
A1. Lilac Wine
A2. Wild is the Wind
A3. Pierre
A4. Something I Dreamed Last Night
B1. Love Me Tender - How Sweet You Are
B2. The Island
B3. One More Walk Around the Garden
B4. Portrait of Helen Merrill
B5. You

wydano: ep 24, 2021 (2003)
nagrano: Recorded May 21-22, 2002 at Radio Praha Studio, Prague, Czech Republic, And July 2002 at Sear Sound Studio, NYC, USA.

more info: www.vervemusicgroup.com