Merrill at Midnight

Merrill at Midnight
Merrill at Midnight
Studio album by Helen Merrill
Released	1957
Recorded	February 21 & 27, 1957; New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	28:29
Label	EmArcy; MG 36107
Producer	Bob Shad
Helen Merrill chronology

Merrill at Midnight is the fourth album by Helen Merrill, featuring the singer fronting a quartet augmented by an orchestra arranged and conducted by Hal Mooney, recorded in 1957 and released on the EmArcy label.^[1]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Tom Hull – on the Web	B^[3]

The AllMusic review by Bruce Eder stated "this one's a keeper and in a class by itself, with lots and lots of class."^[2]

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

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 orchestra arranged and conducted by Hal Mooney

References[]

^ EmArcy Records discography accessed October 5, 2012
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Eder, B. Allmusic Review accessed October 5, 2012
^ Hull, Tom (July 5, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved July 7, 2021.

[1] EmArcy Records discography accessed October 5, 2012

[AllMusic-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Eder, B. Allmusic Review accessed October 5, 2012

[3] Hull, Tom (July 5, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved July 7, 2021.

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