Merrill at Midnight

Merrill at Midnight
Studio album by Helen Merrill
Released	1957
Recorded	February 21 & 27, 1957 New York City
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	28:29
Label	EmArcy MG 36107
Producer	Bob Shad
Helen Merrill chronology
Dream of You (1956-57) Merrill at Midnight (1957) The Nearness of You (1957)

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.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

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

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

References