Merrill at Midnight explained

Merrill at Midnight
Type:	studio
Artist:	Helen Merrill
Cover:	Merrill at Midnight.jpg
Released:	1957
Recorded:	February 21 & 27, 1957 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	28:29
Label:	EmArcy MG 36107
Producer:	Bob Shad
Chronology:	Helen Merrill
Prev Title:	Dream of You
Prev Year:	1956–57
Next Title:	The Nearness of You
Next Year:	1957

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

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 orchestra arranged and conducted by Hal Mooney

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/mercury-records/catalog-emarcy-36100-series/#mg-36107 EmArcy Records discography
2. Eder, B. Allmusic Review accessed October 5, 2012