Dream of You (Helen Merrill album)
| Dream of You | ||||
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| Studio album by Helen Merrill | ||||
| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | July 26, 1956 - February 27, 1957 | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 57:30 | |||
| Label | EmArcy | |||
| Helen Merrill chronology | ||||
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Dream of You is the third studio album by Helen Merrill which was arranged by Gil Evans.[1] The CD reissue includes additional tracks.
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
The Allmusic review by Stephen Cook awarded the album four stars and said that "On 1955's Dream of You...Merrill found reconciliation, sounding both melodramatic and swinging within Gil Evans' darkly spacious, yet economical arrangements. Suitably, torchy ballads are prominent...The programmatic quality of Merrill's coyly sensual voice and Evans' slightly askew, bubbling reeds and languid rhythm conjure up dramatic, balmy southern scenes รก la Tennessee Williams".[1]
Track listing
- "People Will Say We're in Love" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) - 2:34
- "By Myself" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 3:23
- "Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 4:10
- "I've Never Seen" (Don Marcotte) - 3:33
- "He Was Too Good to Me" (Lorenz Hart, Rodgers) - 3:01
- "A New Town Is a Blue Town" (Richard Adler, Jerry Ross) - 3:09
- "You're Lucky to Me" (Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf) - 3:25
- "Where Flamingos Fly" (John Benson Brooks, Harold Courlander, Elthea Peale) - 2:44
- "Dream of You" (Jimmie Lunceford, Michael Morales, Sy Oliver) - 2:53
- "I'm a Fool to Want You" (Frank Sinatra, Joel Herron, Jack Wolf) - 4:06
- "I'm Just a Lucky So and So" (Mack David, Duke Ellington) - 3:08
- "Troubled Waters" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) - 3:14
Personnel
- Helen Merrill - vocals
- Oscar Pettiford - double bass
- Hank Jones - piano
- John LaPorta - clarinet, alto saxophone
- Joe Morello - drums
- Jerome Richardson - flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Barry Galbraith - guitar
- Janet Putnam - harp
- Danny Bank - baritone saxophone
- Joe Bennett - trombone
- Jimmy Cleveland
- Art Farmer - trumpet
- Louis Mucci
- Gil Evans - arranger, conductor
- Production
- Peter Pullman - liner notes
- Bob Shad - producer
- Cliff Preiss - production assistant
- Andrew Nicholas - remastering
- Will Friedwald - research
- Michael Lang - supervisor
- Kiyoshi "Boxman" Koyama - tape research
References
- 1 2 3 "Dream of You". Allmusic. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
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