Mercury Records Collection: EmArcy MG-26007: A Girl Met A Piano

MG-26007: A Girl Met A Piano / Beryl Booker

Label Type :	blue EmArcy type A
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	YMG26007A M A
	SIDE-B	YMG26007B M A

Comments

Inside The Groove

a modest-touched piano trio, which reminds us of a lyrical version of Erroll Garner.

All tunes are also available on EP-1-6013 and EP-1-6014.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

Beryl Booker was a self-taught in playing piano but sounds like a lyrical version of Erroll Garner, a great one-and-only stylist. Although some fans love her piano stylings, I couldn't fully enjoy her play, unfortunately.

Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)

5 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	4975	Let's Fall In Love	-
A-2	4976	Darn That Dream	-
A-3	4977-5	Remember Me	-
A-4	4978	But Beautiful	-
SIDE-B
B-1	4979	Stay As Sweet As You Are	-
B-2	4980-5	Love Is The Thing	-
B-3	4982	When A Woman Loves A Man	-
B-4	4727	You Better Go Now	-

Personnel

Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)

On the liner-notes of the Japanese LP reissue with bonus tracks (EmArcy [J] 195J-10102), much detailed recorded date information is provided, while Ruppli's discography don't. Below date information is taken from 195J-10102.

B-4:
Beryl Booker (p, vo), Don Elliott (mellophone, vib), Budd Johnson (ts, bs), Slam Stewart (b). Charlie Smith (ds).
Recorded in New York City, January 13, 1952.

A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, B-1, B-2, B-3:
Beryl Booker (p), John Collins (g), Oscar Pettiford (b).
Recorded at Fine Studios, New York City in March 13, 1952.