Mercury Records Collection: EmArcy MG-36134: The Nearness Of You

MG-36134: The Nearness Of You / Helen Merrill

Label Type :	blue EmArcy type C
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	MG-36134A-1 MSI M A
	SIDE-B	MG-36134B-1 MSI M B

Comments

Inside The Groove

Helen Merrill's last EmArcy LP fully warm moods.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

Helen Merrill's last LP on EmArcy label. Unlike her other EmArcy LPs, this LP features delightful and warm moods, which is also fascinating. Also, the appearance of Bill Evans on piano must be noted here.

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

9 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	16682	Bye, Bye Blackbird (Dixon - Henderson)	2:54
A-2	16823	When The Sun Comes Out (Koehler - Arlen)	4:42
A-3	16680	I Remember You (Mercer - Schertsinger)	2:06
A-4	16681	Softly As In A Morning Sunrise (Romberg)	3:14
A-5	16684	Dearly Beloved (Kern - Mercer)	2:02
A-6	16685	Summertime (Gershwin)	3:21
SIDE-B
B-1	16824	All Of You (Porter)	3:27
B-2	16679	I See Your Face Before Me (Dietz - Schwartz)	2:33
B-3	16822	Let Me Love You (Howard)	2:42
B-4	16825	The Nearness Of You (Carmichael - Washington)	3:57
B-5	16683	This Time The Dream's On Me (Mercer - Arlen)	2:15
B-6	16826	Just Imagine (DeSylva - Brown - Henderson)	3:17

Personnel

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

A-1, A-3, A-4, A-5, A-6, B-2, B-5:
Helen Merrill (vo), Mike Simpson (fl),
Dick Marx (p), Fred Rundquist (g), John Frigo (b), Jerry Slosberg (ds),
David Carroll (arr).
Recorded at Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, IL on December 18 and 19, 1957

A-2, B-1, B-3, B-4, B-6:
Helen Merrill (vo), Bobby Jaspar (fl),
Bill Evans (p), George Russell (g), Oscar Pettiford (b), Jo Jones (ds).
Hal Mooney (arr).
Recorded in New York City on February 21, 1958.