Helen Merrill - Just Friends

Styles: Vocal, Jazz
Year: 1989
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:51
Size: 106,1 MB
Art: Front

(5:51)  1. Cavatina
(6:16)  2. It Never Entered My Mind
(4:41)  3. Just Friends
(6:04)  4. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
(2:53)  5. Baby Ain't I Good To You
(2:57)  6. It's Not Easy Being Green
(4:05)  7. If You Go Away
(6:46)  8. Yesterdays
(5:17)  9. Music Maker

Veteran singer Helen Merrill is greatly assisted on this fine set by the warm tenor of Stan Getz, who was always a perfect choice for accompanying vocalists. With pianist Joachim Kuhn (replaced by Torrie Zito on three of the nine songs), bassist Jean-Francois Jenny-Clark and drummer Daniel Humair completing the group, Merrill sounds quite inspired on such selections as "Just Friends," "It Don't Mean a Thing," "Yesterdays" and even "It's Not Easy Being Green." Virtually all of Helen Merrill's recordings are special events because of the planning and intelligent ideas that go into them; this recommended set is no exception. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/just-friends-mw0000203447

Personnel:  Vocals – Helen Merrill;  Tenor Saxophone – Stan Getz;   Bass – Jean-François Jenny-Clark;  Drums – Daniel Humair;  Piano – Joachim Kühn, Torrie Zito 

Just Friends

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