HELEN MERRILL . GIL EVANS
JAZZ VOCAL / BIG BAND ORCHESTRA 1987
HELEN MERRILL / GIL EVANS: COLLABORATION
EMARCY, 834 205-2(CD)
(P)1988 PLYGRAM RECORDS, INC.
RECORDED: AUGUST 18,25,26, 1987
RELEASED: 1988, USA
J-ISSUED: NIPPON PHONOGRAM CO., 32JD-10110(CD)
RELEASED: FEBRUARY 25, 1988, JAPAN
CREDITS (productions) :
Produced by Kiyoshi Koyama and Helen Merrill
Recorded digitally on August 18(4,5,10,11), 25(1,2,6,9,12), 26(3,7,8), 1987 and
mixed on August 30, September 2, 1987 at Clinton Recording Studio, New York, N.Y.
Recorded and mixed by Tom Lazarus / Second Engineer: Rebecca Everett
Cover Photo: Christian Steiner / Inner Photos: David Tan / Design: Hideo Ichikawa
CREDITS (musicians) :
Helen Merrill: vocal
Gil Evans: arranger, conductor
 GIL EVANS ORCHESTRA:
Lew Soloff: trumpet
Shunzo Ono: trumpet, flugelhorn
Jimmy Knepper: trombone
Dave Taylor: bass trombone
Danny Bank: flute, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
Phil Bodner: flute, alto flute, bass clarinet, woodwinds
Jerry Dodgion: flute, soprano saxophone
Chris Hunter: flute, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone,
clarinet, oboe
Wally Kane: bass clarinet, bassoon
Roger Rosenberg: bass clarinet
Gil Goldstein: piano, keyboards
Joe Beck: guitar
Jay Berliner: guitar
Buster Williams: bass
Mel Lewis: drums, percussion
 STRINGS:
Harry Lookofsky: violin, tenor violin
Lamar Alsop: violin, viola
Theodore Israel: viola
Harold Colletta: viola
Jesse Levy: cello
 SPECIAL GUEST SOLOIST:
Steve Lacy: soprano saxophone (on 1,9)
TRACKS (total time 44:45) :
1. Summertime (4:27) [G.Gershwin, D.B.Heyward]
2. Where Flamingo's Fly (3:07) [H.Courlandar, E.Thea, J.Brooks]
3. Dream Of You (2:51) [S.Oliver]
4. I'm A Fool To Want You (4:30) [J.Wolf, J.S.Harron, F.Sinatra]
5. Troubled Waters (3:26) [A.Johnston, S.Cislow]
6. I'm Just A Lucky So And So (3:09) [M.Davis, D.Ellington]
7. People Will Say We're In Love (2:49) [R.Rodgers, Hammerstein II]
8. By Myself (3:38) [H.Dietz, A.Schwartz]
9. Anyplace I Hang My Hat Is Home (4:55) [H.Arlen, J.Mercer]
10. I've Never Seen (4:19) [D.CocKran, Marcotte]
11. He Was Too Good To Me (3:15) [R.Rodgers, L.Hart]
12. A New Town Is A Blue Town (3:35) [R.Adler, J.Ross]
TRACK CREDITS :
[1], [2], [6], [9], [12]
Helen Merrill: vocal
Gil Evans: arranger, conductor
 GIL EVANS ORCHESTRA:
Danny Bank: flute, bass clarinet
Phil Bodner: flute, alto flute, bass clarinet
Jerry Dodgion: flute, soprano saxophone
Chris Hunter: flute, clarinet, oboe
Wally Kane: bass clarinet (on 12), bassoon
Roger Rosenberg: bass clarinet (on 1,2,6,9)
Jimmy Knepper: trombone
Gil Goldstein: piano, keyboards
Joe Beck: guitar
Buster Williams: bass
Mel Lewis: drums, percussion
 SPECIAL GUEST SOLOIST:
Steve Lacy: soprano saxophone (on 1,9)
[3], [7], [8]
Helen Merrill: vocal
Gil Evans: arranger, conductor
 GIL EVANS ORCHESTRA:
Lew Soloff: trumpet
Shunzo Ono: trumpet, flugelhorn
Jimmy Knepper: trombone
Dave Taylor: bass trombone
Chris Hunter: soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, flute
Danny Bank: baritone saxophone
Gil Goldstein: piano, keyboards
Joe Beck: guitar
Buster Williams: bass
Mel Lewis: drums
[4], [5], [10], [11]
Helen Merrill: vocal
Gil Evans: arranger, conductor
 GIL EVANS ORCHESTRA:
Harry Lookofsky: violin, tenor violin
Lamar Alsop: violin, viola
Theodore Israel: viola
Harold Colletta: viola
Jesse Levy: cello
Phil Bodner: woodwinds
Gil Goldstein: piano, keyboards
Jay Berliner: guitar
Buster Williams: bass
Mel Lewis: drums