HELEN MERRILL ft. STAN GETZ - Just Friends (1989) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

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  
Tracklist :
1     Cavatina 5:47
Cleo Laine / Stanley Myers    
2     It Never Entered My Mind 6:12
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
3     Just Friends 4:38
John Klenner / Sam M. Lewis
4     It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) 6:01
Duke Ellington / Irving Mills
5     Baby Ain't I Good to You 2:50
Don Redman
6     It's Not Easy Being Green 2:54
Joe Raposo
7     If You Go Away 4:02
Jacques Brel / Rod McKuen
8     Yesterdays 6:43
Otto Harbach / Jerome Kern
9     Music Makers 5:17
Helen Merrill / Torrie Zito
Credits :    
Bass – Jean-François Jenny-Clark
Drums – Daniel Humair
Piano – Joachim Kühn (tracks: 1 to 4, 8, 9), Torrie Zito (tracks: 5 to 7)
Tenor Saxophone – Stan Getz
Vocals – Helen Merrill