Another in a series of works with noted operatic singer Eileen Farrell turning to works by pre-rock composers. Her renditions of Johnny Mercer songs were delivered peerlessly, although she didn't always provide the emotional shadings and textures others brought to the lyrics. The 1991 album again featured arrangements by Loonis McGlohon, as well as Manny Albam on four tunes, and a slightly altered instrumental lineup. by Ron Wynn
Tracklist :
1 Too Marvelous for Words 2'24
Johnny Mercer / Richard A. Whiting
2 Skylark 4'39
Hoagy Carmichael / Johnny Mercer
3 I'm Shadowing You 2'42
Blossom Dearie / Johnny Mercer
4 Moon River 3'22
Henry Mancini / Johnny Mercer
5 I Remember You 2'58
Johnny Mercer / Victor Schertzinger
6 Laura 3'48
Johnny Mercer / David Raksin
7 You Grow Sweeter as the Years Go By 4'10
Johnny Mercer / Merer
8 I'm Old Fashioned 3'06
Jerome Kern / Johnny Mercer
9 I Thought About You 4'56
James Van Heusen / Johnny Mercer
10 The Weekend of a Private Secretary 3'19
Bernie Hanighen / Johnny Mercer
11 Day In - Day Out 3'57
Rube Bloom / Johnny Mercer
12 Early Autumn 4'51
Ralph Burns / Woody Herman / Johnny Mercer
13 Autumn Leaves 3'20
Joseph Kosma / Johnny Mercer / Jacques Prévert
Credits :
Acoustic Bass – Doug Burns
Arranged By – Loonis McGlohon (pistas: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13), Manny Albam (pistas: 1, 5, 8, 11)
Drums – Bill Stowe
Flute, Alto Saxophone – Phil Thompson
Guitar – Joe Negri
Piano, Liner Notes – Loonis McGlohon
Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – Doug Henry
Trombone – Jim Pugh
Trumpet – Jon Thornton
Monday, April 18, 2022
EILEEN FARRELL - Eileen Farrell Sings Johnny Mercer (1991) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
EILEEN FARRELL - I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues : The Eileen Farrell Album (1991) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless
Tracklist :
1 Blues in the Night 3'35
Harold Arlen / Johnny Mercer
2 Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away) 2'43
Harry Barris / Ted Koehler / Billy Moll
3 Dreamy 3'14
Erroll Garner / Sydney Shaw
4 Looking for a Boy 2'11
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
5 Supper Time 3'18
Irving Berlin
6 On the Sunny Side of the Street 2'35
Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh
7 I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) 3'52
Duke Ellington / Paul Francis Webster
8 Ten Cents a Dance 2'54
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
9 Somebody Loves Me 2'55
Buddy DeSylva / George Gershwin / Ballard MacDonald
10 September Song 2'43
Maxwell Anderson / Kurt Weill
11 I'm Old Fashioned 2'31
Jerome Kern / Johnny Mercer
12 Solitaire (The Game of Love) 3'17
Charles Burr, Luther Henderson
13 To Be in Love 3'22
Bart Howard
14 My Funny Valentine 5'11
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
15 Ev'ry Time 2'42
Ralph Blane / Hugh Martin
16 A Foggy Day 3'11
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
17 The Second Time Around 3'27
Sammy Cahn / James Van Heusen
18 Taking a Chance on Love 3'08
Vernon Duke / Ted Fetter / John Latouche
19 Glad to Be Unhappy 2'28
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
20 He Was Too Good to Me 2'32
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
21 Old Devil Moon 3'03
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg / Burton Lane
22 Fly Me to the Moon 2'58
Bart Howard
23 The Man I Love 3'42
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
24 I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues 2'57
Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler
Credits :
Orchestra – Luther Henderson And His Orchestra
Vocals – Eileen Farrell
Thursday, July 30, 2020
EILEEN FARRELL — Eileen Farrell Sings Torch Songs (1991) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless
Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler
2 When Your Lover Has Gone 3:18
Einar A. Swan
3 'Round Midnight 4:44
Bernie Hanighen / Thelonious Monk / Cootie Williams
4 The End of a Love Affair 3:22
Edward Redding
5 Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry 5:35
Sammy Cahn / Jule Styne
6 Something Cool 4:48
Billy Barnes
7 I Get Along Without You Very Well 5:06
Hoagy Carmichael
8 Spring Can Really Hang You up the Most 6:02
Fran Landesman / Tommy Wolf
9 Black Coffee 4:59
Sonny Burke / Paul Francis Webster
10 Don't Explain 4:30
Billie Holiday / Arthur Herzog, Jr.
11 Get Out of Town 3:15
Cole Porter
12 This Time the Dream's on Me 4:32
Harold Arlen / Johnny Mercer
Drums – Bill Stowe
Guitar – Greg Hyslop
Piano – Loonis McGlohon
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Joe Wilder
Vibraphone – Jim Stack