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HELEN MERRILL

LILAC WINE
Description:
The title, "Lilac Wine", provides perhaps the most accurate of metaphors for Helen Merrill's voice. Her singing has a delicious uncertainty, sliding beyond definition. Nearly a half century after she recorded a classic album with trumpeter Clifford Brown , Helen Merrill's voice is still pretty strong. On Lilac Wine she performs a set of melancholy ballads that are heartfelt and lightly swung. Accompanied by a large orchestra from Czechoslovakia that is arranged by Torrie Zito, Merrill interprets all of the material at a slow dreamy tempo. The results are subtle, quietly emotional, and atmospheric. The only real change of pace is Marian McPartland 's instrumental "Portrait of Helen Merrill." Otherwise all of the music is taken at the same slow tempo and in a similar mood.
Songs: Personnel Details:
 Lilac Wine
 Wild Is The Wind
 Pierre
 Something I Dreamed Last Night
 Love Me Tender
 How Sweet You Are
 The Island
 One More Walk Around The Garden
 Portrait of Helen Merrill
 You		 Personnel: Lew Soloff, Alan Merrill, George Mraz, Torrie Zito, Jan Dudek, more
Label: SUNNYSIDE
Number: 3020
Item Code: 51950
Format: CD
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Price: $16.00  
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