Lilac Wine

by Helen Merrill

Overview

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. Despite the lack of variety, this quiet outing grows in interest with each listen. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	05/11/2004
Label:	Sunnyside Communications
UPC:	0016728302029
Rank:	119927

Tracks

1. Lilac Wine
2. Wild Is the Wind
3. Pierre
4. Something I Dreamed Last Night
5. Love Me Tender/How Sweet You Are
6. The Island
7. One More Walk Around the Garden
8. Portrait of Helen Merrill
9. You

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Helen Merrill   Primary Artist,Vocals
Torrie Zito   Guest Artist,Piano,Keyboards,Piano (Electric)
Alan Merrill   Guest Artist,Guitar,Vocals
George Mraz   Guest Artist,Bass,Double Bass
Lew Soloff   Guest Artist,Trumpet
Jan Dudek   Violin
Andrea Bekrova   Violin
Andrea Bekova   Violin
Petr Malisek   Celli,Cello
Josef Buerger   Violin

Technical Credits

Torrie Zito   Arranger
Elvis Presley   Composer
Jay Newland   Mixing,Engineer,Mastering
Frank Loesser   Composer
Burton Lane   Composer
Vera Matson   Composer
Ned Washington   Composer
Phil Selway   Composer
Helen Merrill   Producer
Thom Yorke   Composer
Arthur Schwartz   Composer
Philippe Charles   Liner Notes
Dimitri Tiomkin   Composer
Sammy Fain   Composer
Daniel Richard   Producer,Executive Producer
Herbert Magidson   Composer
Dominique Bernard   Production Coordination
Damien de Clerck   Preparation
Marcelo Maia   Photography
Gilles Guerlet   Artwork
James Alan Shelton   Composer
Alan Jay Lerner   Composer
Jack Yellen   Composer
Jerome Witz   Artwork
Ivan Lins   Composer
Colin Greenwood   Composer