Remembering Mabel Mercer

by Joyce Breach

Overview

Joyce Breach salutes the beloved cabaret singer Mabel Mercer on a set of 20 songs that were among the many associated with Mercer. Breach does not sound like her idol tone-wise and she is slightly more jazz-oriented, but she has the same type of sensitivity to lyrics. Seven of the 20 songs (many of which are obscure) were composed by Bart Howard, and only six of the tunes on the set are well known enough to be considered standards. Fans of both Mabel Mercer and straightforward cabaret singing will enjoy this heartfelt set. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	04/04/2003
Label:	Audiophile Records
UPC:	0762247232223
Rank:	155438

Tracks

1. On the First Warm Day
2. Some Fine Day
3. Fly Me to the Moon
4. The End of a Love Affair
5. It's a Lie, It's a Fake!
6. Look at 'Im
7. Carry Me Back to Old Manhattan
8. If You Leave Paris
9. Isn't He Adorable?
10. My Shining Hour
11. From This Moment On
12. Year After Year
13. He Was Too Good to Me
14. Walk Up
15. Let Me Love You
16. It Was Worth It
17. Young and Foolish
18. Let's Begin
19. Sweet Talk
20. These Foolish Things

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Joyce Breach   Primary Artist
James Chirillo   Guitar
Greg Cohen   Bass
Keith Ingham   Piano

Technical Credits

Keith Ingham   Arranger,Leader,Producer,Commentary
Jack Strachey   Composer
Cole Porter   Composer
Cy Walter   Composer
Cy Coleman   Composer
Edward Redding   Composer
Lorenz Hart   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Joseph McCarthy   Composer
Joyce Breach   Producer
Michael Brorby   Engineer
Otto Harbach   Composer
George Cory   Composer
William Engvick   Composer
Albert Hague   Composer
Harry Link   Composer
Bob Merrill   Composer
Floyd Huddleston   Composer
Douglass Cross   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Bart Howard   Composer
George H. Buck, Jr.   Liner Notes,Executive Producer
Eric Kohler   Cover Design
Ian Grant   Composer
Wendell Echols   Production Coordination
Robert W. Richards   Cover Portrait
Parker Dinkins   Mastering
Peter Windsor   Composer
Jerome Kern   Composer
Harold Arlen   Composer