Music Makers

by Helen Merrill, Gordon Beck, St茅phane Grappelli & Steve Lacy

Music Makers cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: Owl
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 48:26
  • Community rating: 3.54/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A masterful transatlantic collaboration pairing the celebrated American jazz vocalist with European and American instrumental virtuosos. The highly intimate, acoustic setting allows for deeply expressive interpretations of beloved standards, showcasing remarkable improvisational restraint.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Round About Midnight (5:54)
  2. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child (4:27)
  3. A Tout Choisir (2:07)
  4. When Lights Are Low (3:27)
  5. And Still She Is With Me (4:51)
  6. Music Makers (3:09)
  7. Laura (4:28)
  8. As Time Goes By (5:16)
  9. A Girl In Calico (3:30)
  10. Solitude (3:38)
  11. Lady Be Good (3:37)
  12. Nuages (3:58)

Credits

  • Helen Merrill - primary artist, vocals, arranged by, adapted by, written-by
  • Gordon Beck - primary artist, piano, electric piano, written-by, arranged by
  • St茅phane Grappelli - primary artist, violin
  • Steve Lacy - primary artist, soprano saxophone
  • Bernie Hanighen - written-by
  • Cootie Williams - written-by
  • Thelonious Monk - written-by
  • Jo毛l Holm猫s - written-by

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