Collaboration

Helen Merrill / Gil Evans:

Collaboration

Recorded in 1987
Helen Merrill vocal Gil Evans arranger, conductor Steve Lacy soprano saxophone (1-9) Danny Bank flute, bass clarinet (1-2-6-9-12), baritone saxophone (3-7-8) Phil Bodner flute, alto flute, bass clarinet (1-2-6-9-12) Jerry Dodgion flute, soprano saxophone (1-2-6-9-12) Chris Hunter flute, clarinet, oboe (1-2-6-9-12) Wally Kane bass clarinet, bassoon (1-2-6-9) Roger Rosenberg bass clarinet (12) Jimmy Knepper trombone (1-2-3-6-7-8-9-12) Gil Goldstein piano, keyboards Joe Beck guitar (1-2-3-6-7-8-9-12) Buster Williams bass Mel Lewis drums, percussions Lew Soloff trumpet (3-7-8) Shunzo Ono trumpet, flugelhorn (3-7-8) Dave Taylor bass trombone (3-7-8) Harry Lookofsky violin, tenor violin (4-5-10-11) Lamar Alsop violin, viola (4-5-10-11) Theodore Israel viola (4-5-10-11) Harold Coletta viola (4-5-10-11) Jesse Levy cello (4-5-10-11) Jay Berliner guitar (4-5-10-11)

Ind. Title Composer / Author Dur.
1/ Summertime G. Gershwin / D.B. Heyward 4:27
2/ Where Flamingoes Fly H. Courlandar / E. Thea / J. Brooks 3:07
3/ Dream Of You S. Oliver / S. Oliver 2:51
4/ I'm A Fool To Want You J. Wolf, J.S. Harron / F. Sinatra 4:30
5/ Troubled Waters A. Johnston / S. Coslow 3:26
6/ I'm Just Lucky So And So M. David / D. Ellington 3:09
7/ People Will Say We Are In Love R. Rodgers / O. Hammerstein II 2:49
8/ By Myself H. Dietz / A. Schwartz 3:38
9/ Anyplace I Hang My Hat Is Home H. Arlen, / J. Mercer 4:55
10/ I've Never Seen D. Cochran / D. Marcotte 4:19
11/ He Was Too Good To Me R. Rodgers / L. Hart 3:15
12/ A New Town Is A Blue Town R. Adler / J. Ross 3:35

Recorded on 18-25-26 August 1987 at Clinton Recording Studio, NYC (USA). Mixed on August 30 & September 2, 1987 at Clinton Recording Studio. Engineer: Tom Lazarus. Assistant: Rebecca Everett.

Producers: Kiyoshi Koyama & Helen Merrill.

Cover photo: Christian Steiner. Cover art: Hideo Ichikawa.