The Mercury Songbook (1995)

DISC 1
01 – You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To, (Helen Merrill)
02 – I Get A Kick Out Of You, (Dinah Washington)
03 – Loads Of Love, (Shirley Horn)
04 – The Man I Love, (Patti Page)
05 – Our Love Is Here to Stay, (Dinah Washington)
06 – People Will Say We’re In Love, (Helen Merrill)
07 – Night and Day, (Thelma Grayson)
08 – It’s De-Lovely, (Morgana King)
09 – Blue Skies, (Dinah Washington)
10 – Anything Goes, (Helen Merrill)
11 – Do It Again, (Shirley Horn)
12 – It’s Only A Paper Moon, (Morgana King)
13 – I Concentrate On You, (Abbey Lincoln)
14 – They Can’t Take That Away From Me, (Sarah Vaughan)
15 – ‘S Wonderful, (Helen Merrill)
16 – Love For Sale, (Shirley Horn)
17 – The Lady Is A Tramp, (Patti Page)
18 – Let’s Fall In Love, (Dinah Washington)				play
19 – Mood Indigo, (Nina Simone)
20 – All of You, (Helen Merrill)
21 – Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall In Love), (Dinah Washington)
22 – Oh, Lady Be Good, (Cleo Laine)
23 – that Old Black Magic, (Rita Reys)
24 – I Got Rhythm, (Ernestine Anderson)

DISC 2

01 – Lullaby Of Birdland, (Sarah Vaughan)
02 – Just You, Just Me, (Thelma Grayson)
03 – Frankie & Johnny, (Morgana King)
04 – Easy Living, (Chet Baker)
05 – Sweet Lorraine, (Oscar Peterson)
06 – He’s My Guy, (Sarah Vaughan)
07 – Out Of Nowhere, (Thelma Grayson)
08 – If I Knew Then, (Sarah Vaughan)
09 – It Don’t Mean a Thing, (Ernestine Anderson)
10 – It Could Happen ToYou, (Monica Zetterlund)
11 – Since I Fell For You, (Dinah Washington)
12 – Gee, Baby, Ain’t I Good To You, (Oscar Peterson)
13 – Willow weep For Me, (Dinah Washington)
14 – Born To Be Blue, (Chet Baker)
15 – I’ll Remember April, (Thelma Grayson)
16 – There Will Never Be Another You, (Ernestine Anderson)
17 – Little Girl, (Oscar Peterson)
18 – Gone With The wind, (Patti Page)
19 – September Song, (Sarah Vaughan)
20 – You Don’t Know What Love Is, (Dinah Washington)
21 – All Of Me, (Sarah Vaughan)
22 – Falling In Love With Love, (Helen Merrill)
23 – I Cried For You, (Dinah Washington)				play
24 – Tea For Two, (Thelma Grayson)
25 – Comes Love, (Helen Merrill)

DISC 3

01 – Take The “A” Train, (Sarah Vaughan)
02 – Mame, (Louis Armstrong)
03 – Everyday I Have The Blues, (Sarah Vaughan)
04 – There’ll Be Some Changes Made, (Dinah Washington)
05 – Takin’ A Chance On Love, (Patti Page)
06 – I Want To Be Happy, (Sarah Vaughan)
07 – There’ll Be A Jubilee, (Dinah Washington)
08 – Travelin’ Light, (Chet Baker)
09 – T’Ain’t Nobody’s Biz-ness If I Do, (Dinah Washington)
10 – Short But Sweet, (Louis Armstrong)
11 – Ain’t Misbehavin’, (Dinah Washington)
12 – Sweet Georgia Brown, (Sarah Vaughan)			play
13 – Stompin’ At The Savoy, (Ernestine Anderson)
14 – Satin Doll, (Rita Reys)
15 – How high The Moon, (Sarah Vaughan)
16 – If I Were A Bell, (Dinah Washington)
17 – Stardust, (Sarah Vaughan)
18 – Blues In The Night, (Dinah Washington)
19 – See See Rider, (Ernestine Anderson)
20 – Cool Baby, (Sarah Vaughan)
21 – Pretty Little Missy, (Louis Armstrong)
22 – Nevertheless, (Patti Page)
23 – My Kinda Love, (Ernestine Anderson)
24 – Doodlin’, (Sarah Vaughan)
25 – I’ve got My Eyes On You, (Patti Page)
26 – Ill Wind, (Dinah Washington)
27 – Mack The Knife, (Shirley Horn)
28 – Unforgettable, (Oscar Peterson)

DISC 4

01 – Just One Of Those Things, (Sarah Vaughan)
02 – Thou Swell, (Sarah Vaughan)
03 – Peel Me A Grape, (Blossom Dearie)
04 – Sometimes I’m Happy, (Sarah Vaughan)
05 – What Is This thing Called Love?, (Sarah Vaughan)
06 – Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?), (Sarah Vaughan)
07 – Autumn Leaves, (Rita Reys)
08 – I’ve Got You Under My Skin, (Dinah Washington)
09 – I Could Write A Book, (Sarah Vaughan)
10 – Lover, Come Back To Me, (Dinah Washington)
11 – That’s No Joke, (Blossom Dearie)
12 – There Is No Greater Love, (Dinah Washington)		play
13 – Honeysuckle Rose, (Sarah Vaughan)
14 – Just A Gigolo, (Sarah Vaughan)
15 – I Loves You, Porgy, (Nina Simone)
16 – Lucky In Love, (Sarah Vaughan)
17 – I Remember Clifford, (Rita Reys)
18 – On A Clear Day, (Blossom Dearie)
19 – Crazy, He Calls Me, (Dinah Washington)
20 – Three Little Words, (Sarah Vaughan)
21 – I’m Gonna Sit Right Down, (Rita Reys)
22 – Like Someone In Love, (Sarah Vaughan)
23 – Little Girl Blue, (Nina Simone)

I bought this box set in Toronto more than ten years ago and it's one of my all-time favorites. It reads like a who's who of jazz vocalists: Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan, Nina Simone, Helen Merrill and Shirley Horn among others. It could be viewed as an education in how standards should be sung and played. But it's far too enjoyable to be thought of that way. In particular I love the fourth disc "Just One of Those 'Live' Things." It features a wide range of live performances where you can really hear the band and the vocalist improvising. It wasn't available in the US for a long time and I'm so pleased it's here now. ---Stacy Lynch, amazon.com

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