Johnny Mercer - Songsmith From Savannah
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Artist: Johnny MercerEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2003-03-11
Music Label: Collector's Choice
Soundtracks:
- On The Atchison, Topeka & The Santa Fe
- G.I. Jive
- Lazy Bones
- Accentuate The Positive
- Moon River
- Satin Doll
- Jamboree Jones
- Sweetheart Tree
- Something's Gotta Give
- Two Of A Kind
- Autumn Leaves
- Jeepers Creepers
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Music Review: Nice later collection of Mercer
Rating: 4 Stars
This short (30-minute) CD is a nice collection of Mercer (joined occasionally by Helen O'Connell and fellow songsmith Bobby Troup) singing Johnny's own songs, backed by a small jazz combo. There's no session information, but I'd guess that the album is from the mid-60s, since it includes 60s movie songs like "Moon River" (from Breakfast at Tiffany's) and the heartwarming "Sweetheart Tree" (from The Great Race). Even though this record is from later in Mercer's career, he's still in good voice, and the jazz players behind him support him very ably. If you want a more comprehensive collection of Mercer's jazz-based sides from his prime years of the 40s (when he was riding high as not only a singer and major songwriter, but also a founder of Capitol Records), check out the excellent 3-CD set that just came out in Mosaic Records' "Select" series. But there's no overlap here, so this disc is also well worth it for Mercer fans who want to hear his rich voice with a jazz backing. (I'd give this five stars for the performance alone, but the CD mastering -- which seems to have a pretty abrupt start on the first song -- is quite acceptable but not great.)
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He?s probably best known for founding Capitol Records and penning countless hit tunes, but Johnny Mercer was also a heckuva singer, and here on this Collectors? Choice Music exclusive?one of the few Mercer CDs available--Johnny?s joined by a couple of pretty fair singers in their own right, Helen O?Connell and Bobby Troup! Hop on board with Johnny and his jazzy combo for "On the Atchison, Topeka & the Santa Fe," "G.I. Jive," "Lazy Bones," "Accentuate the Positive," "Moon River," "Satin Doll," "Jamboree Jones," "Sweetheart Tree," "Something?s Gotta Give," "Two of a Kind," "Autumn Leaves" and "Jeepers Creepers."Broadway & Vocalists CDs
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