Too Marvelous for Words: The Johnny Mercer Songbook Instrumentals

RELEASE
July 03, 1995
LABEL
PolyGram
GENRES
Vocal Music, Post-Bop, Show Tunes, Cool, Hard Bop, Vocal Pop, West Coast Jazz, Jump Blues, Bop, Big Band, Swing, Mainstream Jazz, Cast Recordings, Traditional Pop, Standards, Avant-Garde Jazz, Vocal Jazz

Album Review

Verve's Too Marvelous for Words: The Johnny Mercer Songbook is a thoroughly enjoyable 16-track collection that contains many of Mercer's most memorable songs, all culled from the label's enormous jazz vaults. The artist roster is impressive, boasting such names as Bill Evans, Erroll Garner, Joe Henderson, Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, Ben Webster, Oscar Peterson, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins and Charlie Parker. All the selections find the musicians in fine form, and while this isn't the place to turn if you're looking for straight, strict interpretations, it's nevertheless an excellent showcase for jazz readings of Mercer standards.
– Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

Track Listing

  1. I Remember You
  2. Out of This World
  3. Too Marvelous for Words
  4. Come Rain or Come Shine
  5. Mandy Is Two
  6. Jeepers Creepers
  7. Satin Doll
  8. That Old Black Magic
  9. Tangerine
  10. Charade
  11. Laura
  12. I'm Old Fashioned
  13. Skylark
  14. Day In - Day Out
  15. When the World Was Young
  16. Days of Wine and Roses

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