''Rah'' is a 1962

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by Mark Murphy, arranged by Ernie Wilkins. This was Murphy's first Riverside Records album, and he is supported by an orchestra including

Bill Evans William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. His use of impressionist harmony, interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block ch ...

, Wynton Kelly, Urbie Green,

Ernie Royal Ernest Andrew Royal (June 2, 1921 in Los Angeles, California – March 16, 1983 in New York City) was a jazz trumpeter. His older brother was clarinetist and alto saxophonist Marshal Royal, with whom he appears on the classic Ray Charles big ban ...

Clark Terry Clark Virgil Terry Jr. (December 14, 1920 – February 21, 2015) was an American swing and bebop trumpeter, a pioneer of the flugelhorn in jazz, and a composer and educator. He played with Charlie Barnet (1947), Count Basie (1948–51), Duke ...

and Jimmy Cobb.

Reception

'' Down Beat'' magazine critic John A. Tynan reviewed the album for the April 12, 1962 issue and stated: "Murphy should thank his lucky stars for, among other things such as his talent, Ernie Wilkins. Wilkins has written a set of arrangements for the young jazz singer that should turn Frank Sinatra green with envy. Much of the album's success is due to the arranger's pen. The Allmusic review by Eugene Chadbourne awarded the album four stars and said that ''Rah'' "has worn well over the years...On tracks such as "Green Dolphin Street," he dives into the rhythm with the relaxed calm of an expert. And when the result can be the harebrained complexity of "Twisted" or the funky timing of " Doodlin'," the wisdom of letting the experts handle the hard work has never been more apparent" The original version of "My Favourite Things" on the session featured hip lyrics, including lines like ''"Ol' Ernie Wilkins he sure gives you wings"'', but these new lyrics were deemed inappropriate by composer Richard Rodgers and as a result Riverside Records/Mark Murphy were asked to substitute a 'straight' shorter version of it, but with the same arrangement. Another track left off the original album is "I'll Be Seeing You" for much the same reason. These original versions (still available in Japan) have become a collector's piece.

Track listing

# " Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent,

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) - 3:12 # " On Green Dolphin Street" ( Bronislaw Kaper, Ned Washington) - 3:44 # "Stoppin' the Clock" (Kral, Fran Landesman) - 3:10 # " Spring Can Really Hang You up the Most" (Landesman, Tommy Wolf) - 3:49 # "No Tears for Me" (Huddleston, McIntyre) - 3:12 # " Out of This World" (

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, Jimmy McHugh,

Johnny Mercer John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter, and singer, as well as a record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Glenn E. Wallich ...

) - 4:50 # " Milestones" ( Miles Davis) - 2:30 # " My Favorite Things" (

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) - 2:17 # " Doodlin'" ( Horace Silver) - 3:30 # "Li'l Darlin'" ( Neal Hefti, Jon Hendricks) - 5:01 # "

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" ( Wardell Gray, Annie Ross) - 2:25 # " I'll Be Seeing You" (only on Milestones 6064) -2:01 # " My Favorite Things" (Long AND short version- only on Milestones 6064) - 2:56 & 2:13 # "It's Like Love" (only on Dutch pressing) - 2:32 (Arranged by Al Cohn)

Personnel

* Mark Murphy - vocals *

, Blue Mitchell, Joe Wilder, Bernie Glow or

- trumpets * Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green or Melba Liston - trombones * Wynton Kelly or

- piano * Barry Galbraith or Sam Herman - guitar *

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or Art Davis - double bass * Jimmy Cobb -

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s * Ernie Wilkins - arranger, conductor

Production

* Orrin Keepnews - producer *Ray Fowler - engineer * Ira Gitler - liner notes *Ken Deardoff - design *Phil DeLancie - digital remastering

References

{{authority control Riverside Records albums Albums produced by Orrin Keepnews Mark Murphy (singer) albums 1961 albums Albums arranged by Ernie Wilkins Albums conducted by Ernie Wilkins