The Nearness of You from the 2020 album, 'Sounds of the Glenn Miller Era' by The Nick Ross Orchestra, recorded at @AbbeyRoad Studios and featuring Sam Merrick on vocals.

Bandleader: Nick Ross

Vocal: Sam Merrick 
Piano - Iain Jackson
D. Bass - Grant Russell
Drums - Pete Cater

Trumpets: Paul Bennett, Mark White, Benny Lee, Chris Snead 

Trombones: Lee Hallam, Christian Hines, Richard Bradley, David Pearce

Saxes: Dave Black, Neil Martin, Nigel Hailwood, Jimmy Hastings, Pete Shelley

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London on 18 March 2020 by Paul Pritchard, assisted by Neil Dawes.

Mixed at The Roost Studios by David Foster and Nick Ross.

Mastered at @MetropolisStudios by John Davis.

Sounds of the Glenn Miller Era

The Nearness Of You

'Easy to Love' from the 2020 album, 'Sounds of the Glenn Miller Era' by The Nick Ross Orchestra, recorded at @AbbeyRoad Studios and featuring Sam Merrick on vocals.

Bandleader: Nick Ross

Vocal: Sam Merrick 
Piano - Iain Jackson
D. Bass - Grant Russell
Drums - Pete Cater

Trumpets: Paul Bennett, Mark White, Benny Lee, Chris Snead 

Trombones: Lee Hallam, Christian Hines, Richard Bradley, David Pearce

Saxes: Dave Black, Neil Martin, Nigel Hailwood, Jimmy Hastings, Pete Shelley

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London on 18 March 2020 by Paul Pritchard, assisted by Neil Dawes.

Mixed at The Roost Studios by David Foster and Nick Ross.

Mastered at @MetropolisStudios by John Davis.

Easy to Love

'The Way You Look Tonight' from the 2020 album, 'Sounds of the Glenn Miller Era' by The Nick Ross Orchestra, recorded at @AbbeyRoad Studios and featuring Sam Merrick on vocals.

Bandleader: Nick Ross

Vocal: Sam Merrick 
Piano - Iain Jackson
D. Bass - Grant Russell
Drums - Pete Cater

Trumpets: Paul Bennett, Mark White, Benny Lee, Chris Snead 

Trombones: Lee Hallam, Christian Hines, Richard Bradley, David Pearce

Saxes: Dave Black, Neil Martin, Nigel Hailwood, Jimmy Hastings, Pete Shelley

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London on 18 March 2020 by Paul Pritchard, assisted by Neil Dawes.

Mixed at The Roost Studios by David Foster and Nick Ross.

Mastered at @MetropolisStudios by John Davis.

The Way You Look Tonight

"I'll Be Seeing You" from the 2020 album, 'Sounds of the Glenn Miller Era' by The Nick Ross Orchestra, recorded at @AbbeyRoad Studios and featuring Sam Merrick on vocals.

Bandleader: Nick Ross

Vocal: Sam Merrick 
Piano - Iain Jackson
D. Bass - Grant Russell
Drums - Pete Cater

Trumpets: Paul Bennett, Mark White, Benny Lee, Chris Snead

Trombones: Lee Hallam, Christian Hines, Richard Bradley, David Pearce

Saxes: Dave Black, Neil Martin, Nigel Hailwood, Jimmy Hastings, Pete Shelley

Recorded at @AbbeyRoad Studios, London on 18 March 2020 by Paul Pritchard, assisted by Neil Dawes.

Mixed at The Roost Studios by David Foster and Nick Ross.

Mastered at @MetropolisStudios by John Davis.

I'll Be Seeing You

Guildhall School Big Band Performs  'You Better Know It' from Duke Ellingtons 'A Drum Is A Woman' suite. Live at the Spice of Life, Soho, London as part of Guildhalls' collaboration with the Lincoln Centre Jazz Orchestra. July 2012

Audio and Video courtesy of Essentially Ellington, (Jazz at The Lincoln Centre, New York)

You Better Know It (Live)

You Better Know It (Live)- Guildhall School Big Band feat. Sam Merrick

Sam Merrick Quartet - 2010
From EP: "Live Sessions at Ealing Studios" - Released Online- 2nd January 2011
Lineup:
Sam Merrick - Vocals
Ralph Brown( @ralphbrownpiano ) - Piano
Jon Mapp ( @jonathanmapp )- Bass Guitar
Sam Greenland - Drums
Recorded on the 8th August 2010, Music Studio 1, Ealing Studios, Ealing, West London.

Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Daniel Rosen - @danielrosen

Live Sessions at Ealing Studios

Four

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taken from the posthumously released Jeff Buckley Album, "Sketches for my sweetheart, the drunk" arr. Sam Merrick

Live at the Vortex Jazz Club, London back in April 2014.
Sam Merrick - voice
Jamie Safir - piano
Pete Hutchison - bass
Matt Thurtell - drums

**Listen Through a good set of speakers/headphones to get the bottom end**

Opened Once (Live)

Opened Once (Jeff Buckley Cover) - Sam Merrick (Live at Vortex Jazz Club)

"Dienda"
Composed by Kenny Kirkland
Lyrics by Sting

Sam Merrick Quartet

From EP: "Live Sessions at Ealing Studios" - Released Online- 2nd January 2011

Lineup:

Sam Merrick ( @sammerrick ) - Vocals 
Ralph Brown ( @ralphbrownpiano ) - Piano 
Jon Mapp ( @jonmappbass ) - Bass Guitar 
Sam Greenland - Drums

Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Daniel Rosen ( @Danielrosen ).

Recorded on the 8th August 2010, Music Studio 1, Ealing Studios, Ealing, West London.

Dienda

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Sam Merrick
From EP: "Live Sessions at Ealing Studios" - Released Online- 2nd January 2011
Lineup:
Sam Merrick ( @sammerrickmusic ) - Vocals 
Ralph Brown ( @ralphbrownpiano ) - Piano 
Jon Mapp ( @jonmappbass ) - Bass Guitar 
Sam Greenland - Drums

Recorded on the 8th August 2010, Music Studio 1, Ealing Studios, Ealing, West London.

Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Daniel Rosen - http://soundcloud.com/danielrosen

The Very Thought of You

The Very Thought Of You

Sam Merrick - Vocals;
Sam Leak - Piano;
Andrew Robb - Double Bass;
James Pritchard - Drums;

Craig Cieciura - Engineer;
Sam Merrick - Mix 

Composer: Pat Metheny
Lyricist: Norbert Gottschalk
Arrangement: Sam Merrick

Always & Forever

I Get Along Without You Very Well feat. Sam Merrick (Sample)

Live at Guildhall Jazz Festival 2012 - Arrangement by Jamie Safir (also on Piano)

Sam Merrick - Vocal
Adam Chatterton - Trumpet 
Marek Tomaszewski - Alto Saxophone
Lewis Daniels - Tenor Saxophone
Theon Cross - Baritone Horn
Jamie Safir - Piano/Arranger
Fan Hsu - Double Bass
Billy Stookes - Drums

I Get Along Without You Very Well (Live)

For bookings/enquiries: info@sammerrick.com
+44 (0) 7957 805 108


"Sam Merrick is a British singer of ever growing repute. Having had the privilege of sharing the stage & performing with some of the top names in Jazz, he now performs across the the UK, pleasing audiences far and wide with the likes of The Nick Ross Orchestra, Ronnie Scott's Jazz Orchestra & other projects on the London & UK Circuits."  

Autumn 2020 saw Sam featured on a number of tracks on The Nick Ross Orchestra's anticipated brand new album, 'Sounds of the Glenn Miller Era', of whom he has been touring with for over 6 years. Recorded at the world-famous, Abbey Road Studios in London back in March 2020 and released on Montpellier Records, it includes a whopping 17 tracks all paying homage to that magical era of music.

"...to complete the vocal array, on came the slight figure of Sam Merrick... (and) again, excelled, taking ‘I’ve Got You Under My Skin’ and sundry other favourites for an altogether pleasing ride."
- Jazzwise Magazine, 2016 -
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"SUPERBLY SEDUCTIVE SINGING”
- Dorset Echo -
 
“WHO IS THIS GUY?! AND WHY HAVEN'T WE HEARD ABOUT HIM BEFORE?!"
 - Veronique Joly -
 
﻿“REALLY GREAT VOICE"
- Ingrid James (Australian Jazz Singer) -

"On their new CD, Sounds of the Glenn Miller Era, The Nick Ross Orchestra and Sam Merrick authentically recreate the big band sounds of the 1940s.This is a tight band, nicely recorded at the Abbey Road Studios in London." - Glen Woodcock (Producer and Host, The Big Band Show) JAZZ.FM91

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