More Mercer

In my post last week on the TCM tribute to Johnny Mercer, I excerpted a paragraph from Terry Teachout’s 2004 Commentary column on Mercer, mentioning that the full column was hidden behind the subscription firewall. Good news. Terry watched the TCM special also and posted most of the column over on his site. His thoughts about Mercer are well worth reading. He adds an addendum at the end of the post with some book and music recommendations. I already own Nancy Lamott’s marvelous Come Rain or Come Shine: The Songs of Johnny Mercer – listen to her “Moon River” below, easily the best version I’ve ever heard – and, thanks to Terry, the Mosaic three-CD box set is on its way.