Helen Merrill (album)
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| Studio album by Helen Merrill | ||||
| Released | 1955 | |||
| Recorded | December 22-24, 1954 | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 32:33 | |||
| Label | EmArcy | |||
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Helen Merrill is the debut studio album by Helen Merrill, accompanied by trumpeter Clifford Brown.[1]
Merrill recorded a tribute album to Brown in 1995.
Reception
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [2] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album four and a half stars and said that "The music is essentially straight-ahead bop, yet the seven standards...are uplifted by the presence of Merrill (in top form) and Brown".[1]
Track listing
- "Don't Explain" (Arthur Herzog Jr., Billie Holiday) - 5:08
- "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" (Cole Porter) - 4:17
- "What's New?" (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) - 4:56
- "Falling in Love with Love" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 3:52
- "Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) - 5:56
- "(I Was) Born to Be Blue" (Mel Tormé, Bob Wells) - 5:12
- "'S Wonderful" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:12
Personnel
- Helen Merrill - vocals
- Clifford Brown - trumpet
- Danny Bank - bass clarinet, flute, baritone saxophone
- Jimmy Jones - piano
- Barry Galbraith - guitar
- Milt Hinton - double bass (tracks 1, 2, 6, and 7)
- Osie Johnson - drums (tracks 1, 2, 6, and 7)
- Oscar Pettiford - cello, double bass (tracks 3, 4, and 5)
- Bobby Donaldson - drums (tracks 3, 4, and 5)
- Quincy Jones - arranger, conductor
