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Helen Merrill is an American jazz vocalist. Her first album, the eponymous 1954 recording Helen Merrill, was an immediate success and associated her with the first generation of bebop jazz musicians. After an active 1950s and 1960s, Merrill spent time recording and touring in Europe and Japan, falling into obscurity in the United States. In the 1980s and 1990s, she was recorded by EmArcy, JVC and Verve, and her performances in America revived her profile.
| 1 | Don’t Explain | ♡ | 5:14 | Arthur Herzog, Jr. / Billie Holiday | Helen Merrill / Quincy Jones & His Orchestra |
| 2 | You’d Be So Nice to Come Home to | ♡ | 4:20 | Cole Porter / Quincy Jones | Helen Merrill / Gil Evans / Clifford Brown / Quincy Jones & His Orchestra |
| 3 | What’s New | ♡ | 5:01 | Bob Haggart / Johnny Burke | Helen Merrill / Quincy Jones & His Orchestra |
| 4 | Falling In Love With Love | ♡ | 3:54 | Richard Rodgers / Lorenz Hart | Helen Merrill / Quincy Jones & His Orchestra |
| 5 | Yesterdays | ♡ | 6:01 | Otto Harbach / Jerome Kern | Helen Merrill / Quincy Jones & His Orchestra |
| 6 | Born to Be Blue | ♡ | 5:16 | Mel Tormé / Robert Wells | Helen Merrill / Quincy Jones & His Orchestra |
| 7 | ’S Wonderful | ♡ | 3:15 | Ira Gershwin / George Gershwin / Quincy Jones & His Orchestra | Helen Merrill / Gil Evans / Clifford Brown / Quincy Jones & His Orchestra |
Links
- Folder:
R:\__Jazz\VA\6 Queens of Jazz Vocal [Esoteric 90143-48] [DSD64]\90147 Helen Merrill with Clifford Brown - Explorer: Open folder
- AllMusic: https://www.allmusic.com/album/MW0000192193
Credits
Bass — John Frigo, Milt Hinton, Oscar Pettiford Cello — Oscar Pettiford Drums — Bobby Donaldson, Jerry Slosberg, Osie Johnson Flugelhorn — Mike Simpson Flute — Danny Bank Guitar — Barry Galbraith, Freddie Rundquist Piano — Dick Marx, Jimmy Jones Trumpet — Clifford Brown Vocals — Helen Merrill
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