Description
Helen Merrill With Clifford Brown – Helen Merrill / WaxTime CD Audio 2011
UPC 8436019581643
Total Playtime 74:59
| Made in: | Europe |
|---|---|
| Released: | 2011 |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Style: | Hard Bop, Cool Jazz |
Helen Merrill is the debut studio album by vocalist Helen Merrill, on which she is accompanied by trumpeter Clifford Brown in arrangements by Quincy Jones. Brown had recorded a similar album with Sarah Vaughan only a few days previously, on December 16 and 18, 1954.
In 1995, Merrill recorded a tribute album to Brown, who had been killed in a car accident in 1956, the year after their collaborative album was released.
Tracklist:
| A1 | Don't Explain | 5:13 | |
| A2 | You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To | 4:22 | |
| A3 | What's New | 5:04 | |
| A4 | Falling In Love With Love | 3:56 | |
| B1 | Yesterdays | 6:01 | |
| B2 | Born To Be Blue | 5:15 | |
| B3 | 'S Wonderful | 3:16 | |
| B4 | Bye Bye Blackbird | 2:57 |
- Arranged By, Conductor, Liner Notes – Quincy Jones
- Bass – Johnny Frigo (tracks: B4), Milt Hinton (tracks: A1, A2, B2, B3), Oscar Pettiford (tracks: A3, B1)
- Cello – Oscar Pettiford (tracks: A4)
- Drums – Bobby Donaldson (tracks: A3, A4, B1), Jerry Slosberg, Osie Johnson (tracks: A1, A2, B2, B3)
- Flugelhorn – Mike Simpson (5) (tracks: B4)
- Flute – Danny Bank (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B2 to B4)
- Guitar – Barry Galbraith, Fred Rundquist (tracks: B4)
- Piano – Dick Marx (tracks: B4), Jimmy Jones (3)
- Trumpet – Clifford Brown
- Vocals – Helen Merrill
Track B4 is a bonus track,
Recorded in New York December 22 (A1, A2, B2, B3) and December 24 (A3, A4, B1) 1954
Bonus track B4 recorded in Chicago December 18 and 19 1954.
Recorded in New York December 22 (A1, A2, B2, B3) and December 24 (A3, A4, B1) 1954
Bonus track B4 recorded in Chicago December 18 and 19 1954.
Quincy Jones Wrote: "this Date, Because of Helen Merrill and the Musicians Involved (Clifford Brown, Jimmy Jones, Barry Galbraith, Oscar Pettiford and Others), Has Been a Pleasant Experience Rather Than a Task. A Combination Such as this Stimulates a Friendly Challenge, and the Results Can Be Nothing Less Than a Great Jazz Performance. Im Sure Youll Enjoy the Debut of Helen Merrill as Much as I Have." In this Edition We have Included, as Bonus Tracks, Another Complete Session by Helen Merrill with Hank Jones and a String Orchestra Performing an Excellent Selection of Jazz Standards.
