Helen Merrill
A fine singer with a warm, expressive voice, Helen Merrill's infrequent recordings tend to be quite special with plenty of surprises and chance-taking. She started singing in public in 1944 and was with the Reggie Childs Orchestra during 1946-1947. Merrill, who was married for a period to clarinetist Aaron Sachs, had opportunities to sit in with some of the top modernists of the time, including Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, and Bud Powell. She was with Earl Hines in 1952 and started recording regularly for EmArcy in 1954. Her collaboration with Clifford Brown was her first classic. She made several notable EmArcy albums during 1954-1958 (including one in 1956 that helped bring Gil Evans out of retirement); all have been reissued in a large box. After recording for Atco and Metrojazz in 1959, she moved to Italy for the next four years, touring often in Europe and Japan. Back in the U.S., Merrill teamed with pianist/arranger Dick Katz for a pair of notable and unpredictable Milestone dates (1967-1968) and then moved to Japan where she was quite popular. Helen Merrill returned to the United States in the mid-'70s and has since recorded for Inner City, Owl, EmArcy (including a reunion date with Gil Evans) Antilles, and Verve, which released her 2000 album Jelena Ana Milcetic a.k.a. Helen Merrill.
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Artistas semelhantes
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BD Music Presents Helen Merrill
Vocal Jazz - Lançado por BDMUSIC em 26 de fev. de 2011
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Helen Merill
Jazz - Lançado por Verve Reissues em 1 de jan. de 1955
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No Tears... No Goodbyes
Vocal Jazz - Lançado por OWL em 1 de jan. de 1984
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Dream Of You
Jazz - Lançado por Verve Reissues em 1 de jan. de 1956
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The Nearness Of You
Jazz - Lançado por Verve Reissues em 1 de mar. de 1958
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Helen Merrill With Clifford Brown & Gil Evans
Jazz - Lançado por Verve Reissues em 1 de jan. de 1955
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The Best Of Helen Merrill
Jazz - Lançado por Verve Reissues em 26 de jul. de 2000
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Helen Merrill With Strings
Jazz - Lançado por Verve Reissues em 1 de jan. de 1955
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Music Makers
Vocal Jazz - Lançado por OWL em 1 de mar. de 1986
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The Singers Sessions With Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan And Helen Merrill: The EmArcy Master Takes (Vol. 2)
Clifford Brown, Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan, Helen Merrill
Jazz - Lançado por Verve Reissues em 22 de out. de 2012
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The Complete Helen Merrill On Mercury
Vocal Jazz - Lançado por Mercury Records em 16 de fev. de 1985
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Parole E Musica
Vocal Jazz - Lançado por RCA Victor em 9 de nov. de 1961
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Lilac Wine
Jazz - Lançado por Universal Music Division Decca Records France em 21 de mai. de 2003
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Merrill At Midnight
Jazz - Lançado por Verve Reissues em 1 de jan. de 1957
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You've Got A Date With The Blues
Jazz - Lançado por Verve Reissues em 1 de jan. de 1958
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Complete Recordings With Clifford Brown
Jazz - Lançado por Lone Hill Jazz em 1 de jan. de 2007
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The Feeling Is Mutual
Jazz - Lançado por Verve Reissues em 1 de nov. de 1967
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American Songbook Series : Cole Porter and Rodgers and Hammerstein
Jazz - Lançado por Scarlet Finch em 21 de jul. de 2009
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The Nearness Of You + You've Got A Date With The Blues
Jazz - Lançado por Lone Hill Jazz em 17 de fev. de 2009
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Parole E Musica
Jazz - Lançado por RCA Victor em 9 de nov. de 1961
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Live at Nalen (with Jan Johansson)
Jazz - Lançado por Riverside Records em 15 de nov. de 2012
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