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Though she eventually came to be known as a "singer's singer," Helen Merrill's 1954 debut is an unmitigated success of mainstream jazz. Besides introducing the uniquely talented young singer, the date also featured small-group arrangements by Quincy Jones and marks the introduction of another future star, trumpeter Clifford Brown. Formidable as his playing is, Brown never overshadows Merrill. She is fully up to the challenge on all fronts and enthusiastically tackles uptempo numbers such as "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" and "Falling in Love with Love" with aplomb. A winning stylistic combination of cool jazz and hard bop, Merrill particularly excels on Mel Tormé's "Born to Be Blue," making the sophisticated tune her own as she revels in Tormé's down-and-out lyric.
© Richard Mortifoglio /TiVo
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Jimmy Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Banks, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Milt Hinton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Quincy Jones, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Osie Johnson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Billie Holiday, ComposerLyricist - Clifford Brown, MainArtist - Arthur Herzog Jr., ComposerLyricist - Helen Merrill, MainArtist - Clifford Brown Sextet, Ensemble
℗ 1954 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - Milt Hinton, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Quincy Jones, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Osie Johnson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Bank, Bass Clarinet, Flute, Baritone Saxophone, Bari Sax, AssociatedPerformer - Clifford Brown, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Galbraith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Helen Merrill, MainArtist
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Robert Haggart, Composer - Johnny Burke, ComposerLyricist - Clifford Brown, MainArtist - Helen Merrill, MainArtist
℗ 1954 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Banks, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Donaldson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Quincy Jones, Conductor, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Lorenz Hart, Author - Oscar Pettiford, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Clifford Brown, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Galbraith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Merrill, MainArtist - Clifford Brown Sextet, Ensemble
℗ 1954 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Banks, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Jerome Kern, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Donaldson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Quincy Jones, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Pettiford, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Otto Harbach, ComposerLyricist - Clifford Brown, MainArtist - Barry Galbraith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Helen Merrill, MainArtist - Clifford Brown Sextet, Ensemble
℗ 1954 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mel TORME, ComposerLyricist - Helen Merrill, MainArtist
℗ 1954 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Milt Hinton, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Quincy Jones, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Osie Johnson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Bank, Bassoon, Flute, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Clifford Brown, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Galbraith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Helen Merrill, MainArtist
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Lorenz Hart, Author - Hank Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gil Evans, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Galbraith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Merrill, MainArtist
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hank Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gil Evans, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Galbraith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Merrill, MainArtist - Marcotte, ComposerLyricist - D. Cockran, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Pettiford, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Sinatra, ComposerLyricist - Jack Wolf, ComposerLyricist - Gil Evans, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Galbraith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Merrill, MainArtist - Joel S. Herron, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Arthur Johnston, ComposerLyricist - Sam Coslow, ComposerLyricist - Hank Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gil Evans, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Galbraith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Merrill, MainArtist
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joe Morello, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cleveland, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Pettiford, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Art Farmer, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Howard Dietz, ComposerLyricist - Arthur Schwartz, ComposerLyricist - Gil Evans, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Galbraith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Merrill, MainArtist
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joe Morello, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cleveland, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Oscar Pettiford, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Hammerstein II , ComposerLyricist - Art Farmer, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gil Evans, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Galbraith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shad, Producer - Helen Merrill, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joe Morello, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cleveland, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Pettiford, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Art Farmer, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Hank Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gil Evans, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Galbraith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Merrill, MainArtist - James Hubert Blake, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sy Oliver, ComposerLyricist - Gil Evans, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Merrill, MainArtist
℗ 1956 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Approfondimenti
Though she eventually came to be known as a "singer's singer," Helen Merrill's 1954 debut is an unmitigated success of mainstream jazz. Besides introducing the uniquely talented young singer, the date also featured small-group arrangements by Quincy Jones and marks the introduction of another future star, trumpeter Clifford Brown. Formidable as his playing is, Brown never overshadows Merrill. She is fully up to the challenge on all fronts and enthusiastically tackles uptempo numbers such as "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" and "Falling in Love with Love" with aplomb. A winning stylistic combination of cool jazz and hard bop, Merrill particularly excels on Mel Tormé's "Born to Be Blue," making the sophisticated tune her own as she revels in Tormé's down-and-out lyric.
© Richard Mortifoglio /TiVo
A proposito dell'album
- 1 disco(i) - 15 traccia(e)
- Durata totale: 00:58:50
- Artisti principali: Helen Merrill
- Compositore: Various Composers
- Etichetta: Verve Reissues
- Genere: Jazz
© 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1989 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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