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Helen Merrill (album)

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.

Reception
}} The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "The music is essentially straight-ahead bop, yet the seven standards ... are uplifted by the presence of Merrill (in top form) and Brown." ==Track listing==
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==
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 ==References==
Source: Wikipedia ↗
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