You will get 2 track for free after confirming your account. Clifford brown, the 23year old phenom, recorded three sessions with three of the best singers of his day. With clifford brown 180g by helen merrill vinyl, aug. One of merrills millennium released recordings draws from her croatian heritage as well as her american upbringing. Homage to clifford brown 1995, you and the night and the music 1998, jelena ana milcactic a. With clifford brown 180g by helen merrill vinyl, aug2011. Helen merrill born jelena ana milcetic on july 21, 1930 in new york city is an internationally known jazz vocalist. Merrills recording career has spanned six decades and she is popular with fans of jazz in japan and italy where she lived for many years as well as in her native united states. Original jazz classics ojc017, ojccd0172 clifford brown memorial prestige pr 7662 the clifford brown memorial album prestige pr 16008 clifford brown memorial album new jazz njlp 8301 clifford brown memorial not released prestige pr 24049 gil evans, tadd dameron the arrangers touch prestige prlp 159 a study in dameronia with tadd dameron. Helen merrill featuring clifford brown helen merrill featuring clifford brown.
Helen merrill helen merrill wclifford brown amazon. A fine singer with a warm, expressive voice, helen merrills infrequent recordings tend to be quite special with plenty of surprises and chancetaking. Helen merrill vocals, cole porter composerlyricist, clifford brown trumpet, osie johnson drums, barry galbraith guitar, danny bank bass clarinet, flute, bari sax, baritone saxophone, bassoon, jimmy jones piano, milt hinton double bass, bass guitar, ira gershwin composerlyricist. Helen merrill returned to the united states in the mid70s 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. Helen merrill is her debut studio album, backed by among others, trumpeter clifford brown and bassistcellist oscar pettiford. Helen merrill, who recorded with brown in 1954 helen merrill, emarcy, recorded a tribute album in 1995 entitled brownie. Brown had recorded a somewhat similar album with sarah vaughan only a few days previously, on december 16 and 18, 1954 in 1995, on the fortieth anniversary of this debut album, merrill recorded a tribute album to brown, who had. Helen merrill, gil evans, danny banks flute, jimmy jones piano, milt hinton bass guitar, osie johnson drums, quincy jones orchestra, clifford brown trumpet, milt hinton double bass, danny bank flute, danny bank bass clarinet, danny bank bari sax, danny bank baritone saxophone, barry. Helen merrillhelen merrill200 gram vinyl recordacoustic sounds. The pairing of merrill and brown is a study in contrasts. Helen merrill with clifford brown remastered by helen. Many people are familiar with clifford browns collaboration with sarah vaughan, which many consider to be a classic. Her collaboration with clifford brown was her first classic.
Helen merrill featuring clifford brown helen merrill. Besides introducing the uniquely talented young singer, the date also featured smallgroup arrangements by quincy jones and marks the introduction of another future star, trumpeter clifford brown. The album features solos and ensemble work by trumpeters lew soloff, tom harrell, wallace roney, and roy hargrove. Helen merrill, quincy jones orchestra, clifford brown trumpet, osie johnson drums, barry galbraith guitar, danny bank flute, danny bank bassoon, danny bank baritone saxophone, jimmy jones piano, milt hinton double bass, danny bank bass clarinet, danny bank bari sax, bobby. 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. Merrill s recording career has spanned six decades and she is popular with fans of jazz in japan and italy where she lived for many years as well as in her native united states. Helen merrill 2007 jazz helen merrill download jazz. After a prolific 1950s and 60s when she recorded with charlie parker and clifford brown, merrill spent time recording and touring in europe and japan, falling into obscurity in the. Merrill, helen with clifford brown helen merrill with. Though she eventually came to be known as a singers singer, helen merrills 1954 debut is an unmitigated success of mainstream jazz. Complete recordings with clifford brown by helen merrill, released in 2007 on lone hill jazz. Merrill, who was married for a period to clarinetis. One of merrill s millennium released recordings draws from her croatian heritage as well as her american upbringing. Buy helen merrill with clifford brown remastered by helen merrill with clifford brown on bleep.
You and the night and the music is a 1998 studio album by helen merrill. Clifford brown and the singers indiana public media. After a prolific 1950s and 60s when she recorded with charlie parker and clifford brown, merrill spent time recording and touring in europe and japan, falling into obscurity in the united states. Helen merrill biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Clifford brown jazz performances and classic recordings. Helen merrillhelen merrill200 gram vinyl recordacoustic.
Jun 14, 2019 helen merrill returned to the united states in the mid70s 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. Sep 30, 2010 clifford brown trp, helen merrill voc, danny bankfl, jimmy jonesp, barry galbraithg, milt hintonb osie johnsond recorded december 22 1954 at fine studio, nyc. The sound quality on both albums is about the same, so you may want to check that one out as well if you can live without the bonus track because there is a substantial cost difference between the two. Her collaboration with clifford brown was her first clas.
She was with earl hines in 1952 and started recording regularly for emarcy in 1954. Jul 18, 2019 her first album, the eponymous 1955 release helen merrill, was an immediate success and associated her with the first generation of bebop jazz musicians. Helen merrill is the debut studio album by vocalist helen merrill, on which shes accompanied by trumpeter clifford brown in arrangements by the young quincy jones. Formidable as his playing is, brown never overshadows merrill.
Clifford brown was one of the boldest and strongest trumpet players of any era, and helen merrill s vocals are deceptively soft, but the two blend together perfectly because of merrill s innate understanding of music, emotion, and voicing, and brown s lyricism. Brown had recorded a somewhat similar album with sarah vaughan only a few days previously, on december 16 and 18, 1954. Helen merrill 2000, combines jazz, pop and blues songs with several traditional croatian songs sung in croatian. Utilizing on various tracks trumpeters tom harrell, wallace roney, roy hargrove and lew soloff, as well as pianist kenny barron, bassist rufus reid and drummer victor lewis, merrill performs a variety of tunes, most of which were associated. Helen merrill with clifford brown 1954 sacd hires zone. Helen merrill complete recordings with clifford brown helen merrill complete recordings with clifford brown flac album helen merrill europe phoenix records 2011. Clifford browntrp, helen merrillvoc, danny bankfl, jimmy jonesp, barry galbraithg, milt hintonb osie johnsond recorded december 22 1954 at fine studio, nyc. Helen merrill with clifford brown by brown, clifford. All albums by helen merrill available to download and stream in high quality. The success of helen merrill prompted mercury to sign her for an additional fouralbum contract. Though she eventually came to be known as a singers singer, helen merrill s 1954 debut is an unmitigated success of mainstream jazz. Homage to clifford brown as a tribute to the late trumpeter. The complete helen merrill on mercury cd1 helen merrill. Helen merrill born to be blue mp3 download and lyrics.
Limelight lm28201, ls28601 the immortal clifford brown. The complete helen merrill on mercury cd3 helen merrill. Helen merrill with clifford brown helen merrill with. A fine singer with a warm, expressive voice, helen merrill s infrequent recordings tend to be quite special with plenty of surprises and chancetaking. Helen merrill complete recordings with clifford brown. The legendary quincy jones produced and arranged the album when he was just 21yearsold. It is a must have if you know of helen merrill and clifford brown. You and the night and the music helen merrill album wikipedia. After a prolific 1950s and 60s when she recorded with charlie parker and clifford brown, merrill spent time recording and touring in europe and japan. With clifford brown on trumpet, arrangements by quincy jones, who was himself only twentyone, and fantastic backup jimmy jones on piano is especially notable, helen merrill was free to unloose her jazz interpretations and her explore her dramatic talent with lyrics.
Far less wellknown is his record with singer helen merrill for emarcy from 1954, which features a similar set up and feel. Her first album, the eponymous 1955 release helen merrill, was an immediate success and associated her with the first generation of bebop jazz musicians. 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. Helen merrill is the debut studio album by vocalist helen merrill, on which shes accompanied by trumpeter clifford brown in arrangements by the young quincy. Includes bonus tracks, another complete session by. Clifford brown was one of the boldest and strongest trumpet players of any era, and helen merrills vocals are deceptively soft, but the two blend together perfectly because of merrills innate understanding of music, emotion, and. Born to be blue lyrics, whats new lyrics, yesterdays lyrics, s wonderful lyrics, dont explain lyrics, youd be so nice to come home to lyrics, let me love you 2. She started singing in public in 1944 and was with the reggie childs orchestra during 19461947.
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