Brownie: Homage to Clifford Brown

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album four and a half stars and said that "Throughout the often emotional date, Helen Merrill is heard in top form, giving plenty of feeling to the lyrics while leaving room for the guest trumpeters".

Track listing

1. "Your Eyes" (Chick Corea, Helen Merrill) – 6:17
2. "Daahoud" (Clifford Brown) – 2:58
3. "(I Was) Born to Be Blue" (Mel Tormé, Bob Wells) – 5:16
4. "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson, Jon Hendricks) – 7:00
5. "Joy Spring" (Brown) – 3:59
6. "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) – 7:14
7. "Don't Explain" (Arthur Herzog Jr., Billie Holiday) – 6:18
8. "Brownie" (Torrie Zito) – 5:04
9. "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" (Cole Porter) – 4:33
10. "I'll Be Seeing You" (Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal) – 4:53
11. "Memories of You" (Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf) – 3:52
12. "Gone with the Wind" (Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel) – 2:28
13. "Largo" (Samuel Barber, Antonín Dvořák) – 2:55

Personnel