Released 1955 Length 32:33 Release date 1955 Genre Vocal jazz | Recorded December 22-24, 1954 | |
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Helen merrill with clifford brown you d be so nice to come home to
Helen Merrill is the debut studio album by Helen Merrill, accompanied by trumpeter Clifford Brown.
Contents
- Helen merrill with clifford brown you d be so nice to come home to
- Helen merrill beautiful love 1955
- Reception
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
Merrill recorded a tribute album to Brown in 1995.
Helen merrill beautiful love 1955
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album four and a half stars and said that "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
- "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
Songs
1Don't Explain5:15
2You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To4:23
3What's New5:01
References
Helen Merrill (album) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA