Helen Merrill LP 1956 original Australian mono EmArcy MG 36006 jazz
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Helen Merrill LP 1956 original Australian mono EmArcy MG 36006 jazz
INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS PLEASE NOTE: EBAY INSISTS THAT TRACKABLE POSTAGE IS USED, SO POSTAGE HAS BEEN PRICED TO COMPLY.
Original Australian pressing on EmArcy in laminated flipback sleeve.
Helen Merrill is the debut studio album by Helen Merrill, accompanied by trumpeter Clifford Brown.
Merrill recorded a tribute album to Brown in 1995.
AllMusic Review by Richard Mortifoglio:
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.
A1 Don't Explain
A2 You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
A3 What's New
B1 Falling In Love With Love
B2 Yesterdays
B3 Born To Be Blue
B4 'S Wonderful
CONDITION:
SLEEVE: VG Laminate surprisingly good; wear and 2” split at centre of spine; edges good, tiny split bottom edge; flipbacks intact & unlifted
RECORD: VG+ Has visible wear, no major scratches or scuffs; plays with some surface noise, crackle, music plays with deep bass & full sound. Has been Disco-Antistat cleaned, would benefit from a professional clean.
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