With Clifford Brown
Helen Merrill (vocals)
With Clifford Brown
Helen Merrill (vocals)
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THE ONLY EXISTING COLLABORATION OF MERRIL WITH THE GREAT TRUMPETER !
4 1/2 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE:
“Every recording by the short-lived trumpeter Clifford Brown is worth exploring, including his date with Helen Merrill. Trumpeter Brown is joined by Danny Bank on flute, and a four-piece rhythm section including pianist Jimmy Jones and guitarist Barry Galbraith. Quincy Jones provided the arrangements. The music is essentially straight-ahead bop, yet the seven standards are uplifted by the presence of Merrill (in top form) and Brown.” (Scott Yanow)!
All arrangements by QUINCY JONES
PERSONNEL:
HELEN MERRILL, vocals
CLIFFORD BROWN, trumpet
DANNY BANK, flute (out on A3 & B1)
JIMMY JONES, piano
BARRY GALBRAITH, guitar
MILT HINTON, bass (on A1-A2, & B2-B3)
OSCAR PETTIFORD, bass (on A3 & B1) & cello (on A4)
OSIE JOHNSON, drums (on A1-A2, & B2-B3)
BOBBY DONALDSON, drums (on A3-A4 & B1)
New York, December 22 (tracks A1, A2, B2 & B3)
& December 24 (tracks A3, A4 & B1), 1954.
*BONUS TRACK (B4):
Helen Merrill (vcl), Mike Simpson (fl), Dick Marx (p),
Fred Rundquist (g), Johnny Frigo (b), Jerry Slosberg (d).
Chicago, December 18 & 19, 1957.
Contents and tracklist
SIDE A:
1. DON’T EXPLAIN (Holiday-Herzog) 5:13
2. YOU’D BE SO NICE TO COME HOME TO (Cole Porter) 4:22
3. WHAT’S NEW (Burke-Haggart) 5:04
4. FALLING IN LOVE WITH LOVE (Rodgers-Hart) 3:56
SIDE B:
1. YESTERDAYS (Kern-Harbach) 6:01
2. BORN TO BE BLUE (Hoffman-Silver) 5:15
3. ‘S WONDERFUL (George & Ira Gershwin) 3:16
4. BYE BYE BLACKBIRD (Hernderson-Dixon) 2:57*
