Helen Merrill

Helen Merrill
Born: Jul 21, 1930 in New York, NY
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Genre: Vocal
Styles: Vocal Jazz, Standards, Ballads, Cool, Post-Bop
Biography: A fine singer with a warm, expressive voice, Helen Merrill's infrequent recordings tend to be quite special with plenty of surprises and chance-taking. She started singing in public in 1944 and was with the Reggie Childs Orchestra during 1946-1947. Merrill, who was married for a period to clarinetist ...Read full biography
Helen Merill
Released: 1954
Label: Verve Records
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Every recording by the short-lived trumpeter Clifford Brown is worth exploring, including his three dates with singers Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan, and this CD reissue with Helen Merrill. Reissued ...Read full review
Aka Jelena Ana Milcetic
Released: 2000
Label: Verve Records
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Helen Merrill has never been afraid to take chances, but the veteran jazz singer is especially ambitious on Jelena Ana Milcetic -- an autobiographical (or at least semi-autobiographical) work that draws ...Read full review
More Helen Merrill albums: Main Albums (48), Compilations (16)
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