Helen Merrill

Featuring Hank Jones, Barry Galbraith, Oscar Pettiford and Quincy Jones Recorded in Los Angeles, 1954-55

2 LPs on 1 CD

Total time: 74:59 - 19 Tracks:

Don’t Explain / Born To / Be Blue / You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To / ‘S Wonderful / Yesterdays /Falling In Love With Love / What’s New? / You Won't Forget Me / Lilac Wine / Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year / Beautiful Love /Just You, Just Me / When I Fall In Love/ The End Of A Love Affair /Mountain High, Valley Low / Anything Goes/ Comes Love / The Masquerade Is Over / Wait Till You See Him

*****
"Every recording by the short-lived trumpeter Clifford Brown is worth exploring, including these highly enjoyable dates with Helen Merrill . . . 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 Music Guide