One of the most distinctive jazz singers ever, Helen Merrill started singing professionally sixty years ago when her warm voice paired with the Reggie Childs Orchestra in 1946. But that was just the start of a long and vivid story which would lead the talented young daughter of Croatian immigrants to make history in jazz by recording with [trumpeter] Clifford Brown and [arranger/bandleader] Gil Evans in the 1950s.
A legend in her own right, AAJ contributor Joao Moreira dos Santos spoke with Merrill at length about her long career and experiences working with other jazz icons including Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and Stan Getz.
Check out Helen Merrill: 60 Years of Warm Sweet Songs at AAJ today!
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