Between 1954 and 1957, singer Helen Merrill recorded five albums for Mercury's EmArcy division. Yesterday, while writing, I spent the day listening to all of them as well as a bunch of assorted tracks ...

Helen Merrill made her recording debut singing with Earl Hines' band in 1952, and two years later recorded her acclaimed eponymous album with legendary trumpet player Clifford Brown. In the 1950s and ...

Taken as individual performances, each of these interpretations is capable of repaying the listener far in excess of its deceptively minimalist exterior. Music-making, from conception to realization, ...

Helen Merrill was one of the most intrepid vocalists of her generation, and she's still going strong today in her 90s! This week on ABC Jazz, we're heading back to the 1950s when she was at the top of ...

Now into her eighties, veteran jazz singer Helen Merrill can still count on a capacity crowd when she performs in Japan: she's been working the market since 1961, and even lived here at one point. Her ...

September 24, 2010 • The vocalist got her start singing with Earl Hines and recorded with Clifford Brown. On this 1995 session, Merrill is joined by Marian McPartland for duets on "Home on the Range" ...