{"product_id":"helen-merill-early-years-the-first-four-albums-and-more-1952-58-cd","title":"Helen Merrill - Early Years: The First Four Albums and More (2-CD) PREORDER","description":"\u003ch1\u003eShe is still alive in 2026 at the age of 97.\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003cp\u003eHelen Merrill was a jazz vocalist, born in New York in 1929 to Croatian immigrant parents, who began singing in clubs in her teens in the mid-1940s and made her first recordings in 1952. She recorded an album for Mercury, and the success of that brought her a long-term contract and a period of high visibility and popularity during the 1950s and '60s, providing the basis for an album career that lasted into the new millennium. She is still alive in 2026 at the age of 97. This 43-track 2-CD collection features her debut recording with Earl Hines and a single for Roost in 1952-3, plus the titles from her first four albums 'Helen Merrill with Clifford Brown', 'Helen Merrill With Strings', 'Dream of You' and 'Merrill At Midnight'. It features recordings with small jazz groups and larger orchestras, including performances with Clifford Brown, Barry Galbraith, Oscar Pettiford, Quincy Jones, Milt Hinton, Hank Jones and Joe Morello, with arrangements by Quincy Jones, Richard Hayman, Gil Evans and Hal Mooney. She was one of the lesser known jazz stars of the era, but was a highly respected performer, with whom the top musicians of the day were more than happy to perform and record. This is a fine showcase for her already highly sophisticated style, even at the dawn of her album career.\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003ch2\u003eTrack Listing\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisc 1:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e        \u003cli\u003eA Cigarette For Company\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eThe More I See You\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eDon't Explain\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eYou'd Be So Nice To Come Home To\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eWhat's New\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eFalling In Love With Love\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eYesterdays\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eBorn To Be Blue\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003e'S Wonderful\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eAnything Goes\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eMountain High, Valley Low\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eBeautiful Love\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eComes Love\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eEnd Of A Love Affair\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eWhen I Fall In Love\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eThe Masquerade Is Over\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eJust You, Just Me\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eSpring Will Be A Little Late This Year\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eYou Won't Forget Me\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eWait Till You See Him\u003c\/li\u003e          \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisc 2:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e        \u003cli\u003eLilac Wine\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003ePeople Will Say We're In Love\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eBy Myself\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eAny Place I Hang My Hat Is Home\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eI've Never Seen\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eHe Was Too Good To Me\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eA New Town Is A Blue Town\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eYou're Lucky To Me\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eWhere Flamingos Fly\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eDream Of You\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eI'm A Fool To Want You\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eI'm Just A Lucky So And So\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eTroubled Waters\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eSoft As Spring\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eBlack Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eLazy Afternoon\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eThe Things We Did Last Summer\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eAfter You\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eIf You Go\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eIf I Forget You\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eIf Love Were All\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eEasy Come Easy Go\u003c\/li\u003e                  \u003cli\u003eI'll Be Around\u003c\/li\u003e          \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003ch2\u003eAdditional Details\u003c\/h2\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Acrobat\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jazz\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRun Time:\u003c\/strong\u003e 143 mins\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0       \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\/09\/26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 824046361426\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"TRAPEZE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48901014028537,"sku":"ADDCD3614","price":13.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0815\/4889\/files\/ADDCD3614.jpg?v=1787749254","url":"https:\/\/mvdshop.com\/products\/helen-merill-early-years-the-first-four-albums-and-more-1952-58-cd","provider":"MVD Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}