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Helen Merrill (born Jelena Ana Milcetic; July 21, 1929) is an American jazz vocalist. Her first album, the eponymous 1954 recording Helen Merrill (with Clifford Brown on EmArcy), was an immediate success and associated her with the first generation of bebop jazz musicians.
Helen Merrill (* 21. Juli 1930 in New York City als Jelena Ana Milčetić) ist eine US-amerikanische Jazzsängerin
Helen Merrill was born on July 21, 1929, in New York City. She is a first generation American, her parents immigrated from what is now known as Croatia. She began singing as a teenager in the late 1940s. In 1951, she was a vocalist with the Earl Hines band. She recorded two songs on the Roost label.
25. Aug. 2008 · Helen Merrill was born on July 21, 1929, in New York City. She is a first generation American, her parents immigrated from what is now known as Croatia. She began singing as a teenager in the late 1940s. In 1951, she was a vocalist with the Earl Hines band.
Expressive jazz vocalist with many excellent recordings plus sit-ins with luminaries like Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, and Clifford Brown. Read Full Biography.
Merrill, a singer in the great tradition of June Christy and Chris Connor, comes to the Christmas party using the eloquent arrangements of Torrie Zito to bring some fresh feeling to standards (such as White Christmas) and offers up a few surprises (tunes by Claude Thornhill and Thad Jones)” - Time Magazine
26. Mai 2022 · Jelena Ana Milcetic – aka Helen Merrill – born in New York in 1930 to Croatian immigrant parents, was to have a long and distinguished career as a jazz (sometimes “near-jazz”) singer. Her voice from its earliest 1950s albums to those made in 2000 and 2003 retained its intimate, gentle, sometimes plaintive and unique ...
