The Artistry of Helen Merrill

The Artistry of Helen Merrill is an album released by American vocalist Helen Merrill in 1965 on the Mainstream label.[1][2] The album features Merrill's interpretation of songs from around the world.

The Artistry of Helen Merrill
Studio album by
Released1965
RecordedAugust 1964
GenreJazz
Length28:41
LabelMainstream
56014/S6014
ProducerHarry Ringler
Roy Haynes chronology
Helen Merrill in Tokyo
(1963)
The Artistry of Helen Merrill
(1965)
The Feeling is Mutual
(1965)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
Record Mirror     [4]

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars and its review by Richard Mortifoglio states "very few jazz singers sound as natural singing non-jazz material as Merrill does. She sounds just like herself (which she always does anyway), with no particular adjustment to a straighter idiom, as if she had to shed herself of jazz sophistication in order to become more "innocent".".[3]

Track listing

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  1. "Quiet Nights (Corcovado)" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees, Buddy Kaye) – 2:42
  2. "Careless Love" (W.C. Handy) – 3:30
  3. "Scarlet Ribbons" (Evelyn Danzig, Jack Segal) – 2:55
  4. "House of the Rising Sun" (Traditional) – 2:36
  5. "I Left My Heart Behind" (Ruth Batchelor, Bob Roberts) – 2:17
  6. "Cannatella" (Traditional) – 2:17
  7. "The River" (Carlo Concina, Robert Mellin) – 2:59
  8. "Minha Rocca" (Dolores Duran) – 2:27
  9. "Itsi No Komoriuta" (Traditional) – 2:19
  10. "Forbidden Games" (Narciso Yepes, Barry Parker) – 2:32
  11. "John Anderson My Love" (Robert Burns) – 2:07

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Helen Merrill discography Archived November 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine accessed November 7, 2014
  2. ^ Edwards, D., Callahan, Eyries, P., Watts, R. & Neely, T. Discography of the Mainstream Label (Preview), accessed October 18, 2014
  3. ^ a b Mortifoglio, R., Allmusic Review accessed August 13, 2014
  4. ^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (January 1, 1966). "Helen Merrill: The Artistry Of Helen" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 251. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2022.