| Jazz, standards
Helen Merrill is a leading voice in American jazz. Born in New York in 1930 to a family of Croatian origin, she began singing at a very young age in clubs in the Bronx. She became legendary in 1954 with her first album, Helen Merrill, recorded with Clifford Brown and produced by Quincy Jones, which became a vocal jazz classic. Her career then led her to collaborate with major musicians such as Gil Evans, Bill Evans, and Stan Getz, and to settle for long periods in Europe and then Japan, where she is particularly admired. Nicknamed “the voice of dreams,” Helen Merrill has built a body of work marked by sensitivity, modesty, and a rare emotional intensity that continues to influence contemporary vocal jazz.
Angela Grey: vocals
Julia Perminova: piano
