Brownie: Homage to Clifford Brown
Brownie: Homage to Clifford Brown is an album by Helen Merrill, recorded in tribute to the trumpeter Clifford Brown. Merrill had recorded an album with Brown in 1954. Reception. AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated: "Throughout the often emotional date, Helen Merrill is heard in top form, giving plenty of feeling to the lyrics while leaving room for the guest trumpeters". "The Penguin Guide to Jazz" described it as a "classic session [... that] acted as a superb vehicle for Merrill's individual approach to time".