Merrill's recording career has spanned six decades and she is popular with fans of jazz in Japan and Italy (where she lived for many years) as well as in her native United States. She has recorded and performed with some of the most notable figures in the American jazz scene.
Youth and early career in the states
Merrill was born in 1930 to Croatian immigrant parents. She began singing in jazz clubs in the Bronx at the age of fourteen. By the time she was sixteen, Merrill had taken up music full time. In 1952, Merrill made her recording debut when she was asked to sing "A Cigarette For Company" with the Earl Hines Band; the song was released on their Xanadu album. Etta Jones made her debut on the same album.
At this time she was married to musician Aaron Sachs. They divorced in 1956.
As a result of the exposure she received from "A Cigarette for Company" and two subsequent singles recorded for the Roost record label, Merrill was signed by Mercury Records for their new EmArcy label.
In 1954, Merrill recorded her first (and to date most acclaimed) LP, an eponymous record featuring legendary jazz trumpet player Clifford Brown and bassist/cellist Oscar Pettiford, among others. It was to be one of Brown's last recordings, as he was killed in a car accident just two years later. The album was produced and arranged by Quincy Jones, who was then just twenty-one years old. The success of Helen Merrill prompted Mercury to sign her for an additional four-album contract.
Merrill's follow-up to Helen Merrill was the 1956 LP, Dream of You, which was produced and arranged by bebop arranger and pianist Gil Evans. Evans' work on Dream of You was his first in many years. His arrangements on Merrill's laid the musical foundations for his work in following years with Miles Davis.
Success abroad
After recording sporadically through the late 1950s and 1960s, Merrill spent much of her time touring Europe, where she enjoyed more commercial success than she had in the United States. She settled for a time in Italy recording an album there, and doing live concerts with jazz notables Chet Baker, Romano Mussolini, and Stan Getz. Merrill returned to the U.S. in the 1960s, but moved to Japan in 1967 after touring there. Merrill developed a following in Japan that remains strong to this day. In addition to recording while in Japan, Merrill became involved in other aspects of the music industry, producing albums for Trio Records and hosting a show on a Tokyo radio station.
Later career
Merrill returned to the US in 1972 and has continued recording and regular touring since then. Her later career has seen her experiment in different music genres. She has recorded a bossa nova album, a Christmas album and a record's worth of Rodgers and Hammerstein, among many others.
Two albums from Merrill's later career have been tributes to past musical partners. In 1987, Merrill and Gil Evans recorded fresh arrangements of their classic Dream of You; the new recordings were released under the title Collaboration and became the most critically acclaimed of Merrill's albums in the 1980s.
In 1987 she co-produced a CD "Billy Eckstine sing with Benny Carter" and sing in duet with Mr.B two ballads.
In 1995 she recorded Brownie: Homage to Clifford Brown as a tribute to the late trumpeter.
One of Merrill's millennium released recordings draws from her Croatian heritage as well as her American upbringing. Jelena Ana Milcetic, a.k.a. Helen Merrill (2000), combines jazz, pop and blues songs with several traditional Croatian songs sung in Croatian.
Helen Merrill has been married three times, first to musician Aaron Sachs, second time to UPI vice president the late Donald J Brydon, and third to arranger-conductor the late Torrie Zito. She has one child, a son, Allan P Sachs, also a singer, who is professionally known as Alan Merrill.
Autumn in New York
Helen Merrill Lyrics
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Why does it seem so inviting
Autumn in New York
It spells the thrill of first-nighting
Glittering crowds and shimmering clouds
In canyons of steel
They're making me feel, I'm home
It's autumn in New York
That brings the promise of new love
Autumn in New York
Is often mingled with pain
Dreamers with empty hands
They sigh for exotic lands
It's autumn in New York
It's good to live it again
Autumn in New York
The gleaming rooftops at sundown
Oh, Autumn in New York
It lifts you up when you run down
Yes, jaded rous and gay divorces
Who lunch at the Ritz
Will tell you that it's divine
This autumn in New York
Transforms the slums into Mayfair
Oh, Autumn in New York
You'll need no castles in Spain
Yes, Lovers that bless the dark
On the benches in Central Park
Greet autumn in New York
It's good to live it again
Autumn in New York
That brings the promise of new love
Autumn in New York
Is often mingled with pain
Dreamers with empty hands
They sigh for exotic lands
It's autumn in New York
It's good to live it again
The song "Autumn in New York" by Helen Merrill describes the beauty of New York city in the autumn season. The lyrics explain why autumn in New York is such an inviting time of year. It is a season full of promise, new love, and the thrill of first-nighting. The city is alive with glittering crowds, shimmering clouds, and canyons of steel. This autumn in New York brings a promise of new beginnings, yet pain is often mingled with it.
The song goes on to describe those dreamers with empty hands who long for exotic lands. Despite their longings, they too feel at home in the city, especially during the autumn season. Jaded roués and gay divorces, who lunch at the Ritz, declare it divine. This season transforms slums into Mayfair and lifts spirits when one is feeling down. Lovers that bless the dark on the benches in Central Park greet autumn in New York, and find joy in living it all again.
Overall, "Autumn in New York" captures the magical essence of New York city in the autumn, with its beauty, promise, and pain.
Line by Line Meaning
Autumn in New York
The season of autumn in the city of New York
Why does it seem so inviting
Why does it feel so welcoming
Autumn in New York
The season of autumn in the city of New York
It spells the thrill of first-nighting
It suggests the excitement of a new beginning or adventure
Glittering crowds and shimmering clouds
Bright and reflective masses of people and clouds
In canyons of steel
In tall buildings and streets that look like narrow valleys
They're making me feel, I'm home
They make me feel like I belong here
It's autumn in New York
The season of autumn in the city of New York
That brings the promise of new love
That brings hope for finding a new romantic partner
Autumn in New York
The season of autumn in the city of New York
Is often mingled with pain
Can also be associated with sadness or heartbreak
Dreamers with empty hands
People with hopes and aspirations but no material possessions
They sigh for exotic lands
They long for faraway and mysterious places
It's autumn in New York
The season of autumn in the city of New York
It's good to live it again
It's great to experience it once more
Autumn in New York
The season of autumn in the city of New York
The gleaming rooftops at sundown
The shining tops of the buildings during sunset
Oh, Autumn in New York
The season of autumn in the city of New York
It lifts you up when you run down
It makes you feel better when you're feeling low
Yes, jaded rous and gay divorces
Exhausted hedonists and cheerful ex-spouses
Who lunch at the Ritz
Who eat lunch at a fancy hotel
Will tell you that it's divine
Will assure you that it's heavenly or splendid
This autumn in New York
The season of autumn in the city of New York
Transforms the slums into Mayfair
Changes the poor areas into upscale neighborhoods
Oh, Autumn in New York
The season of autumn in the city of New York
You'll need no castles in Spain
You won't need any unrealistic dreams or desires
Yes, Lovers that bless the dark
Couples that make the most of the absence of light
On the benches in Central Park
On the seats in the public park in the middle of the city
Greet autumn in New York
Welcome the season of autumn in the city of New York
It's good to live it again
It's great to experience it once more
Autumn in New York
The season of autumn in the city of New York
That brings the promise of new love
That brings hope for finding a new romantic partner
Autumn in New York
The season of autumn in the city of New York
Is often mingled with pain
Can also be associated with sadness or heartbreak
Dreamers with empty hands
People with hopes and aspirations but no material possessions
They sigh for exotic lands
They long for faraway and mysterious places
It's autumn in New York
The season of autumn in the city of New York
It's good to live it again
It's great to experience it once more
Lyrics © MUSIC SALES CORPORATION, BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Vernon Duke
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@myman8336
@@jondoecan Homeless are druggies.. So many needles everywhere they go..
Cops are important..
One of the few social programs I actually agree with..
Some of the things they do is crazy tho.. They need more training and better/less lethal tools and tactics.. Like a gogo gadget net or something lol..
Just like with teachers we need to get rid of these social program that is unions.. Get rid of bad cops, get rid of bad teachers..
I'm sorry Mrs Wrinklebottom but you gotta go..
@theoverunderthinker
@@Fausto_4841 it's not about semantics. to die in the line of duty means that you have a job and the requirements of doing your job puts you in mortal danger (examples: soldier, cop, paramedic, war correspondent, firemen).
they were not killed because they were doing their job and their job was dangerous, they were killed while doing their job because their co-worker (former co-worker? It's been a while, so I might be misremembering that detail) was dangerous. they were not killed because they were reporting on the mob or police corruption or the Clintons, it was personal beef that blew up while they were on location.
it was not as a result of their job duties that they were killed, so not in the line of duty, but it was at work. they didn't knowingly put themselves in harm's way; they had no idea at all.
Otherwise you could say the victim of a school shooter died in the line of duty! Or someone dying in a transit bus accident on their way to work at a library died in the line of duty because they were on their way to work.
if you apply these terms to everybody because you feel sympathy for them, the words lose their meaning for everybody.
so I stand by my original comment, because it is not the same thing. It is still tragic though, just not in the line of duty.
@yeahyeah8522
-"Steve, you're well aware that you could be a target."
- ( long pause)
@codyposton1418
Part of that is at times due to a time lapse of audio and video feed
@jessvachon1043
To be fair , theres always a long pause lmao
@brittanybornnard6985
Hella funny
@sharyng261
Wait for it....
@rockmf
He said "🧍♂️ wait... what?.."
@jessvachon1043
The lady in the pink was way too animated talking about this wtf.
@t-man5196
That’s your takeaway from this? 🤦♂️
@jessvachon1043
@@t-man5196 absolutely. It seemed to excite her. It was creepy. Although it's not my first time seeing the same report just different stations. But this lady , was just strange about it.
@auntjenifer7774
Fucking A she was super excited by it, and she's in tv TV so the time so it wasn't TV camera Jitters.