Blossom dearie in Jazz Vocal Music

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"My Gentleman Friend" (09/23/2003) Jazz Vocal Dearie, Blossom, Verve (USA)Personnel: Blossom Dearie (vocals, piano); Bobby Jaspar (flute); Kenny Burrell (guitar); Ray Brown (bass); Ed Thigpen (drums). Recorded at Nola Studios, New York, New York on May 21 & 22, 1959. Originally released on Verve (2125). Includes liner notes by Lawrence D. Stewart. Another in the superior series of LPs Blossom Dearie recorded for Verve in the late '50s, MY GENTLEMAN FRIEND finds the cabaret-jazz maven joined by guitarist Kenny Burrell and her husband at the time, Belgian saxophonist-flutist Bobby Jaspar, who accompanies Blossom on just a few French-language tunes--"Chez Moi," the swinging "Boum," and a lovely impressionist ballad called "L'Etang," all of which she manages with aplomb. Dearie always chose her reperoire carefully so there are almost no typical standards here. Still she excels on Cy Coleman's "You Fascinate Me So," with its deft, witty lyrics by the great Carolyn Leigh. Closing the set is her plaintive version of the Gershwin's "Someone To Watch Over Me." The singer's self-accompanying piano work is excellent throughout.

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"Verve Jazz Masters 51" (03/19/1996) Jazz Vocal Dearie, Blossom, Verve (USA)Personnel includes: Blossom Dearie (vocals, piano); Bobby Jaspar (flute); Herb Ellis, Mundell Lowe, Kenny Burrell (guitar); Ray Brown (bass); Jo Jones, Ed Thigpen (drums); Russ Garcia's Orchestra. Russ Garcia's Orchestra includes: Russ Garcia (arranger, conductor). Compilation producer: Michael Lang. Recorded at Fine Sound and WOR Recording Studios, New York, New York in 1956 and 1957; Nola Recording Studio, New York, New York in 1958 and 1959; United Recorders, Hollywood, California in 1960. Includes liner notes by Todd Everett. This is part of the Verve Jazz Masters series.

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"Give Him the Ooh-la-La" (06/23/1998) Jazz Vocal Dearie, Blossom, Verve (USA)Personnel: Blossom Dearie (vocals, piano); Herb Ellis (guitar); Ray Brown (bass); Jo Jones (drums). Producer: Norman Granz. Reissue producer: Jerry Rappaport. Recorded at WOR Recording Studios, New York, New York on September 12 & 13, 1957. Originally released on LP on Verve (2081). Digitally remastered by Suha Gur (Polygram Studios). This is part of the Verve Records By Request series. Blossom Dearie is rightly considered one of our premier cabaret artists. But Ms. Dearie began her career as a bona fide jazz pianist and singer. She first was heard in 1951 as the female answer voice on King Pleasure's be-bop vocalise "Moody's Mood For Love" and, beginning in 1957, recorded a series of LPs for Verve, of which OOH-LA-LA was the second. Then as now, what impresses most about Blossom Dearie is her fresh sound--light but not delicate, funny, swinging and lyrical when called for. What might be come off in a lesser talent as a cute schoolteacher routine--Miss Crabtree painting the town a shade of red--is offset by honest musicianship and a real schoolteacher's attention to the English language as spoken. Dearie is one of the greatest lyric interpreters the music world has ever known. Every performance here is a little gem; the Cole Porter title tune receives its definitive performance, sexy as hell, and unknown Dearie treats like "They Say It's Spring" and "Try Your Wings" are just plain sweet and lovely.

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"The Diva Series" (05/20/2003) Jazz Vocal Dearie, Blossom, Verve (USA)Personnel: Blossom Dearie (vocals, piano); Mundell Lowe, Herb Ellis, Kenny Burrell (guitar); Ray Brown, Jeff Clyne (bass); Ed Thigpen, John Butts, Jo Jones (drums). Producer: Norman Granz. Compilation producer: Bryan Koniarz. Recorded between 1956 & 1966. Includes liner notes by Alexander Gelfand. This is part of Verve's Diva Series.

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"Blossom Dearie" (06/08/1989) Jazz Vocal Dearie, Blossom, Verve (USA)Personnel: Blossom Dearie (vocals, piano); Herb Ellis (guitar); Ray Brown (bass); Jo Jones (drums). Recorded in New York, New York on September 11-12, 1956. "Blossom's Blues" recorded April 8-9, 1959. Includes liner notes by Will Friedwald. Digitally remastered by Tom "Curly" Ruff (PolyGram Studios). Though she made her first appearance in 1952 as the uncredited "answer voice" on King Pleasure's celebrated "Moody's Mood for Love," it still took a few years for Blossom Dearie to establish herself as a solo artist. Boasting expert support from the likes of bassist Ray Brown and drummer Jo Jones, 1956's BLOSSOM DEARIE was a debut worth waiting for. With her schoolmarm voice and whimsical air, Blossom Dearie today is known as one of our pre-eminent cabaret artists. What her first LP makes clear is that she was (and remains) foremost a bona fide jazz musician, grounded in a solid sense of swing. BLOSSOM DEARIE features the singer in varied guises: piano instrumentalist ("More Than you Know"), up-tempo swinger ("Everything I Got"), jazz balladeer ("Loverman"), and French chanteuse ("Comment Allez Vous" and "Tout Doucement"). Ms. Dearie infuses the proceedings with her estimable humor and magical delivery, lending each performance the bloom of "A Fine Spring Morning," a title which closed the original LP in songful style.

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"Once Upon a Summertime" (11/17/1992) Jazz Vocal Dearie, Blossom, Verve (USA)Personnel: Blossom Dearie (piano, vocals), Mundell Lowe (guitar), Ray Brown (bass), Ed Thigpen (drums). Recorded in New York on September 12-13, 1958. Includes liner notes by Blossom Dearie. A near-perfect set of standards (and a novelty or two), 1958's ONCE UPON A SUMMERTIME just might be the quintessential Blossom Dearie album. By the time of her third LP for Verve, Dearie's whimsical style had fully blossomed, so to speak. Except that Dearie was never just about sounding adorable. She is a jazz musician through and through, as well as an interpretive singer of the first rank. And the interpretations are especially intriguing here. "Tea For Two," often performed as casually as it was written, is given a careful, slow reading, and is revealed to be a lovely little paean to domesticity. Similarly, "Surrey with the Fringe on Top" is usually performed uptempo but is taken at a moderate clip so that the singer can savor each and every rhyme. Not all are slow ones, of course--"Down With Love" is done at breakneck speed, which only increases its sardonic hilarity. The highlight, though, is the reverie-like "Manhattan," in which Dearie plumbs the deeper meanings of Rodgers & Hart's famous song.

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"Blossom Time at Ronnie Scott's" (03/14/2006) Jazz Vocal Dearie, Blossom, Verve (USA)Personnel: Blossom Dearie; Jeff Clyne (bass instrument); Johnny Butts (drums). One of the singer's own personal favorite albums, BLOSSOM TIME AT RONNIE SCOTT'S finds jazz vocalist Blossom Dearie in superb form before a captivated London audience. As always, Dearie's smart, swinging delivery and bright, pure tone are enchanting, and she sounds even more relaxed and engaging live than on her studio outings. The choice of material is tops too, ranging from melancholic ("When the World Was Young") to tongue-in-cheek ("I'm Hip"). All of these components add up to one of the singer's most solid and enjoyable releases.

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"Soubrette Sings Broadway Hit Songs [Digipak]" (09/28/2004) Jazz Vocal Dearie, Blossom, Verve (USA)Personnel include: Blossom Dearie (vocals, piano); Russell Garcia & His Orchestra. Recording information: United Recorders, Hollywood, California (02/1960). Arranger: Russell Garcia.

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"Sings Comden & Green" (10/09/2001) Jazz Vocal Dearie, Blossom, Verve (USA)Personnel: Blossom Dearie (vocals, piano); Kenny Burrell (guitar); Ray Brown (bass); Ed Thigpen (drums). Producer: Norman Granz. Reissue producer: Bryan Koniarz. Recorded at Nola Recording Studio, New York, New York on April 8-9, 1959. Originally released on Verve (2109)/(6050). Includes original liner notes by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and reissue liner notes by James Gavin. Digitally remastered by Kevin Reeves (Universal Mastering Studios-East).

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"Our Favorite Songs" (09/13/2005) Jazz Vocal Dearie, Blossom, DaffodilPersonnel includes: Blossom Dearie, Jay Leonhart.

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"My Gentleman Friend" (01/20/2004) Jazz Vocal Dearie, Blossom, Phantom (Japan)Personnel: Blossom Dearie (vocals, piano); Bobby Jaspar (flute); Kenny Burrell (guitar); Ray Brown (bass); Ed Thigpen (drums). Recorded at Nola Studios, New York, New York on May 21 & 22, 1959. Originally released on Verve (2125). Includes liner notes by Lawrence D. Stewart. Another in the superior series of LPs Blossom Dearie recorded for Verve in the late '50s, MY GENTLEMAN FRIEND finds the cabaret-jazz maven joined by guitarist Kenny Burrell and her husband at the time, Belgian saxophonist-flutist Bobby Jaspar, who accompanies Blossom on just a few French-language tunes--"Chez Moi," the swinging "Boum," and a lovely impressionist ballad called "L'Etang," all of which she manages with aplomb. Dearie always chose her reperoire carefully so there are almost no typical standards here. Still she excels on Cy Coleman's "You Fascinate Me So," with its deft, witty lyrics by the great Carolyn Leigh. Closing the set is her plaintive version of the Gershwin's "Someone To Watch Over Me." The singer's self-accompanying piano work is excellent throughout.

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"Whisper For You" (11/25/2003) Jazz Vocal Dearie, Blossom, Polydor (Japan)

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"Cafe Apres-Midi For Blossom Dearie" (05/27/2003) Jazz Instrument Dearie, Blossom, Universal Records (Japan)This collection presents many of the finest recordings by the jazz/pop vocalist Blossom Dearie, including "Sweet Georgie Fame" and "Tea for Two." Japan-only 2003 edition.

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"Blossom Dearie Sings" (02/17/2004) Pop Vocal Dearie, Blossom, CelesteThis 2004 release features 33 tracks by bop jazz vocalist and pianist Blossom Dearie includes the tracks "I'm Shadowing You," "Saving My Feelings For You," and "Sweet Georgie Fame." Japanese release

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"Live in London V.1" (12/17/2002) Jazz Instrument Dearie, Blossom, HarkitThis is a 1960s-vintage performance by sweet-voiced jazz singer Blossom Dearie.

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"Blossom's Planet" (09/13/2005) Jazz Vocal Dearie, Blossom, Daffodil

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"Blossom Dearie" (04/28/2003) Jazz Vocal Dearie, Blossom, Universal Records (Japan)Personnel: Blossom Dearie (vocals, piano); Herb Ellis (guitar); Ray Brown (bass); Jo Jones (drums). Recorded in New York, New York on September 11-12, 1956. "Blossom's Blues" recorded April 8-9, 1959. Includes liner notes by Will Friedwald. Digitally remastered by Tom "Curly" Ruff (PolyGram Studios). Japanese import edition, this includes three bonus tracks. Though she made her first appearance in 1952 as the uncredited "answer voice" on King Pleasure's celebrated "Moody's Mood for Love," it still took a few years for Blossom Dearie to establish herself as a solo artist. Boasting expert support from the likes of bassist Ray Brown and drummer Jo Jones, 1956's BLOSSOM DEARIE was a debut worth waiting for. With her schoolmarm voice and whimsical air, Blossom Dearie today is known as one of our pre-eminent cabaret artists. What her first LP makes clear is that she was (and remains) foremost a bona fide jazz musician, grounded in a solid sense of swing. BLOSSOM DEARIE features the singer in varied guises: piano instrumentalist ("More Than you Know"), up-tempo swinger ("Everything I Got"), jazz balladeer ("Loverman"), and French chanteuse ("Comment Allez Vous" and "Tout Doucement"). Ms. Dearie infuses the proceedings with her estimable humor and magical delivery, lending each performance the bloom of "A Fine Spring Morning," a title which closed the original LP in songful style.

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"Once Upon a Summertime" (02/28/2005) Jazz Vocal Dearie, Blossom, Universal Records (Japan)Personnel: Blossom Dearie (piano, vocals), Mundell Lowe (guitar), Ray Brown (bass), Ed Thigpen (drums). Recorded in New York on September 12-13, 1958. Includes liner notes by Blossom Dearie. A near-perfect set of standards (and a novelty or two), 1958's ONCE UPON A SUMMERTIME just might be the quintessential Blossom Dearie album. By the time of her third LP for Verve, Dearie's whimsical style had fully blossomed, so to speak. Except that Dearie was never just about sounding adorable. She is a jazz musician through and through, as well as an interpretive singer of the first rank. And the interpretations are especially intriguing here. "Tea For Two," often performed as casually as it was written, is given a careful, slow reading, and is revealed to be a lovely little paean to domesticity. Similarly, "Surrey with the Fringe on Top" is usually performed uptempo but is taken at a moderate clip so that the singer can savor each and every rhyme. Not all are slow ones, of course--"Down With Love" is done at breakneck speed, which only increases its sardonic hilarity. The highlight, though, is the reverie-like "Manhattan," in which Dearie plumbs the deeper meanings of Rodgers & Hart's famous song.

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"Blossom Dearie Sings" (11/30/2004) Pop Vocal Dearie, Blossom, Celeste

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"Give Him the Ooh-la-La" (11/09/2004) Jazz Vocal Dearie, Blossom, Verve Records (Japan)Personnel: Blossom Dearie (vocals, piano); Herb Ellis (guitar); Ray Brown (bass); Jo Jones (drums). Producer: Norman Granz. Reissue producer: Jerry Rappaport. Recorded at WOR Recording Studios, New York, New York on September 12 & 13, 1957. Originally released on LP on Verve (2081). Digitally remastered by Suha Gur (Polygram Studios). This is part of the Verve Records By Request series. Blossom Dearie is rightly considered one of our premier cabaret artists. But Ms. Dearie began her career as a bona fide jazz pianist and singer. She first was heard in 1951 as the female answer voice on King Pleasure's be-bop vocalise "Moody's Mood For Love" and, beginning in 1957, recorded a series of LPs for Verve, of which OOH-LA-LA was the second. Then as now, what impresses most about Blossom Dearie is her fresh sound--light but not delicate, funny, swinging and lyrical when called for. What might be come off in a lesser talent as a cute schoolteacher routine--Miss Crabtree painting the town a shade of red--is offset by honest musicianship and a real schoolteacher's attention to the English language as spoken. Dearie is one of the greatest lyric interpreters the music world has ever known. Every performance here is a little gem; the Cole Porter title tune receives its definitive performance, sexy as hell, and unknown Dearie treats like "They Say It's Spring" and "Try Your Wings" are just plain sweet and lovely.

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"The Diva Series" (07/23/2003) Jazz Vocal Dearie, Blossom, Universal Records (Japan)Personnel: Blossom Dearie (vocals, piano); Mundell Lowe, Herb Ellis, Kenny Burrell (guitar); Ray Brown, Jeff Clyne (bass); Ed Thigpen, John Butts, Jo Jones (drums). Producer: Norman Granz. Compilation producer: Bryan Koniarz. Recorded between 1956 & 1966. Includes liner notes by Alexander Gelfand. This is part of Verve's Diva Series.

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"My Gentleman Friend" (12/07/2004) Jazz Vocal Dearie, Blossom, Universal Records (Japan)Personnel: Blossom Dearie (vocals, piano); Bobby Jaspar (flute); Kenny Burrell (guitar); Ray Brown (bass); Ed Thigpen (drums). Recorded at Nola Studios, New York, New York on May 21 & 22, 1959. Originally released on Verve (2125). Includes liner notes by Lawrence D. Stewart. Another in the superior series of LPs Blossom Dearie recorded for Verve in the late '50s, MY GENTLEMAN FRIEND finds the cabaret-jazz maven joined by guitarist Kenny Burrell and her husband at the time, Belgian saxophonist-flutist Bobby Jaspar, who accompanies Blossom on just a few French-language tunes--"Chez Moi," the swinging "Boum," and a lovely impressionist ballad called "L'Etang," all of which she manages with aplomb. Dearie always chose her reperoire carefully so there are almost no typical standards here. Still she excels on Cy Coleman's "You Fascinate Me So," with its deft, witty lyrics by the great Carolyn Leigh. Closing the set is her plaintive version of the Gershwin's "Someone To Watch Over Me." The singer's self-accompanying piano work is excellent throughout.

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"1975-From the Meticulous to the Sublime" (11/30/2004) Jazz Vocal Dearie, Blossom, Celeste

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