Blossom Dearie

Blossom Dearie | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 8, 1989)
• Original Release Date: 1956
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B00000478Q
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,968 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The sexiest thing I've ever heard, April 26, 2002

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Headbang8 (Bogenhausen, Munich) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blossom Dearie (Audio CD)

Blossom Dearie's "It Might as Well be Spring", sung in French, is without doubt the sexiest thing I have ever heard. Misty, romantic, drenched in ennui and melancholy, but a light touch maintained with that clear, pure voice. It makes me go weak at the knees. Like Billie Holliday only optimistic. Blossom can carry a torch, but make it seem like a light burden she might toss away on a whim. Jazz fans, get this.

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Come discover this enchanting jazz vocalist, January 20, 2004

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Claude Avary "West Coast Reader" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blossom Dearie (Audio CD)

If you're of generation-X, you may already be familiar with Blossom Dearie's whispery, gentle, almost childlike voice from her vocals on SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK (she sang "Unpack Your Adjectives" and "Figure Eight). I encourage you to pick up this album, her first released one, and find out what an incredible talent is, both at the mic and at the piano.

This is my personal favorite of her albums. The standards all swing gently, and Blossom adds a delicate sense of humor to many of the tunes, especially the playful "Everything I've Got." Other up-tempo stand-outs are "'Deed I Do," "I Hear Music," "You for Me," and my favorite from the whole album, the teasing "I Won't Dance." But she also slows it down in a beautiful rendition of "Loverman" and croons gentle on "Fine Spring Morning." She doesn't sing at all on "More Than You Know," but shows off her piano playing skills. On the bonus tracks, she gets sassy with "Blossom's Blues," and lets a six part vocal group tear into the bouncy "Johnny One Note."

This is a great introduction to this singularly talented woman (who still sings today, and still sounds great.) Pick it up, and you'll soon want all her albums.

22 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Here is what the experts say..., October 22, 2000

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Mr. Dixieland - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blossom Dearie (Audio CD)

AMG EXPERT REVIEW: Other than a pair of sessions for the French Barclay label during 1955-56, this set (which has been reissued on CD) has pianist-vocalist Blossom Dearie's first recordings as a leader. Teamed up with bassist Ray Brown and drummer Jo Jones, Dearie is heard in her early prime. Although her voice has always been an acquired taste, its sincerity and sense of swing wins one over after a few songs and Dearie's piano playing is first class. In addition to the 14 original selections (mostly swing-era standards plus a couple of French songs), there are three previously unreleased numbers including "Blossom's Blues" which dates from 1959. This CD is the perfect introduction for listeners to the unique sound of Blossom Dearie. - Scott Yanow