Blossom Dearie
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Biography
[Edit]A distinctive, girlish voice, crisp, impeccable delivery, and an irrepressible sense of playful swing made Blossom Dearie one of the most enjoyable singers of the vocal era. Her warmth and sparkle ensured that she'd never treat standards as the well-worn songs they often appeared in less capable hands. And though her reputation was made on record with a string of excellent albums for Verve during the '50s, she remained a draw with Manhattan cabaret audiences long into the new millennium.
Actually born with the name Blossom Dearie in the New York Catskills, she began playing piano at an early age and studied classical music before making the switch to jazz while in high school. After graduation, she moved to New York and began appearing with vocal groups like the Blue Flames (attached to Woody Herman) and the Blue Reys (with Alvino Rey). She also played cocktail piano around the city, and moved to Paris in 1952 to form her own group, the Blue Stars of France. Dearie also appeared in a nightclub act with Annie Ross, and made a short, uncredited appearance on King Pleasure's vocalese classic, "Moody's Mood for Love." She recorded an obscure album of piano solos, and in 1954, the Blue Stars hit the national charts with a French version of "Lullaby of Birdland."
After hearing Dearie perform in Paris in 1956, Norman Granz signed her to Verve and she returned to America by the end of the year. Her eponymous debut for Verve featured a set of standards that slanted traditional pop back to its roots in Tin Pan Alley, Broadway, and cabaret. Her focus on intimate readings of standards ("Deed I Do," "Thou Swell") and the relaxed trio setting (bassist Ray Brown and drummer Jo Jones, plus Dearie on piano) drew nods to her cabaret background.
On her next few records, Dearie stuck to her focus on standards and small groups, though her gift for songwriting emerged as well with songs like "Blossom's Blues." She performed in solo settings at supper clubs all over New York, and appeared on the more cultured of the late-'50s New York talk shows. Her husband, flutist Bobby Jaspar, made several appearances on her records, notably 1959's My Gentleman Friend. After a recording break in the early '60s, Blossom Dearie signed to Capitol for one album (1964's May I Come In?), but then recorded sparingly during the rest of the decade.
Finally, in the early '70s, she formed her own Daffodil Records label and began releasing her own work, including 1974's Blossom Dearie Sings and the following year's My Favorite Celebrity Is You. She also performed at Carnegie Hall with Anita O'Day and Joe Williams, billed as the Jazz Singers. She continued to perform and record during the 1980s through to the early 2000s, centered mostly in New York but also a regular attraction in London as well. She retired from playing live in 2006 due to health concerns and died quietly in her Greenwich Village apartment on February 7, 2009.
Title: Jazz In Paris - The Pianist / Les Blue Stars
Artist: Blossom Dearie
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Vocal & Symphonic
Title: Blossom Time At Ronnie Scott'S Club London
Artist: Blossom Dearie
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: Me And Phil: Blossom Dearie Live In Australia
Artist: Blossom Dearie, Phil Scorgie
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blossom Dearie Sings (45th Anniversary Edition)
Artist: Blossom Dearie
Collections
Title: Jazz For Lovers
Genre: Jazz
Title: Eternas II: The Best Jazz Vocals (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Eternas II: The Best Jazz Vocals (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Divas New Compilation
Genre: Vocal Jazz
Title: Eternas: The Best Jazz Vocals (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz - Critics Hall Of Fame
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Jazz: The Wake Up Call
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Jazz Women On Fire
Genre: Jazz
Title: Cocktail Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Bossanova
Title: Jazz For Broken Hearts
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Bossanova
Title: Jazz For Dining
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Bossanova
Title: Blue Note Trip - Somethin' Blue
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Jazzclub Highlights - The Gershwin Songbook
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: 50 Essential Jazz Vocal Standards (CD2)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Electro Jazz Deluxe
Genre: Electronica, Jazz
Title: Unforgettable - 40 Classic Songs
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: American Jazz - Cole Porter Songs
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blue Night (CD2)
Title: Ladies Of Vocal Jazz, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: I Put A Spell On You - Mesmerising Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: DJ Maestro: Delicious Jazz - As You Like It
Genre: Jazz, Acid Jazz, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: DJ Maestro As You Like It Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Essential Post-50s Singers
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ladies Of Vocal Jazz, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Jazz Classics & Greatest Jazz Hits (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: For All Lovers III
Genre: Electronica, Disco, Pop
Title: Jazz Divas: Gold (CD2)
Genre: Vocal Jazz
Title: Roots Of Jazz, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Easy Love (Autumn Leaves)
Title: Smokin' Jazz, Vol. 1
Genre: Soul, Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: In Love... With Cole Porter
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Ladies In Blue: The Best Blue Note Female Vocals (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Coffee Table Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Swinging Jazz Lovers (Jazz & Tzaz Magazine # 48)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Jazz For The Gym
Title: Got Nothing But Song
Genre: Jazz, Soul Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: 50 Shades Of Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: My Jazz Lounge
Title: Autumn Vocal Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: 101 Greatest Ever Vocal Jazz (CD2)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: The Very Best Jazz Vocalists (CD3)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: Soft Jazz Vocals
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Chill Out With Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Verve 60 (CD1)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Queens Of Vocal Jazz (CD3)
Genre: Tech House, Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz
Title: Light Jazz Classics
Genre: Chill Out, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Lounge, Bossanova
Title: Let's Do It! 60 Years Of Verve Records (CD4)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Dorothy Fields Songbook (All Tracks Remastered)
Genre: Jazz
Title: The King & Queens Of Swing (CD4)
Genre: Jazz, Easy Listening
Title: Jazzy Kind Of Love
Title: TSF Jazz 100% Divas
Genre: Jazz
Title: Can You Ever Forgive Me (Original Soundtrack)
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Satin Dolls 2018
Genre: Vocal Jazz
Title: Classic Love Songs: Cheek To Cheek
Genre: Vocal Jazz
Title: Great Romantic Jazz Singers
Genre: Vocal Jazz
Title: Women In Love # 1
Featuring albums
Title: That Old Black Magic (Live Ad Lib Series Performances)
Artist: Billy Daniels
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz
Title: Nobel Son (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The Complete Verve Remixed (Deluxe Edition)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Multiplication Rock (Original Soundtrack Recording)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack