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
Title: Jazz In Paris, Vol. 94: Blossom Dearie & Les Blue Stars - The Pianist
Artist: Blossom Dearie, Les Blue Stars
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Bop
Collections
Title: Feeling Good
Title: 50s And 60s Jazz Hits
Genre: Jazz
Title: All Time Jazz Hits
Genre: Jazz
Title: Fifties Jazz Hits
Genre: Jazz
Title: Vocal Jazz Classics 2019
Genre: Vocal Jazz
Title: Jazz Ladies, The Singing Pianists 1926-1961 (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: We Sing Jazz, For Broken Hearts 2021
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Vocal Essentials (CD2)
Title: Jazz Vocal Essentials (CD1)
Title: Great American Songbook Essentials (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Hi-Res Masters: Vocal Jazz Essentials (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: 50s Jazz Standards
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Cafés À Paris: Cafes In Paris
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Chanteuses De Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Femmes De Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Women's History Month: Women Of Jazz 2023
Genre: Jazz
Title: Karaoke Anni 50 / 60's Best Songs 2023 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Relaxing Vocal Jazz 2023 (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: New Year's Eve Jazz 2024
Genre: Jazz
Title: Moonlight Hymns (CD2)
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