BLOSSOM DEARIE - Blossom's Own Treasures (2003) 2CD / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Tracklist 1 :
Blossom Dearie Sings (1973)    
1    I'm Shadowing You    3:37
2    Saving My Feeling For You    3:34
3    Sunday Afternoon    3:38
4    Somebody New    2:54
5    I Like You, You're Nice    2:32
6    Baby, You're My Kind    3:27
7    Home    4:04
8    Hey, John    3:05
9    You Have Lived In Autumn    2:54
10    Flame To Fire    3:38
1975 : From The Meticulous To The Sublime (1975)    
11    Many's The Time    2:42
12    Isn't That The Thing To Do?    3:50
13    Sweet Georgie Fame    4:24
My New Celebrity Is You (1976)    
14        Pretty People    4:10
15        You'll Never Lose The Love You Gave To Me    4:01
16        Who Knows All The Answers    4:46
17        A Paris    3:14
Tracklist 2 :
Winchester Is Apple Blossom TIme (1977)    
1    Winchester Is Apple Blossom TIme    3:59
2    Touch The Hand Of Love    4:49
3    Love Is An Elusive Celebration    4:04
4    Sweet Surprise    4:59
5    Summer Is Gone    4:02
Simply Volume VI (1983)    
6        Bring All Your Love Along    4:23
7        Never Say Goodbye    2:46
8        I Know My Lines    3:08
9        Bobby And Me    2:48
Positively Volume VII (1983)    
10        Stay And Love My Blues Away    4:02
11        For People Like You And Me    3:03
12        Lovin' In The Present Time    3:35
13        You Taught Me Everything I Know    3:32
14        After Me    2:51
Chez Wahlberg (1985)    
15        The One Who Loves The Most    2:58
Songs Of Chelsea (1987)    
16        What Time Is It For Us My Love?    4:09

BLOSSOM DEARIE - Give Him the Ooh La La (1957-1998) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Of the six recordings Blossom Dearie did for the Verve label in the '50s, Give Him the Ooh-La-La is the third one to be released on CD. Three titles still remain in the vaults including a Betty Comden and Johnny Green tribute as well as a Broadway Hits collection. It's a shame because Dearie's girlishly dynamic voice, subtle piano playing, and rarified choice of contemporary material made her recordings unique among '50s jazz vocal outings. Give Him the Ooh-La-La is no exception, with stellar backing by regular bassist Ray Brown, drummer Jo Jones and guitarist Herb Ellis, and Dearie's taut arrangements of a set of glowing ballads and brisk swingers. Included are a few well-worn standards like "Just One of Those Things" and "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea." More intriguing, however, are Dearie's inclusion of obscure titles like Cy Coleman's "The Riviera," a tongue and cheek portrait of Europe's playground, as well as his "I Walk a Little Faster." Additionally, there's the gently executed and innocuous self-help number "Try Your Wings," a bouncy "The Middle of Love," and a nod to her club stint in Paris with the French tune "Plus Je T'Embrasse." As usual, both Dearie's piano and voice are instilled with impeccable playfulness on mischievous numbers like the title track and in the tender pathos of ballads such as "Like Someone in Love." Like Dearie's two other available titles Blossom Dearie and Once Upon a Summertime, Give Him the Ooh-La-La features a great collection of tunes from the high point of her recording career. The dilemma is not which recording to get, but where to start. by Stephen Cook  
Tracklist :
1     Just One of Those Things 2'03
Cole Porter
2     Like Someone in Love 4'33
Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen
3     Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea 2'28
Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler
4     They Say It's Spring 3'46
Marty Clark / Bob Haymes
5     Try Your Wings 3'26
McGregor / Barr    
6     Bang Goes the Drum (And You're in Love) 3'24
David Heneker
7     The Riviera 3'48
Cy Coleman / Joseph McCarthy
8     The Middle of Love 2'35
Wallington / Goodman    
9     Plus Je T'Embrasse 2'31
Ben Ryan
10     Give Him the Ooh-La-La 2'41
Cole Porter
11     Let Me Love You 2'44
Bart Howard
12     I Walk a Little Faster 4'18
Cy Coleman / Carolyn Leigh
13     Give Him the Ooh-La-La 2'45
Cole Porter
14     Give Him the Ooh-La-La 1'50
Cole Porter
Credits :
Bass – Ray Brown
Drums – Jo Jones
Guitar – Herb Ellis
Piano, Vocals – Blossom Dearie

BLOSSOM DEARIE - Once Upon a Summertime (1958-1992) APE (image+.cue), lossless

 Vocalist Blossom Dearie's Summetime is a low-key collection of chamber-jazz arranged for a small trio. Working with guitarist Mundell Lowe, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Ed Thigpen, Dearie sings the material with a gentle conviction; she may never sound passionate, but she never sounds like she doesn't care. The result is a pleasant record, that might never be a compelling listen, but it's never a bad one. by Thom Owens
Tracklist :
1     Tea for Two 3'20
Irving Caesar / Vincent Youmans
2     The Surrey with the Fringe on Top 4'16
Oscar Hammerstein II / Richard Rodgers
3     Moonlight Saving Time 1'59
Irving Kahal / Harry Richman
4     It Amazes Me 4'16
Cy Coleman / Carolyn Leigh
5     If I Were a Bell 3'05
Frank Loesser
6     We're Together 2'02
Steve Allen / Don Elliott
7     Teach Me Tonight 2'38
Sammy Cahn / Gene DePaul
8     Once Upon a Summertime 2'43
Eddie Barclay / Michel Legrand / Eddy Marnay / Johnny Mercer
9     Down with Love 1'39
Harold Arlen / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg / Burton Lane
10     Manhattan 4'16
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
11     Doop-Doo-De-Doop (A Doodlin' Song) 2'15
Cy Coleman / Carolyn Leigh
12     Our Love Is Here to Stay 3'10
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
Credits :
Bass – Ray Brown
Drums – Ed Thigpen
Guitar – Mundell Lowe
Piano, Vocals – Blossom Dearie

BLOSSOM DEARIE - Blossom Dearie (1959-1989) RM / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Other than a pair of sessions for the French Barclay label during 1955-1956, 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. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     'Deed I Do 2:11
Walter Hirsch / Fred Rose
2     Lover Man 2:45
Jimmy Davis / Roger "Ram" Ramirez / Jimmy Sherman
3     Ev'rything I've Got 2:27
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
4     Comment Allez-Vous 2:10
Murray Grand    
5     More Than You Know 3:25
Edward Eliscu / Billy Rose / Vincent Youmans
6     Thou Swell 2:59
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
7     It Might as Well Be Spring 3:09
Oscar Hammerstein II / Richard Rodgers
8     Tout Doucement 2:21
Mercadier / Clausier
9     You for Me 2:13
Bob Haymes
10     Now at Last 3:20
Bob Haymes
11     I Hear Music 2:05
Burton Lane / Frank Loesser
12     Wait Till You See Her 3:19
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
13     I Won't Dance 2:44
Dorothy Fields / Otto Harbach / Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern / Jimmy McHugh
14     A Fine Spring Morning 3:04
Bob Haymes
15    They Say It's Spring 3:22
Marty Clark / Bob Haymes
16     Johnny One Note 2:10
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
17     Blossom's Blues 3:09
Blossom Dearie
Credits :
Bass – Ray Brown
Drums – Jo Jones
Guitar – Herb Ellis
Piano, Vocals – Blossom Dearie

BLOSSOM DEARIE - Soubrette : Sings Broadway Hit Songs (1960-2004) RM / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

To hear Blossom Dearie's early records for Verve is to think that she would excel singing any song in any circumstance; to hear Soubrette: Sings Broadway Hit Songs is to realize that even she has limitations. Dearie, cast as the soubrette ("the saucy-serving-maid" or "the heroine's confidante," from the liner notes), is certainly a perfect fit for the role, which draws upon her skill at delivering witty material with a wink and a smile. This record fails nevertheless for two reasons -- it's her first record with full orchestral arrangements, and she doesn't impress when she's singing a comic song straight (comparatively speaking), which she does here. The arrangements of Russ Garcia are inventive but burdensome, and overly close for a Blossom Dearie date; instead of following every one of her humorous lines with its auditory equivalent (usually brass or vibraphone), far better to let the soubrette speak for herself. And Dearie herself missteps when singing a few of these ("Guys and Dolls" and "Life Upon the Wicked Stage") with no trace of her jazz smarts and unfailing interpretive sense. A few songs allow her to float the punch lines without undue intrusion, such as "To Keep My Love Alive" (in which a female serial killer explains her actions) and the eccentric, playful state-naming "Rhode Island Is Famous for You." by John Bush  
Tracklist :
1     Guys and Dolls 2:52
Frank Loesser
2     Confession 2:44
Howard Dietz / Arthur Schwartz
3     Rhode Island Is Famous for You 2:14
Howard Dietz / Arthur Schwartz
4     To Keep My Love Alive 3:26
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
5     Too Good for the Average Man 3:31
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
6     The Gentleman Is a Dope 4:19
Oscar Hammerstein II / Richard Rodgers
7     Always True to You in My Fashion 2:52
Cole Porter
8     Napoleon 4:19
Harold Arlen / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
9     Life Upon the Wicked Stage 2:42
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
10     The Physician 2:15
Cole Porter
11     Love Is the Reason 3:37
Dorothy Fields / Arthur Schwartz
12     Buckle Down, Winsocki 1:49
Ralph Blane / Hugh Martin
Credits :
Arranged By, Conductor – Russell Garcia And His Orchestra
Vocals, Piano – Blossom Dearie

BLOSSOM DEARIE - Sweet Blossom Dearie (1967-2012) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This was recorded at "Ronnie Scots Club" in London in 1967 there was no gaps in between the tracks so I had to record it as just "Side 1 & Side 2"...."Blossom Dearie" has one of those voices that you either love or hate....even when she was older her voice did not change at all...I would have thought the voice would have deepened with age but it didnt !!
Tracklist
1 Let's Go Where The Grass Is Greener 2:56
Written-By – Smith, Spencer
2 You Turn Me On Baby 2:43
Written-By – Cy Coleman
3 Sleeping Bee 4:16
Written-By – H. Arlen, T. Capote
4 Sweet Lover No More 3:03
Written-By – D. Frischberg
5 Sweet Georgie Fame 3:50
Written-By – Blossom Dearie, S. Harris
6 That's No Joke 5:32
7 Peel Me A Grape 4:10
Written-By – D. Frischberg
8 One Note Samba 2:50
Written-By – Jobim, Hendricks, Mendonca
9 On A Clear Day You Can See Forever 3:29
Written-By – Lerner, Lane
10 I'll Only Miss Him When I Think Of Him 5:39
Written-By – Cahn / Van Heusen
11 Big City's For Me 2:42
Written-By – M. Jenkins
12 You're Gonna Hear From Me 3:47
Written-By – A. Previn, D. Previn
Credits :
Bass – Freddie Logan
Drums – Alan Ganley
Piano, Vocals – Blossom Dearie

BLOSSOM DEARIE - May I Come In? (1964-1998) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Pianist/vocalist Blossom Dearie's lone Capitol session is probably her best-known album. Backed by an unidentified orchestra, Dearie sings concise versions of a dozen songs, all of which clock in under three minutes. Her small and cutesy voice will not appeal to all listeners, but she has long had a cult following. Highlights include "I'm in Love Again," "Quiet Nights," "May I Come In?," and "I'm Old Fashioned." by Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     Something Happens to Me 2:02
Marvin Fisher / Jack Segal
2     I'm in Love Again 2:45
Cy Coleman / Peggy Lee / Bill Schluger
3     When Sunny Gets Blue 2:09
Marvin Fisher / Jack Segal
4     Quiet Nights (Corcovado) 2:52
Antônio Carlos Jobim / Gene Lees
5     Don't Wait Too Long 2:16
Sunny Skylar
6     I Wish You Love 2:06
Albert Beach / Charles Trénet
7     Charade 1:54
Henry Mancini / Johnny Mercer
8     May I Come In? 2:13
Marvin Fisher / Jack Segal
9     I'm Old Fashioned 2:31
Jerome Kern / Johnny Mercer
10     Love Is a Necessary Evil 2:26
Marvin Fisher / Jack Segal
11     The Best Is Yet to Come 2:48
Cy Coleman / Carolyn Leigh
12     Put on a Happy Face 2:12
Lee Adams / Charles Strouse
Credits :
Voice, Piano – Blossom Dearie
Arranged By, Conductor [Orchestra] – Jack Marshall

BLOSSOM DEARIE - Blossom Time at Ronnie Scott's (1966-1998) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

From the audience's reaction, Blossom Dearie held London in the palm of her hand during her stand at Ronnie Scott's. They clapped and shouted and, sometimes, to the surprised joy of Dearie herself, sang along. The ten-track set, recorded with Dearie on piano and vocals with drummer Johnny Butts and bassist Jeff Clyne, alternates between comic numbers and ballads, although it's clear which Dearie prefers. Although she has the capability of summoning melancholy and loss as readily as glee, she prefaces the somber "When the World Was Young" by deadpanning to a few audience guffaws, "I feel that I must warn you right now that...there's a very dramatic ending." She's simply bewitching in either mode, mastering the intimacy and confidence that allowed cabaret or jazz singers to hold an audience spellbound, but best when using her girlish voice and comic's timing to skewer romance ("Everything I've Got Belongs to You") or hipness ("I'm Hip"). Compared to her studio sides, her voice becomes yet warmer and more personable in person, with just a rub of vibrato at the end of her lines. Blossom Time at Ronnie Scott's is a splendid complement to her two or three best Verve LPs. by John Bush  
Tracklist :
1     On Broadway 3:55
B.E. Mann
2     When the World Was Young 4:20
Johnny Mercer, Phillippe Gerard
3     When in Rome 4:45
C. Duane Coleman
4     The Shadow of Your Smile 4:13
J. Mandel, P. F. Webster
5     Everything I've Got Belongs to You 4:29
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
6     Once Upon a Summertime 3:51
Barclay, Marnay, Legrand    
7     I'm Hip 2:48
Bob Dorough / Dave Frishberg
8     Mad About the Boy 5:05
Noel Coward    
9     The Shape of Things 2:42
 S. Harnick
10     Satin Doll 5:15
Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer
Credits :
Bass – Jeff Clyne
Drums – Johnny Butts
Piano, Vocals – Blossom Dearie

BLOSSOM DEARIE - That's Just the Way I Want to Be (1970-2012) RM / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

That's Just the Way I Want to Be, recorded in 1970, is one of Blossom Dearie's rarer sessions. The New York cabaret singer adapted pretty well to changing times, stretching out on atmospheric songs that sound familiar to any fans of singer/songwriter or folk-rock forms. The title-track opener is a good start, her own composition (one of nine here, most of them collaborations) and one that nicely illustrates her outsider status -- a plus, as far as rock audiences were concerned. Brian Gascoigne's floating arrangement makes good use of vibes and flute, and his charts wisely stay out of the way, except on one dated arrangement for Dearie's "Long Daddy Green" (it has the same muddy sound as the spots for Schoolhouse Rock, which Dearie contributed to). Elsewhere, Dearie finds common ground with Joni Mitchell ("Both Sides Now"), and also sings tributes to (presumably) her favorites among British rock singers, "Sweet Georgie Fame" and "Dusty Springfield" (both probably owed a small debt to her as well). Completely out of print for decades, That's Just the Way I Want to Be was ressurrected in full for use in a Japanese collection, Whisper for You. by John Bush
Tracklist :
1     That's Just the Way I Want to Be 3:47
Jim Council / Blossom Dearie
2     Long Daddy Green 3:23
Blossom Dearie / Dave Frishberg
3     Sweet Surprise 3:17
Jim Council / Blossom Dearie
4     Hey John 3:31
Jim Council / Blossom Dearie
5     Sweet Georgie Fame 3:23
Blossom Dearie / Sandra Harris
6     Both Sides Now 3:19
Joni Mitchell
7     Dusty Springfield 1:54
Jim Council / Blossom Dearie / Norma Tanega
8     Will There Really Be a Morning 3:07
Emily Dickinson
9     I Know the Moon 3:28
Jim Council / Blossom Dearie
10     Inside a Silent Tear 2:15
Blossom Dearie / A. King
11     Yesterday When I Was Young 5:10
Charles Aznavour / Herbert Kretzmer
12     I Like London in the Rain 2:39
Jim Council / Blossom Dearie
Credits :
Arranged By – Brian Gascoigne
Bass – Daryl Runswick, Jeff Clyne
Conductor – Brian Gascoigne
Drums – Spike Wells
Flugelhorn – Ian Carr
Flute – Harold McNair, Ray Warleigh
Piano – Blossom Dearie
Tenor Saxophone – Harold McNair
Trumpet – Kenny Wheeler
Vocals – Blossom Dearie, The Ladybirds

BLOSSOM DEARIE - Verve Jazz Masters 51 (1997) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Long an icon among jazz musicians and fans alike, this album samples tunes from the six albums Blossom Dearie made for Norman Granz' Verve label during the period 1956 to 1960. Dearie doesn't have a particularly big voice, but, like a will-o-wisp, she skirts through her material in a whispery, smoky tone that demands and receives attention from her audience, whether that audience be in a club or concert, or listening to one of her many albums. She exudes a coy sexiness that adds an aura to her interpretations few other vocal artists have been able to match. This album is loaded with Dearie gems. Her classic rendition of "Once Upon a Summertime" with Mundel Lowe, Ray Brown, and Ed Thigpen typifies her ability to avoid the routine by turning the song she is performing into an intimate storytelling session. "Someone to Watch Over Me" comes across like a waif begging to be cuddled against the world's trials and tribulations, made even more endearing by the slight tremor in Dearie's voice. Her ability to get away with an unusual interpretation of a well-worn standard comes through on her slow, languorous rendition of "Tea for Two" with her piano inserting exclamation points at the right places, helping her to make her musical point. Her renowned ability to expand her interpretative ability by singing in French is shown off in "I Won't Dance." Dearie was also equally at home with less familiar material. In fact, she excels at delivering the lesser-performed tunes, infusing a life into them others seem unable to achieve. Along these lines, this album treats us to such melodies as "Little Jazz Bird" (which Dearie pretty much has made her own), "Bang Goes the Drum," and on her own "Dearie's Blues," showcasing her facility for combining wordless and regular singing the same line of lyric. All of the cuts but one on the album are small group sessions with the artist doing her own work on piano, thus avoiding the task of coming up with a good accompanist which most vocalists must cope with. The one cut with an orchestra, led by Russ Garcia, confirms that Dearie, with her light voice, is more effective with a small group.
For those who want to sample Dearie's work, this compilation should fill the bill. And for her dyed-in-the-wool fans, this album allows them to visit highlights of her work with Verve on a single CD. by Dave Nathan  
Tracklist :
1     They Say It's Spring 3:40
Marty Clark / Bob Haymes
2     Let Me Love You 2:42
Bart Howard
3     Once upon a Summertime 2:41
Eddie Barclay / Michel Legrand / Eddy Marnay / Johnny Mercer
4     Little Jazz Bird 3:40
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
5     Bang Goes the Drum 3:21
David Heneker
6     Someone to Watch over Me 5:57
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
7     L' Étang 2:25
Paul Misraki
8     Give Him the Ooh-La-La 2:37
Cole Porter
9     Rhode Island Is Famous for You 2:11
Howard Dietz / Arthur Schwartz
10     Tea for Two 3:17
Irving Caesar / Vincent Youmans
11     The Surrey With the Fringe on Top 4:11
Oscar Hammerstein II / Richard Rodgers
12     I Won't Dance 2:44
Dorothy Fields / Otto Harbach / Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern / Jimmy McHugh
13     Down With Love 1:37
Harold Arlen / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg / Burton Lane
14     Dearie's Blues 3:09
Blossom Dearie
15     Manhattan 4:11
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
16     The Party's Over 4:22
Betty Comden / Adolph Green / Jule Styne

BLOSSOM DEARIE - Live in London (1966-2002) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

The first in the Harkit label's series of archival live recordings from the famed London jazz club Ronnie Scott's captures the remarkable Blossom Dearie in July 1966. Backed by the house rhythm section of bassist Freddy Logan and drummer Allan Ganley, Dearie is the very essence of sophistication and effortless cool. Herself a London resident at this point in her career, the singer articulates the city's candy-colored mod culture with knowing precision. Assimilating the sound and sensibility of post-Beatlemania pop with an ease greater than any other jazz singer of her generation, Dearie's girlish yet intimate vocals perfectly capture the sensual innocence of a society poised on the brink of sexual revolution. And of course, her repertoire is hipper than thou, embracing everything from "One Note Samba" to "Peel Me a Grape." A stellar performance, complete with superior sound and extensive liner notes. by Jason Ankeny
Tracklist :
1    The Grass Is Greener    3:05
2    I Wish You Love    5:32
3    Watch What Happens    5:39
4    Bright Lights, Big City    2:34
5    On Broadway    2:50
6    Sweet Lover No More    2:38
7    Satin Doll    6:16
8    The Great City    3:53
9    I Only Miss Him When I Think Of Him    5:59
10    Sweet Georgie Fame    3:37
11    That's No Joke    4:56
12    You're Gonna Hear From Me    4:30
13    One Note Samba    2:55
14    Peel Me A Grape    4:23
15    The Shadow Of Your Smile    5:15
16    When In Rome (I Do As The Romans)    5:11
Credits :
Bass – Freddie Logan
Drums – Allan Ganley
Piano, Vocals – Blossom Dearie

BLOSSOM DEARIE - Live in London, Vol. 2 (1966-2004) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

The Harkit label continues its series of archival live recordings from the famed London jazz club Ronnie Scott's with a second sampling of Blossom Dearie, this time from a February 1966 date backed by the rhythm section of bassist Jeff Clyne and drummer Allan Ganley. By the mid-'60s Dearie was living in London and she played Ronnie Scott's regularly, often as a showcase for introducing new material that, in many cases, never appeared on her studio LPs. Even songs played for the first time retain the grace and sophistication that are her hallmarks, however, and her girlish vocals evoke the sheer joy of performance with an exuberance matched by few singers. by Jason Ankeny
Tracklist :
1     Introduction 0:27         
2     Put On A Happy Face 2:26
Strouse / Adams
3     You Turn Me On Baby 2:35
Cy Coleman
4     How Do You Say "Auf Wiedersehn"? 4:24          
Mercer / Scibetta    
5     On The Street Where You Live 4:02
Loewe / Lerner
6     (Ah, The Apple Trees) When The World Was Young 4:07
Gerard / Vannier
7     The Best Is Yet To Come 3:20
Coleman / Leigh
8     Wallflower Lonely, Cornflower Blue 3:54
Dave Frishberg
9     Everything I've Got 6:30
Rodgers / Hart
10     Why Did I Choose You? 5:42
Leonard / Martin
11     Quiet Nights (Corcovado) 3:25
Jobim / Lees     
12     Fine Spring Morning 3:40
Haymes / Clarke
13     I've Got A Lot Of Livin' To Do 2:23
Strouse / Adams
14     One Upon A Summertime 4:40
Legrand / Marnay / Mercer
15     That's My Style 3:54
Coleman / Lee    
16     Mad About The Boy 5:35
Noël Coward
17     You Fascinate Me So 2:34
Coleman / Leigh
18     Les Tomkins interview with Blossom Dearie 14:20
Credits :
Bass – Jeff Clyne
Drums – Johnny Butts
Piano, Vocals – Blossom Dearie

BLOSSOM DEARIE - Songs of Chelsea (1987) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
 1    My Attorney Bernie 3:58
Words By, Music By – Dave Frishberg
2    Everything I've Got 3:12
Music By – Richard Rodgers
Words By – Larry Hart
3    C'est Le Printemps 3:18
Music By [Musique De] – Richard Rodgers
Words By [Paroles De] – Jean Sablon
4    When In Rome 3:23
Music By – Cy Coleman
Words By – Carolyn Leigh
5    Let The Flower Grow 4:17
Words By, Music By – Jay Leonhart
6    My New Celebrity Is You 5:30
Words By, Music By – Johnny Mercer
7    What Time Is It Now 4:07
Music By – Blossom Dearie
Words By – Jack Segal
8    You Fascinate Me So 3:47
Music By – Cy Coleman
Words By – Carolyn Leigh
9    There Ought To Be A Moonlight Saving Time 2:49
Words By, Music By – Harry Richman, Irving Kahal
10    Chelsea Aire 2:20
Music By – Blossom Dearie, Walter Birchett

BLOSSOM DEARIE - My Gentleman Friend (1959-2003) RM / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

 
The most expressive of jazz vocalists, Blossom Dearie's first three records for Verve -- all masterpieces -- displayed an artist with an uncommon ability to transfer a well-worn standard into a new song, usually informed by her light touch with piano and voice as well as her delightful coquette persona. My Gentleman Friend, her final full-length for the label, suffers only in comparison to her previous work; with fewer all-time standards available from her performing repertoire, Dearie was forced to resort to a few French titles and many middle-rank or then-current standards. It doesn't come as a surprise, then, that the song with the most compositional weight -- George and Ira Gershwin's "Someone to Watch Over Me" -- is the highlight. Dearie gracefully tiptoes through the classic, her reading rosy and meditative. Another Gershwin tune, "Little Jazz Bird," leads off the record with Dearie affecting her usual blend of warmth and insouciance. Aside from those two, the rest of the material is Blossom by numbers: simply average, forgettable songs given solid readings. The backing very nearly makes up for the lack of great compositions -- Dearie leads a quartet comprising her piano, Kenny Burrell on guitar, Ray Brown on bass, and Ed Thigpen on drums. by John Bush 
Tracklist:
1     Little Jazz Bird 3:43    
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
2     Gentleman Friend 3:49    
Arnold B. Horwitt / Richard Lewine
3     It's Too Good to Talk About Now 3:09    
Cy Coleman / Carolyn Leigh
4     Chez Moi 3:09
Jean Féline / Paul Misraki / Bruce Sievier
5     You Fascinate Me So 3:33
Cy Coleman / Carolyn Leigh
6     You've Got Something I Want 2:37    
7     Boum 2:10
Charles Trénet
8     L' Étang 2:27
Paul Misraki
9     Hello Love 2:51    
10     Someone to Watch Over Me 5:57
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
Credits:
Bass – Ray Brown
Drums – Ed Thigpen
Flute – Bobby Jaspar (tracks: 4, 7, 8)
Guitar – Kenny Burrell
Piano – Blossom Dearie (tracks: 1 to 5, 7 to 10)
Producer [Original Recordings Produced By] – Norman Granz
Vocals – Blossom Dearie

BLOSSOM DEARIE - Whisper for You (1997) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

An odd Japanese collection, Whisper for You reissues one of the New York cabaret singer's rarer sessions, 1970's That's Just the Way I Want to Be, and adds nine songs from her 1958 Verve LP Give Him the Ooh-La-La. Though the schmaltzy title and cover (featuring a sleepy kitten) may deter vocal fans, anyone wanting to hear one of her only post-'60s records available on CD would do well to search this one out. Blossom Dearie adapted pretty well to the changing times, stretching out on atmospheric songs that sound familiar to any fans of singer/songwriter or folk-rock forms. The title-track opener of That's Just the Way I Want to Be is a good start, her own composition (one of nine here, most of them collaborations) and one that nicely illustrates her outsider status -- a plus, as far as rock audiences were concerned. Brian Gascoigne's floating arrangement makes good use of vibes and flute, and his charts wisely stay out of the way, except on one dated arrangement for Dearie's "Long Daddy Green" (it has the same muddy sound as the spots for Schoolhouse Rock, which Dearie contributed to). Elsewhere, Dearie finds common ground with Joni Mitchell ("Both Sides Now"), and also sings tributes to (presumably) her favorites among British rock singers, "Sweet Georgie Fame" and "Dusty Springfield" (both probably owed small debts to her as well). The nine tracks tacked onto the end, from her Verve date Give Him the Ooh-La-La, far outshine any from the later session, including "Just One of Those Things" and "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea." by John Bush  
Tracklist:
1 That's Just the Way I Want to Be 3:44
Jim Council / Blossom Dearie
2 Long Daddy Green 3:20
Blossom Dearie / Dave Frishberg
3 Sweet Surprise 3:15
Jim Council / Blossom Dearie
4 Hey John 3:29
Jim Council / Blossom Dearie
5 Sweet Georgie Fame 3:22
Blossom Dearie / Sandra Harris
6 Both Sides Now 3:17
Joni Mitchell
7 Dusty Springfield 1:52
Jim Council / Blossom Dearie / Norma Tanega
8 Will There Really Be a Morning 3:04
Emily Dickinson
9 I Know the Moon 3:24
Jim Council / Blossom Dearie
10 Inside a Silent Tear 2:12
Blossom Dearie / A. King
11 Yesterday, When I Was Young 5:07
Charles Aznavour / Herbert Kretzmer
12 I Like London in the Rain 2:40
Jim Council / Blossom Dearie
13 Just One of Those Things 2:02
Cole Porter
14 Like Someone in Love 4:32
Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen
15 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea 2:28
Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler
16 Try Your Wings 3:25
17 The Riviera 3:48
Cy Coleman / Joseph McCarthy
18 The Middle of Love 2:35
19 Plus Je T'Embrasse 2:31
Ben Ryan
20 Give Him the Ooh-La-La 2:41
Cole Porter
21 I Walk a Little Faster 4:14
Cy Coleman / Carolyn Leigh
Note:
1-12 taken from the album "That's Just The Way I Want To Be"
13-21 taken from the album "Give Him The ooh-La-La"

BLOSSOM DEARIE - Blossom Dearie Sings Comden and Green (1959-2001) RM / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Buoyed by the success of Ella Fitzgerald's songbook series, Verve executive Norman Granz suggested to one of his other artists, Blossom Dearie, that she tackle the canon of lyricists Betty Comden and Adolph Green. But while Ella's acrobatic voice proved more than a match for any brand of songwriter (especially heavyweights like Gershwin, Porter, and Berlin), Dearie's porcelain vocals and restrained theatrics didn't immediately leap to mind when thinking of Comden and Green's exuberant material. Still, Blossom Dearie Sings Comden and Green is an interesting songbook, a collection of ten standards done Dearie's way, like no other. Usually accompanied just by bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen, she exercises a great deal of restraint for the usually confident "Just in Time." When the same technique is applied to "Dance Only With Me," however, losing just a few steps of the song's waltz tempo proves nearly fatal. Also, Dearie's voice isn't as strong as on her earlier records; perhaps the slight drop in songwriting quality is as much to blame as vocal strain. The date does pick up when Kenny Burrell arrives for the second side (he provides a deft accompaniment to "The Party's Over" and "Lonely Town"), though as darling as Dearie's voice is, the similarity of the material drags down even the sprightliest songbird. by John Bush  
Tracklist:
1 Lucky to Be Me 4:02
Leonard Bernstein / Betty Comden / Adolph Green
2 Just in Time 3:33
Betty Comden / Adolph Green / Jule Styne
3 Some Other Time 3:57
Leonard Bernstein / Betty Comden / Adolph Green
4 Dance Only with Me 2:58
Betty Comden / Adolph Green / Jule Styne
5 I Like Myself 3:31
Betty Comden / Adolph Green / André Previn
6 The Party's Over 4:22
Betty Comden / Adolph Green / Jule Styne
7 How Will He Know 2:54
Betty Comden / Adolph Green / Jule Styne
8 It's Love 2:50
Leonard Bernstein / Betty Comden / Adolph Green
9 Hold Me, Hold Me, Hold Me 3:25
Betty Comden / Adolph Green / Jule Styne
10 Lonely Town 3:33
Leonard Bernstein / Betty Comden / Adolph Green
Credits:
Bass – Ray Brown
Drums – Ed Thigpen
Guitar – Kenny Burrell (tracks: 6 to 10)
Lyrics By [All Lyrics By] – Betty Comden And Adolph Green
Producer [Original Recordings Produced By] – Norman Granz
Vocals, Piano – Blossom Dearie