Blossom Dearie - Discover Who I Am: Blossom Dearie In London (The Fontana Years: 1966-1 970) - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. In her first recording for Verve, Blossom Dearie showcased her first-class piano playing and sense of swing on this self-titled 1957 gem. Dearie surveys the Great American Songbook on standouts like InchDeed I Do,Inch InchThou Swell,Inch and three songs sung in French! Verve By Request Series features remastered transfers from the analog tapes. Album Tracks DISC 1 1. 'Deed I Do 2. Clover Man (Oh Where Can You Be) 3. Everything I've Got 4. Comment Allez Vous 5. More Than You Know 6. Thou Swell 7. It Might As Well Be Spring DISC 2 1. Tout Doucement 2. You for Me 3. Now at Last 4. I Hear Music 5. Wait Till You See Him 6. I Won't Dance 7. A Fine Spring Morning

Blossom Dearie was a jazz pianist and vocalist with a style and technique which skilfully interwove her piano and voice as she accompanied herself. Her approach to piano was distinctive, using chord voicings which inspired the likes of Bill Evans who named her as one of his models of piano playing, while her voice was also highly personal, with a light and airy flavour. Born in 1924, she spent some of her early career in France during the early '50s, which helped shape her style. This great-value 96-track 2-CD set comprises early recordings with Dave Lambert, Stan Getz & Kai Winding and King Pleasure, plus recordings in France with Les Blue Stars, who became The Swingle Singers, and then the complete content of her album Jazz Sweet for Barclay in France, followed by her albums for Verve between 1956 and 1962 Blossom Dearie, Give Him The Ooh-La-La, Once Upon A Summertime, Sings Comden And Green, My Gentleman Friend and Soubrette Blossom Dearie Sings Broadway Hit Songs. It features recordings in small groups alongside top musicians of the day, including Ray Brown, Jo Jones, Herb Ellis, Mundell Lowe, Ed Thigpen, Cy Coleman Kenny Burrell, Bobby Jaspar, Milt Jackson, Percy Heath and Kenny Clarke. It's a feast of top quality, highly listenable jazz, and a great showcase for her talents both as instrumentalist and vocalist. Album Tracks 1. In the Merry Land of Bop 2. Be Still TV 3. Short P, Not LP 4. Moody's Mood for Love (I'm in the Mood for Love) 5. Legende Du Pays Des Oiseaux 6. Embrasse-Moi Bien (Hold Me Close) 7. Toute Ma Joie (That's My Girl) 8. Portuguese Washerwomen (Les Lavandieres Du Portugal) 9. Tout Bas (Speak Low) 10. Danse Du Baiser (The Kissing Dance) 11. Mambo Italiano 12. Plus Je T'embrasse (Heart of My Heart) 13. Mister L'amour (Mister Sandman) 14. En 1920 (In 1920) 15. Continental 16. Boy Next Door 17. They Can't Take

Album Tracks 1. Deed I Do 2. Loverman 3. Everything I've Got 4. Comment Allez Vous 5. More Than You Know 6. Thou Swell 7. It Might As Well Be Spring 8. Tout Doucement 9. You for Me 10. Now at Last 11. I Hear Music 12. Wait Till You See Her 13. I Won't Dance 14. A Fine Spring Morning 15. Bonus Tracks 16. They Say It's Spring 17. Johnny One Note 18. Blossom's Blues