{"title":"Blossom Dearie","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"great-women-of-song-blossom-dearie-2","title":"Great Women of Song: Blossom Dearie","description":"\u003cp\u003eNoted for a distinctive voice, a tender way with a ballad and a fierce sense of swing, singer–pianist Blossom Dearie invested even the most familiar standards with her delightful, one-of-a-kind wit and charm. The selections included here are from the iconic series of albums Dearie made for Verve Records beginning in 1956. Ooh-la-la!.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Decca","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50426065027403,"sku":"2199697","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/blossom_2c5cc478_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726799780"},{"product_id":"blossom-dearie","title":"Blossom Dearie","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlossom Dearie was part of the NYC beboppers scene that often gathered at Gil Evans' apartment, was in the social circle that began developing \"Birth of the Cool\" and at the same time was a fixture in the Jazz clubs of the 1940's.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe legendary jazz producer and founder of Verve, Norman Granz, heard Blossom singing in Paris and offered her a contract. She returned to New York to record her debut album produced by Norman Granz in 1956. The LP spotlights Blossom as a chanteuse and pianist. Miles Davis once said, \"she was the only white woman who had soul\", while Bill Evans noted her playing really \"knocked him out\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her first recording for Verve, Blossom Dearie showcases her sense of swing and her first-class piano playing on this self-titled 1957 gem. Dearie surveys the Great American Songbook on standouts like “’Deed I Do” and “Thou Swell”, as well as three songs sung in French!  The Verve By Request title features a remastered transfer on 180-gram vinyl, pressed at Third Man in Detroit. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Tracklist:  Side A  1. Deed I Do  2.  Lover 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  Side B  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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Public Domain","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50476317278539,"sku":"2022657","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50476316787019,"sku":"1155852","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Blossom_Dearie_Remastered_feebd176_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727457713"},{"product_id":"blossom-dearie-5","title":"Blossom Dearie","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘Blossom Dearie’ lays out Dearie’s basic mission: music that transports the listener to a room where she herself might be singing directly to them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vinyl Me Please","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50496016089419,"sku":"2225008","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_35151540_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727716433"},{"product_id":"discover-who-i-am-the-fontana-years-london-1966-70","title":"Discover Who I Am (The Fontana Years London 1966-70)","description":"\u003cp\u003eDeluxe 6CD boxed set comprehensively documenting the recordings this venerated yet enigmatic and under-appreciated pianist, singer and songwriter (1924-2009) made in the English capital. Remastered at Abbey Road from the original analogue sources. Includes 27 previously unheard tracks, an extensive biographical essay and unseen photos\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCD1: BLOSSOM TIME AT RONNIE SCOTT’S\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e['On Broadway', 'When The World Was Young', 'When In Rome', 'The Shadow Of Your Smile', \"Everything I've Got Belongs To You\", 'Once Upon A Summertime', \"I'm Hip\", 'Mad About The Boy', 'The Shape Of Things', 'Satin Doll', 'Wallflower Lonely, Cornflower Blue (single b-side)']\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCD2: SWEET BLOSSOM DEARIE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[\"Let's Go Where The Grass Is Greener\", 'You Turn Me On Baby', 'Sleeping Bee', 'Sweet Lover No More', 'Sweet Georgie Fame', \"That's No Joke\", 'Peel Me A Grape', 'One Note Samba', 'On A Clear Day You Can See Forever', \"I'll Only Miss Him When I Think Of Him\", \"Big City's For Me\", \"You're Gonna Hear From Me\", 'Moonlight Saving Time (single A-side)']\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCD3: SOON IT’S GONNA RAIN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e['A Wonderful Guy', 'Trains And Boats And Planes', 'Alfie', 'Meditation', 'How Insensitive', \"Soon It's Gonna Rain\", 'Sunny', 'Watch What Happens', 'I Was Looking For You', 'Dindi', 'Once I Loved', 'The Folks Who Live On The Hill', 'The Music Played (single A-side)', 'Discover Who I Am (single B-side)']\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCD4: THAT’S JUST THE WAY I WANT TO BE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[\"That's Just The Way I Want To Be\", 'Long Daddy Green', 'Sweet Surprise', 'Hey John', 'Sweet Georgie Fame', 'Both Sides Now', 'Dusty Springfield', 'Will There Really Be A Morning', 'I Know The Moon', 'Inside A Silent Tear', 'Yesterday When I Was Young', 'I Like London In The Rain', 'Hey John (single A-side)', '59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy) (single B-side)']\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCD5: FEELING GOOD, BEING ME: THE LOST AND FOUND LONDON SESSIONS (PART 1)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e['Upside Down (Rings and Things)', 'Favourite Things', 'The Joker', 'What The World Needs Now', 'What Is', 'Long Daddy Green (instrumental)', \"The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)\", 'Wave', 'Something', 'Long Daddy Green', 'Feeling Good Being Me', 'I Was Looking for You', 'Ask Yourself Why']\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCD6: FEELING GOOD, BEING ME: THE LOST AND FOUND LONDON SESSIONS (PART 2)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[\"Now That We're Here\", \"Didn't We\", 'Windows of the World', 'Discover Who I Am', 'Hey John', \"While We're Lovin' Baby\", 'Let it Be Me', 'Inside A Silent Tear', 'Woe Is Me', 'Inside Out', 'You Have Lived in Autumn', \"I'm Hip\", 'If I Were A Bell', \"Until It's Time for You to Go\"]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mercury","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50506477076811,"sku":"2024102","price":69.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/51IpFq7UDKL._AC__673a2f22_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727823884"},{"product_id":"give-him-the-ooh-la-la-verve-vault-series","title":"Give Him The Ooh-La-La (Verve Vault Series)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGive Him The Ooh-La La\u003c\/em\u003e, released in 1958 on Verve Records, captures pianist and vocalist Blossom Dearie\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003es signature blend of cool understatement, crisp diction, and harmonic finesse. Produced by Norman Granz, the session features Dearie on piano and vocals, leading a quartet with guitarist Herb Ellis, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Jo Jones. The program includes songs by Cole Porter, Rodgers and Hart, and Noël Coward, along with two Dearie co-writes \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e— “\u003c\/span\u003eTry Your Wings \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e” \u003c\/span\u003eand \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003eBang Goes the Drum (And You\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003ere in Love)\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e” — \u003c\/span\u003ewhich showcase her wit and compositional touch. From the sly charm of the title track to the graceful melancholy of \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003ePlus je t\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003eembrasse,\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e” \u003c\/span\u003eDearie\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003es performances balance elegance with rhythmic ease. The intimate arrangements leave space for subtle interplay between her voice and piano, supported by a rhythm section steeped in the language of swing and bop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe Verve Vault series is always mastered from analog tapes and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Verve","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":55894793453899,"sku":"R8474-1174","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/2000x2000bb_51992555-65c1-4f4f-8736-b438e437c70e.jpg?v=1762980027"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/collections\/blossom-dearie.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}