Blossom Dearie - Sings Comden And Green (1959)

Blossom Dearie - Sings Comden And Green (1959)


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Originally released on Verve (2109)/(6050).

Digitally remastered by Kevin Reeves (Universal Mastering Studios-East).








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.







Recorded at Nola Recording Studio, New York, New York on April 8-9, 1959.





Personnel: Blossom Dearie (vocals, piano); Kenny Burrell (guitar); Ray Brown (bass); Ed Thigpen (drums).




Producer: Norman Granz






TRACKLIST:




01 - Lucky To Be Me
02 - Just In Time
03 - Some Other Time
04 - Dance Only With Me
05 - I Like Myself
06 - The Party's Over
07 - How Will He Know?
08 - It's Love
09 - Hold Me, Hold Me, Hold Me
10 - Lonely Town





LINEUP:




Blossom Dearie - Piano, Vocals
Kenny Burrell - Guitar
Ray Brown - Bass
Ed Thigpen - Drums