Blossom Dearie
b. 28 April 1928, East Durham, New York, USA. A singer, pianist and songwriter, with a "wispy, little-girlish" voice, Dearie is regarded as one of the great supper club singers. Her father was of Scottish and Irish descent; her mother emigrated from Oslo, Norway. Dearie is said to have been given her unusual first name after a neighbour brought peach blossoms to her house on the day she was born. She began taking piano lessons when she was five, and studied classical music until she was in her teens, when she played in her high school dance band and began to listen to jazz. Early influences included Art Tatum, Count Basie, Duke Ellington and Martha Tilton, who sang with the Benny Goodman band.
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Albums
- (2006) Blossom Time At Ronnie Scott's
- (2004) May I Come In?
- (2004) Soubrette Sings Broadway Hit Songs
- (2003) My Gentleman Friend
- (2003) Diva
- (2001) Sings Comden and Green
- (1998) Give Him The Ooh-La-La
- (1996) Verve Jazz Masters 51: Blossom Dearie
- (1992) Once Upon A Summertime
- (1989) Blossom Dearie
Top Tracks
- Someone to Watch Over Me
- Manhattan
- Give Him The Ooh-La-La
- Just One Of Those Things
- Little Jazz Bird
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