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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.
© Stephen Cook /TiVo
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Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - RAY BROWN, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Ellis, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Blossom Dearie, MainArtist - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
RAY BROWN, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Burke, Author - Herb Ellis, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Van Heusen, Composer - Blossom Dearie, MainArtist - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harold Arlen, ComposerLyricist - Ted Koehler, ComposerLyricist - RAY BROWN, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Ellis, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Blossom Dearie, MainArtist - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Marty Clarke, ComposerLyricist - RAY BROWN, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - BOB HAYMES, ComposerLyricist - Herb Ellis, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Blossom Dearie, MainArtist - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
RAY BROWN, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Ellis, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Blossom Dearie, MainArtist - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Barr, ComposerLyricist - Dion Mcgregor, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
RAY BROWN, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Ellis, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Blossom Dearie, MainArtist - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - David William Heneker, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
RAY BROWN, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - CY COLEMAN, ComposerLyricist - Herb Ellis, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Blossom Dearie, MainArtist - Joseph Allan McCarthy, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
RAY BROWN, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Ellis, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Blossom Dearie, MainArtist - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Billie Wallington, ComposerLyricist - Maurice Goodman, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ben Ryan, ComposerLyricist - Max Francois, Translator - RAY BROWN, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Ellis, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Blossom Dearie, MainArtist - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - RAY BROWN, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Ellis, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Blossom Dearie, MainArtist - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bart Howard, ComposerLyricist - RAY BROWN, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Ellis, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Blossom Dearie, MainArtist - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
RAY BROWN, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - CY COLEMAN, ComposerLyricist - Herb Ellis, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - CAROLYN LEIGH, ComposerLyricist - Blossom Dearie, Piano, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer, Recording Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - RAY BROWN, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Ellis, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Blossom Dearie, MainArtist - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
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.
© Stephen Cook /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:56
- Main artists: Blossom Dearie
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve
- Genre: Jazz
© 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1998 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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