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The most expressive of jazz vocalists, Blossom Dearie's first three records for Verve -- all masterpieces -- displayed an artist with an uncommon ability to transfer a well-worn standard into a new song, usually informed by her light touch with piano and voice as well as her delightful coquette persona. My Gentleman Friend, her final full-length for the label, suffers only in comparison to her previous work; with fewer all-time standards available from her performing repertoire, Dearie was forced to resort to a few French titles and many middle-rank or then-current standards. It doesn't come as a surprise, then, that the song with the most compositional weight -- George and Ira Gershwin's "Someone to Watch Over Me" -- is the highlight. Dearie gracefully tiptoes through the classic, her reading rosy and meditative. Another Gershwin tune, "Little Jazz Bird," leads off the record with Dearie affecting her usual blend of warmth and insouciance. Aside from those two, the rest of the material is Blossom by numbers: simply average, forgettable songs given solid readings. The backing very nearly makes up for the lack of great compositions -- Dearie leads a quartet comprising her piano, Kenny Burrell on guitar, Ray Brown on bass, and Ed Thigpen on drums.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Blossom Dearie, MainArtist - Warner Chappell North America ltd, MusicPublisher - Ira Gershwin Music, MusicPublisher - Chappell Co Inc, MusicPublisher - WC Music Corporation, MusicPublisher
2020 Marathon Media International Ltd., under license to Music Manager 1959 Marathon Media International Ltd., under license to Music Manager
Blossom Dearie, MainArtist - TB Harms Company, MusicPublisher - Chappell & Co Ltd (London), MusicPublisher
2020 Marathon Media International Ltd., under license to Music Manager 1959 Marathon Media International Ltd., under license to Music Manager
Blossom Dearie, MainArtist - Peermusic (UK) Ltd, MusicPublisher - EMI UNITED PARTNERSHIP LTD, MusicPublisher - EMI U CATALOG INC, MusicPublisher - Peermusic III Ltd, MusicPublisher - NOTABLE MUSIC CO INC, MusicPublisher - Words and Music UK, MusicPublisher - Words And Music Worldwide, MusicPublisher - Carwin Music Inc, MusicPublisher - UA Music International Inc, MusicPublisher
2020 Marathon Media International Ltd., under license to Music Manager 1959 Marathon Media International Ltd., under license to Music Manager
Blossom Dearie, MainArtist - Warner Chappell Music France, MusicPublisher - Warner Chappell Overseas Holdings Ltd, MusicPublisher
2020 Marathon Media International Ltd., under license to Music Manager 1959 Marathon Media International Ltd., under license to Music Manager
Blossom Dearie, MainArtist - Peermusic (UK) Ltd, MusicPublisher - EMI UNITED PARTNERSHIP LTD, MusicPublisher - EMI U CATALOG INC, MusicPublisher - Peermusic III Ltd, MusicPublisher - NOTABLE MUSIC CO INC, MusicPublisher - Words and Music UK, MusicPublisher - Words And Music Worldwide, MusicPublisher - Carwin Music Inc, MusicPublisher - UA Music International Inc, MusicPublisher
2020 Marathon Media International Ltd., under license to Music Manager 1959 Marathon Media International Ltd., under license to Music Manager
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Blossom Dearie, MainArtist
2020 Marathon Media International Ltd., under license to Music Manager 1959 Marathon Media International Ltd., under license to Music Manager
Blossom Dearie, MainArtist - Sacem, MusicPublisher - Raoul Breton Editions, MusicPublisher - Catalyst Music Publishing LTD, MusicPublisher
2020 Marathon Media International Ltd., under license to Music Manager 1959 Marathon Media International Ltd., under license to Music Manager
Blossom Dearie, MainArtist - Sacem, MusicPublisher
2020 Marathon Media International Ltd., under license to Music Manager 1959 Marathon Media International Ltd., under license to Music Manager
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Blossom Dearie, MainArtist
2020 Marathon Media International Ltd., under license to Music Manager 1959 Marathon Media International Ltd., under license to Music Manager
Blossom Dearie, MainArtist - Warner Chappell North America ltd, MusicPublisher - Ira Gershwin Music, MusicPublisher - Chappell Co Inc, MusicPublisher - WC Music Corporation, MusicPublisher
2020 Marathon Media International Ltd., under license to Music Manager 1959 Marathon Media International Ltd., under license to Music Manager
Album review
The most expressive of jazz vocalists, Blossom Dearie's first three records for Verve -- all masterpieces -- displayed an artist with an uncommon ability to transfer a well-worn standard into a new song, usually informed by her light touch with piano and voice as well as her delightful coquette persona. My Gentleman Friend, her final full-length for the label, suffers only in comparison to her previous work; with fewer all-time standards available from her performing repertoire, Dearie was forced to resort to a few French titles and many middle-rank or then-current standards. It doesn't come as a surprise, then, that the song with the most compositional weight -- George and Ira Gershwin's "Someone to Watch Over Me" -- is the highlight. Dearie gracefully tiptoes through the classic, her reading rosy and meditative. Another Gershwin tune, "Little Jazz Bird," leads off the record with Dearie affecting her usual blend of warmth and insouciance. Aside from those two, the rest of the material is Blossom by numbers: simply average, forgettable songs given solid readings. The backing very nearly makes up for the lack of great compositions -- Dearie leads a quartet comprising her piano, Kenny Burrell on guitar, Ray Brown on bass, and Ed Thigpen on drums.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:33:02
- Main artists: Blossom Dearie
- Label: Music Manager
- Genre: Jazz Bebop
2020 Marathon Media International Ltd., under license to Music Manager 1959 Marathon Media International Ltd., under license to Music Manager
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