Little Jazz Bird: 1952-1959

With her tangy voice and an appealing, childlike innocence, both of which set her a thousand miles apart from the jazz divas of her time, Blossom Dearie was an inspiration for whole generations of singers. She was a classically trained pianist, and she began her career in Paris thanks to Eddie Barclay, who had invited her to go to France. Then American impresario Norman Granz gave Blossom's career a worldwide dimension when he signed her to a contract with his own Verve label. This 3CD set compiled by Olivier Julien highlights the fabulous material recorded by a rare and eternally elegant singer pianist. The music of Blossom Dearie is still as fresh and invigorating as a morning in the spring. Patrick FREMEAUX

Disc 1
1: The Continental
2: The Boy Next Door
3: They Can't Take That Away from Me
4: Moonlight Saving Time
5: The Surrey With the Fringe On Top
6: April in Paris
7: Blue Moon
8: Down in the Depths
9: Old Devil Moon
10: Autumn in New York
11: Flamingo
12: There Will Never Be Another You
13: Deed I Do
14: Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be)
15: Everything I've Got
16: Comment Allez-vous?
17: More Than You Know
18: Thou Swell
19: It Might As Well Be Spring
20: Tout Doucement
21: You for Me
22: Now at Last
23: I Hear Music
24: Wait Till You See Her
25: I Won't Dance
26: A Fine Spring Morning
27: Moody's Mood for Love

Disc 2
1: Just One of Those Things
2: Like Someone in Love
3: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
4: They Say It's Spring
5: Try Your Wings
6: Bang Goes the Drum (And You're in Love)
7: The Riviera
8: The Middle of Love
9: Plus Je T'embrasse
10: Give Him the Ooh-la-la
11: Let Me Love You
12: I Walk a Little Faster
13: Tea for Two
14: The Surrey With the Fringe On Top
15: Moonlight Saving Time
16: It Amazes Me
17: If I Were a Bell
18: We're Together
19: Teach Me Tonight
20: Once Upon a Summertime
21: Down With Love
22: Manhattan
23: Doop-doo-de-doop (A Doodlin' Song)
24: Love Is Here to Stay

Disc 3
1: Little Jazz Bird
2: Gentleman Friend
3: It's Too Good to Talk About Now
4: Chez Moi
5: You Fascinate Me So
6: You've Got Something I Want
7: Boum
8: L'étang
9: Hello Love
10: Someone to Watch Over Me
11: Lucky to Be Me
12: Just in Time
13: Some Other Time
14: Dance Only With Me
15: I Like Myself
16: The Party's Over
17: How Will He Know
18: It's Love
19: Hold Me, Hold Me, Hold Me
20: Lonely Town

Number of Discs: 3

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