Blossom Dearie

• 4 STARS DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE

• 2 ORIGINAL ALBUMS ON 1 CD

This release contains two outstanding albums by singer Blossom Dearie in their entirety. On the classic LP Once Upon a Summertime, her vocals and piano are backed by a superb jazz trio consisting of Mundell Lowe on guitar, Ray Brown on bass and Ed Thigpen on drums, while on My Gentleman Friend, presenting nearly the same instrumentation, Lowe is replaced by Kenny Burrell and flutist Bobby Jaspar is added on a few songs. A trio version by Dearie of one of the tunes from Once Upon a Summertime has been added as a bonus.

PERSONNEL:

• BLOSSOM DEARIE, vocals & piano
• MUNDELL LOWE, guitar (on 1-12)
• KENNY BURRELL, guitar (on 13-22)
• RAY BROWN, bass
• ED THIGPEN, drums
• BOBBY JASPAR, flute (on 16, 19 & 20 only)

[1-12] ONCE A SUMMERTIME. New York, September 12 & 13, 1958.

[13-22] MY GENTLEMAN FRIEND, New York, April 8-9 & May 21-22, 1959

• [23] BONUS TRACKS: Blosom Dearie (p), Herman Garst (b) Bernard Planchenault (d).
• Paris, France, 1955.

TRACKS:

• 01. Tea For Two
• 02. Surrey With The Fringe On Top
• 03. Moonlight Saving Time
• 04. It Amazes Me
• 05. If I Were A Bell
• 06. We're Together
• 07. Teach Me Tonight
• 08. Once Upon A Summertime
• 09. Down With Love
• 10. Manhattan
• 11. Doop-Doo-De-Doo (A Doodlin' Song)
• 12. Our Love Is Here To Stay
• 13. Little Jazz Bird
• 14. Gentleman Friend
• 15. It's Too Good To Talk About Now
• 16. Chez Moi
• 17. You Fascinate Me So
• 18. You've Got Something I Want
• 19. Boum
• 20. L'etang
• 21. Hello Love
• 22. Someone To Watch Over Me
• 23. Surrey With The Fringe On Top

• TOTAL TIME: 72:48 Min