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Blossom Time At Ronnie Scott's
''Blossom Time at Ronnie Scott's'' is a 1966 live album by Blossom Dearie. Recorded at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, this was Dearie's first live album. Track listing #" On Broadway" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 3:55 #" (Ah, the Apple Trees) When the World Was Young" (Michel Philippe-Gérard, Angele Vannier, Johnny Mercer) – 4:20 #"When in Rome" (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) – 4:45 #"The Shadow of Your Smile" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) – 4:13 #"Ev'rything I've Got" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 4:29 #"Once Upon a Summertime" (Eddie Barclay, Michel Legrand, Eddy Marnay, Johnny Mercer) – 3:51 #"I'm Hip" (Dave Frishberg, Bob Dorough) – 2:48 #"Mad About the Boy" (Noël Coward) – 5:05 #"The Shape of Things" (Sheldon Harnick) – 2:42 #"Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn) – 5:15 Personnel *Blossom Dearie – piano, vocals *Jeff Clyne – double bass *Johnny Butts – drum The drum is a member of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blossom Dearie
Margrethe Blossom Dearie (April 28, 1924 – February 7, 2009) was an American jazz singer and pianist. She had a recognizably light and girlish voice.[ Profile at AllMusic] Dearie performed regular engagements in London and New York City over many years and collaborated with many musicians, including Johnny Mercer, Miles Davis, Jack Segal, Johnny Mandel, Duncan Lamont (musician), Duncan Lamont, Bob Dorough, Dave Frishberg, and Jay Berliner. Early life Margrethe Blossom Dearie was born on April 28, 1924, in East Durham, New York, to a father of Scotch-Irish American, Scots Irish descent and a mother of Norwegian descent. She reportedly received the name Blossom because of "a neighbor who delivered peach blossoms to her house the day she was born", although she once recalled it was her brothers who brought the flowers to the house. Career Beginnings After high school, Dearie moved to Manhattan to pursue a music career. Dropping her first name, she began to sing in groups such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |