LoginBlossom Dearie Sings Comden and Green
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Blossom Dearie was 32 when she recorded this album in 1959. But there's always been something of a little girl's artlessness in her singing, which somehow radiates great sophistication. That peculiar mix sets her apart from other '50s singers who also favored a cool, minimally inflected delivery, like Julie London or June Christy. Singing or quietly accompanying herself on piano, Dearie makes less do more, rather like her fan Miles Davis. The band--guitarist Kenny Burrell, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Ed Thigpen--lays low, discreet. The songs, featuring urbane lyrics by Adolph Comden and Betty Green, are drawn from show
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Manufacturer: Umvd Labels
Release date: 9 October 2001
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0731458910220 UPC: 731458910220
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Release date: 9 October 2001
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0731458910220 UPC: 731458910220
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