Blossom Dearie - The Diva Series

Title: The Diva Series Artist: Blossom Dearie Release Date: 5/20/2003 Label: The Verve Album Type(s): Greatest Hits, Instrumental UPCs: 044006533421, 0044006533421 Genre: Vocal Music Style: Vocal Jazz Moods: Cheerful, Delicate, Springlike, Sweet, Poignant, Refined/Mannered, Sophisticated, Stylish, Wistful, Calm/Peaceful, Earnest, Elegant, Intimate, Plaintive, Reflective, Soothing, Gentle, Sensual Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 3 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. I'm Hip
2. Love Is Here to Stay
3. I Walk a Little Faster
4. Dance Only with Me
5. You for Me
6. Rhode Island Is Famous for You
7. Blossom's Blues
8. It Amazes Me
9. Someone to Watch Over Me
10. They Say It's Spring
11. It's Love
12. Always True to You in My Fashion
13. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
14. Once Upon a Summertime
15. Plus Je T'Embrasse
16. When I Rome

Year Type Label Catalog # 2003 CD The Verve 065334

Diva Series [Japan]

Blossom Dearie's time spent with Verve during the late '50s resulted in several albums of great music, and her entry in the label's 2003 The Diva Series is one of the better single-disc wrap-ups of her career. This one is much longer than Verve's previous attempts; it also does a good job of compiling most of her best moments, including "I'm Hip," "Blossom's Blues," and "Always True to You in My Fashion." It certainly isn't perfect, though; notable exclusions like "'Deed I Do," "I Won't Dance," "It Might as Well Be Spring," and "Give Him the Ooh-La-La" make this a tough one to recommend for beginners. (It may well have been intentional, in order to give more space for a focus on her Verve material that has remained unissued on CD.) ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alexander Gelfand Liner Notes Allan Tucker Mastering Blossom Dearie Vocals, Piano Bryan Koniarz Supervisor Chuck Stewart Photography Ed Thigpen Drums Gary Kelley Illustrations Herb Ellis Guitar Hollis King Art Direction Jeff Clyne Bass Jo Jones Drums Johnny Butts Drums Ken Druker Selection, Sequencing Kenny Burrell Guitar Mark Smith Production Assistant Mundell Lowe Guitar Norman Granz Producer Paul Lombardi Package Design Ray Brown Bass Russell Garcia Conductor, Arranger Sherniece Smith Art Producer