Blossom Dearie was always considered a "musician's musician." From the beginning of her career, when she moved to France in the early 50s, to the 60s when she was the darling of the Greenwich Village ...

Let’s be clear about one thing from the start. This is more of a pop album than a jazz album, and anyone who buys My Gentleman Friend for the presence of any of the other musicians involved – ...

As a long-time admirer of singer/songwriter Blossom Dearie, it is good to see that her 1975 album From The Meticulous To The Sublime, a mid-career snapshot of her work, has finally been made available ...

At the end of “On Broadway,” the first track on the 1966 album “Blossom Time – Blossom Dearie Live at Ronnie Scott’s,” pianist-singer Blossom Dearie addresses the audience, saying in a completely ...

Blossom Dearie — that's her real name — has been a fixture on the New York nightclub scene for decades. The singer and pianist is known for her girlish voice, unusual choice of material and ...

After listening to the live material collected on the six-CD box set Discover Who I Am: The Fontana Years London 1966-70 another, incongruous, marker comes to mind. When she speaks between songs – and ...

However, Blossom Dearie (1924–2009) was not just about her voice (or her oft-commented on name). Her father was Scottish, her mother Norwegian. She was a classically trained pianist and, in time, a ...