Blossom Dearie, Blossom Dearie Sings Comden and Green - 35m 12s

Tracks & Durations

1. Lucky to be me	4:02
2. Just in time	3:33
3. Some other time	3:57
4. Dance only with me	2:58
5. I like myself	3:31
6. The party's over	4:22
7. How will he know	2:54
8. It's love	2:50
9. Hold me, hold me, hold me	3:25
10. Lonely town	3:32

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Review

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 shows and films such as On the Town, Bells Are Ringing, and It's Always Fair Weather, with music by (respectively) Leonard Bernstein, Jule Styne, and André Previn. Not all selections are as strong as the standards (and standouts) "Just in Time," (an unexpectedly jaunty) "The Party's Over," and the bittersweet masterpiece "Some Other Time," but Dearie's low-key charm carries the day. --Kevin Whitehead

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