Blossom Dearie

The No Show | Mar 30, 2010

Playlist:
THEME: “ How Long Blues” – Jimmy Yancey, piano
MUSIC: “The Party’s Over” – Blossom Dearie
“Put on a Happy Face” – Blossom Dearie
“Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone” - Annie Ross
“You’re Driving Me Crazy” - Betty Carter
“Pretty People” – Blossom Dearie
“Rhode Island is Famous for You” – Blossom Dearie
“Charleston Alley” – Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
“Route 66” – Manhattan Transfer
“Basin Street Blues” – Julie London
“Manhattan Avenue” – Nelly McKay
“Manhattan” – Blossom Dearie
“It Might as Well be Spring” – Blossom Dearie
“Blossom’s Blues” – Blossom Dearie
“Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me” – Mose Allison
“Dearly Beloved” – Chris Connor
“Doop Doo De Doop” – Blossom Dearie
“Someone to Watch Over Me” - Blossom Dearie

Steve Post reveals a secret side to his sensibility: an unexpected affinity for jazz singer Blossom Dearie; well, for her singing and piano styles anyway. The music, logically enough, features her work as well as that of others who are in a similar vein. Good stuff.

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