| Blossom Dearie | ||||
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| Released | April 1957 | |||
| Recorded | September 11–12, 1956 | |||
| Genre | Jazz, cool jazz | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz, Blossom Dearie | |||
| Blossom Dearie chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Blossom Dearie is an album by Blossom Dearie that was recorded in 1956 and released in 1957. It was her first recording for Verve.
Dearie recorded for the Barclay label in 1955 and 1956. [1] This eponymous album was her next recording as a leader. [1]
In a positive retrospective review written for the CD release, AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow praises Dearie's voice, writing its "sincerity and sense of swing wins one over after a few songs" and her "piano playing is first class". [1]
In 2019, record club Vinyl Me, Please. reissued the album on vinyl. This was the first time the album was re-issued onto vinyl in the United States since its release. [4]
CD reissue bonus tracks not included on the original 1957 release
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