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Blossom Dearie

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brushed off this suggestion. In a 2003 interview she said "I think that would probably make my voice more powerful, but at this age, I don't think I'm going to worry about it. I have never been a singer who could stand up and sing like a theatrical singer. I sit down, and I've always used a microphone. I have a kind of microphone technique." Weiner passed along a possibly apocryphal description of her by Miles Davis as "the only white woman who had soul".
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as a "childish treble" singing "postgraduate lyrics". Her style was light and airy and was part of what made Dearie so distinctive. However, vocal coaches at the time argued that her vocal tone was the result of "improper breathing". Professionals encouraged her to "sing from her diaphragm", but she
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Dearie's technique for learning songs was complex. First, she would sit down and learn the song at the piano. Once she had learned it fluently, she would work on the lyrics. In interviews, she explained that playing the piano and singing were not separate in her mind, once saying that "For me it's
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Throughout her career, Dearie was considered a "musician's musician". She learned piano from the age of five, initially focusing on classical music, and only began focusing on jazz after moving back to East Durham at around ten years of age. She listened to musicians such as
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about his use of fourths in chord voicings. Frishberg wrote that "His immediate answer was that he heard Blossom Dearie play that way and it really knocked him out. Then he did a little rave review of Blossom, naming her as one of his models of piano playing."
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all just one and the same thing. I don't like to do either one separately." Her skill as both a pianist and vocalist meant she knew "how to complement the singing"; in her opinion, many accompanists played "entirely too much piano for the vocalist".
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She reportedly received the name Blossom because of "a neighbor who delivered peach blossoms to her house the day she was born", although she once recalled it was her brothers who brought the flowers to the house.
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and an early fan of Dearie, featured her on several occasions, increasing her exposure with the popular audience. In 1962, Dearie recorded a radio commercial for
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Dearie' s pianistic skill was arguably less recognized than her vocal talents. Shortly after her death, the pianist Dave Frishberg recalled asking
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that was founded by Dearie in 1973. In addition to being one of the first independent labels founded by a woman, she was the label's only artist.
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On February 7, 2009, after a long illness and failing health, Dearie died in her sleep of natural causes at her apartment in
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to pursue a music career. Dropping her first name, she began to sing in groups such as the Blue Flames (with the
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Dearie's voice and songs have been featured on the soundtracks of several films and television shows, including
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After returning from France in 1957, Dearie made her first six American albums as a solo singer and pianist for
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singer and pianist. She had a recognizably light and girlish voice. Dearie performed regular engagements in
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Dearie moved to Paris in 1952. She formed a vocal group, the Blue Stars (1952–1955), which included
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Sometimes cited as 1926, her year of birth was actually 1924 according to most of her obituaries.
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was released as a premium item that could be ordered for one dollar and a proof of purchase.
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Dearie said that she considered herself "a jazz musician, learning to be a jazz singer".
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Tweedledum & Tweedledee (Two People Who Resemble Each Other, in this Case Musically)
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Dearie lived in Paris, France, during the early 1950s; here she met and in 1954 married
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and New York City over many years and collaborated with many musicians, including
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
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in the late 1950s and early 1960s, mostly in a small trio or quartet setting.
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In 1970, after a period of inactivity, Dearie released the album
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Dearie's vocal style was described by Natalie Weiner in
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Margrethe Blossom Dearie was born on April 28, 1924, in
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Ben Bagley's Harold Arlen and Vernon Duke Revisited
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recording of her 1966 performance at Ronnie Scott's
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Index

Daffodil Records
Blossom Dearie (album)
Dearie in 1957
East Durham, New York
New York City
Vocal jazz
cool jazz
swing
traditional pop
Verve
PolyGram
Daffodil
Barclay
PolyGram
Capitol
EMI
The Swingle Singers
Mike Renzi
Johnny Mercer
Bob Dorough
Bobby Jaspar
jazz
London
Johnny Mercer
Miles Davis
Jack Segal
Johnny Mandel
Duncan Lamont
Bob Dorough
Dave Frishberg

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