Verve Jazz Masters 51

~ Release by Blossom Dearie (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Label: Verve - Catalog #: 3145299062
Location:
Fine Sound and WOR Recording Studios, New York, USA
Nola Recording Studio, New York, USA
United Recorders, Hollywood, California, USA
Recording Date:
1956-1960
Personnel:
Blossom Dearie (vocals, piano)
Bobby Jaspar (flute)
Herb Ellis, Mundell Lowe, Kenny Burrell (guitar)
Ray Brown (bass)
Jo Jones, Ed Thigpen (drums)
Russ Garcia's Orchestra
Russ Garcia (arranger, conductor).

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleLength
1They Say It’s Spring
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (from 1957-09-12 until 1957-09-13)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (from 1957-09-12 until 1957-09-13)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (from 1957-09-12 until 1957-09-13)
piano:
Blossom Dearie (from 1957-09-12 until 1957-09-13)
vocals:
Blossom Dearie (from 1957-09-12 until 1957-09-13)
recording of:
They Say It’s Spring (from 1957-09-12 until 1957-09-13)
writer:
Marty Clarke and Bob Haymes
3:42
2Let Me Love You
executive producer:
Richard Seidel
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (from 1957-09-12 until 1957-09-13)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (from 1957-09-12 until 1957-09-13)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (from 1957-09-12 until 1957-09-13)
piano:
Blossom Dearie (from 1957-09-12 until 1957-09-13)
vocals:
Blossom Dearie (from 1957-09-12 until 1957-09-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc.
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1957-09-12 until 1957-09-13)
recording of:
Let Me Love You (from 1957-09-12 until 1957-09-13)
lyricist and composer:
Bart Howard
2:44
3Once Upon a Summertime
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1958-09-12 until 1958-09-13)
engineer:
Tommy Nola
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (from 1958-09-12 until 1958-09-13)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (from 1958-09-12 until 1958-09-13)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (from 1958-09-12 until 1958-09-13)
piano:
Blossom Dearie (from 1958-09-12 until 1958-09-13)
vocals:
Blossom Dearie (from 1958-09-12 until 1958-09-13)
recording of:
Once Upon a Summertime (La Valse des lilas) (from 1958-09-12 until 1958-09-13)
lyricist:
Eddy Marnay
composer:
Eddie Barclay and Michel Legrand
translator:
Johnny Mercer
publisher:
MCA Music (ended), MCA Music Ltd. (ended), Leeds/BIEM, Patricia Editions Musical, Universal Music Corp. and Universal Music Publishing AB
translated version of:
La Valse des lilas
2:46
4Little Jazz Bird
double bass:
Ray Brown (from 1959-05-21 until 1959-05-22)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (from 1959-05-21 until 1959-05-22)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (from 1959-05-21 until 1959-05-22)
piano:
Blossom Dearie (from 1959-05-21 until 1959-05-22)
vocals:
Blossom Dearie (from 1959-05-21 until 1959-05-22)
recording of:
Little Jazz Bird (from 1959-05-21 until 1959-05-22)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
3:42
5Bang Goes the Drum
double bass:
Ray Brown (from 1957-09-12 until 1957-09-13)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (from 1957-09-12 until 1957-09-13)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (from 1957-09-12 until 1957-09-13)
piano:
Blossom Dearie (from 1957-09-12 until 1957-09-13)
vocals:
Blossom Dearie (from 1957-09-12 until 1957-09-13)
recording of:
Bang Goes the Drum (from 1957-09-12 until 1957-09-13)
writer:
David Heneker
3:23
6Someone to Watch Over Me
double bass:
Ray Brown (from 1959-05-21 until 1959-05-22)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (from 1959-05-21 until 1959-05-22)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (from 1959-05-21 until 1959-05-22)
piano:
Blossom Dearie (from 1959-05-21 until 1959-05-22)
vocals:
Blossom Dearie (from 1959-05-21 until 1959-05-22)
recording of:
Someone to Watch Over Me (Oh, Kay!) (on 1959-05-21)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1926)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1926)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc., WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28), Harms, Inc. (in 1926) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2022-01-01)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Oh, Kay! (1926 musical)
6:00
7L’Etang
double bass:
Ray Brown (from 1959-05-21 until 1959-05-22)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (from 1959-05-21 until 1959-05-22)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (from 1959-05-21 until 1959-05-22)
piano:
Blossom Dearie (from 1959-05-21 until 1959-05-22)
vocals:
Blossom Dearie (from 1959-05-21 until 1959-05-22)
2:28
8Give Him the Ooh‐La‐La
executive producer:
Richard Seidel
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (from 1957-09-12 until 1957-09-13)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (from 1957-09-12 until 1957-09-13)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (from 1957-09-12 until 1957-09-13)
piano:
Blossom Dearie (from 1957-09-12 until 1957-09-13)
vocals:
Blossom Dearie (from 1957-09-12 until 1957-09-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc.
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1957-09-12 until 1957-09-13)
recording of:
Give Him the Oo-la-la (from 1957-09-12 until 1957-09-13)
composer:
Cole Porter
2:40
9Rhode Island Is Famous for You
producer:
Norman Granz
piano:
Blossom Dearie (on 1960-02-19)
vocals:
Blossom Dearie (on 1960-02-19)
orchestra:
Russell Garcia's Orchestra (on 1960-02-19)
conductor:
Russell Garcia (on 1960-02-19)
arranger:
Russell Garcia
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Music Group (in 1960)
recorded at:
United Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1960-02-19)
recording of:
Rhode Island Is Famous for You (on 1960-02-19)
lyricist:
Howard Dietz
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
2:13
10Tea for Two
double bass:
Ray Brown (from 1958-09-12 until 1958-09-13)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (from 1958-09-12 until 1958-09-13)
piano:
Blossom Dearie (from 1958-09-12 until 1958-09-13)
vocals:
Blossom Dearie (from 1958-09-12 until 1958-09-13)
recording of:
Tea for Two (No, No, Nanette) (from 1958-09-12 until 1958-09-13)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Irving Caesar Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd., WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1924-06-10)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
No, No, Nanette
3:23
11The Surrey With the Fringe on Top
double bass:
Ray Brown (from 1958-09-12 until 1958-09-13)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (from 1958-09-12 until 1958-09-13)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (from 1958-09-12 until 1958-09-13)
piano:
Blossom Dearie (from 1958-09-12 until 1958-09-13)
vocals:
Blossom Dearie (from 1958-09-12 until 1958-09-13)
recording of:
The Surrey With the Fringe on Top (from 1958-09-12 until 1958-09-13)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II
composer:
Richard Rodgers
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Williamson Music Company (from 1943 to present)
part of:
Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
4:19
12I Won’t Dance
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1956-09-11 until 1956-09-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (from 1956-09-11 until 1956-09-12)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (from 1956-09-11 until 1956-09-12)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (from 1956-09-11 until 1956-09-12)
piano:
Blossom Dearie (from 1956-09-11 until 1956-09-12)
vocals:
Blossom Dearie (from 1956-09-11 until 1956-09-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Records, Inc.
recording of:
I Won’t Dance (1935, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, from “Roberta”) (from 1956-09-11 until 1956-09-12)
lyricist:
Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields (in 1935)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., T.B. Harms Co. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
is based on:
I Won’t Dance (1934, lyrics by Hammerstein/Harbach, from “Three Sisters”)
2:46
13Down With Love
double bass:
Ray Brown (from 1958-09-12 until 1958-09-13)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (from 1958-09-12 until 1958-09-13)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (from 1958-09-12 until 1958-09-13)
piano:
Blossom Dearie (from 1958-09-12 until 1958-09-13)
vocals:
Blossom Dearie (from 1958-09-12 until 1958-09-13)
recording of:
Down With Love (from 1958-09-12 until 1958-09-13)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Harold Arlen
publisher:
Glocca Morra Music Corp. and S.A. Music Co.
1:40
14Dearie’s Blues
double bass:
Ray Brown (from 1959-04-08 until 1959-04-09)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (from 1959-04-08 until 1959-04-09)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (from 1959-04-08 until 1959-04-09)
piano:
Blossom Dearie (from 1959-04-08 until 1959-04-09)
vocals:
Blossom Dearie (from 1959-04-08 until 1959-04-09)
3:12
15Manhattan
double bass:
Ray Brown (from 1958-09-12 until 1958-09-13)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (from 1958-09-12 until 1958-09-13)
piano:
Blossom Dearie (from 1958-09-12 until 1958-09-13)
vocals:
Blossom Dearie (from 1958-09-12 until 1958-09-13)
recording of:
Manhattan (from 1958-09-12 until 1958-09-13)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1925)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (in 1925)
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co., Piedmont Music Company and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
4:17
16The Party’s Over
engineer:
Tommy Nola
executive producer:
Ken Druker
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (from 1959-04-08 until 1959-04-09)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (from 1959-04-08 until 1959-04-09)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (from 1959-04-08 until 1959-04-09)
piano:
Blossom Dearie (from 1959-04-08 until 1959-04-09)
vocals:
Blossom Dearie (from 1959-04-08 until 1959-04-09)
recorded at:
Nola Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1959-04-08 until 1959-04-09)
recording of:
The Party’s Over (Bells Are Ringing) (from 1959-04-08 until 1959-04-09)
lyricist:
Betty Comden and Adolph Green
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Stratford Music Corporation and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Bells Are Ringing (stage musical)
4:22

Credits

Release

ASIN:US: B00000471P [info]

Release group

part of:Verve Jazz Masters (number: VJM 51) (order: 51)
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000647426 [info]
Wikidata:Q124287515 [info]