Blossom Dearie

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Blossom Dearie was an American jazz singer and pianist known for her light, girlish voice, impeccable phrasing, and intimate, witty interpretations of standards.

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Blossom Dearie canonical 13

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
jazz singer ⓘ
pianist ⓘ
vocal jazz musician ⓘ
activeIn New York City ⓘ
Paris ⓘ
causeOfDeath natural causes ⓘ
collaboratedWith Bob Dorough ⓘ
Johnny Mercer ⓘ
Norman Granz ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1924-04-28 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2009-02-07 ⓘ
familyName Dearie ⓘ
founded Daffodil Records ⓘ
fullName Margrethe Blossom Dearie ⓘ
genre jazz ⓘ
vocal jazz ⓘ
givenName Blossom ⓘ
Margrethe ⓘ
instrument piano ⓘ
voice ⓘ
languageOfPerformance English ⓘ
French ⓘ
movedTo Paris, France ⓘ
linked to: Paris
notableFor impeccable phrasing ⓘ
intimate cabaret performances ⓘ
intimate interpretations of standards ⓘ
light, girlish voice ⓘ
witty interpretations of standards ⓘ
notableWork album "Blossom Dearie" (1957) ⓘ
album "Give Him the Ooh-La-La" (1958) ⓘ
album "My Gentleman Friend" (1961) ⓘ
album "Once Upon a Summertime" (1959) ⓘ
song "I Wish You Love" (interpretation) ⓘ
song "Peel Me a Grape" (interpretation) ⓘ
occupation pianist ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
performedAt London jazz clubs ⓘ
New York jazz clubs ⓘ
placeOfBirth East Durham, New York, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
linked to: New York City
recordLabel Daffodil Records ⓘ
Fontana Records ⓘ
Verve Records ⓘ
style cool jazz ⓘ
vocalStyle girlish timbre ⓘ
light voice ⓘ
subtle swing phrasing ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Isn't It Romantic? → hasNotablePerformer → Blossom Dearie ⓘ
Let's Misbehave → hasNotablePerformer → Blossom Dearie ⓘ
At Long Last Love → hasPerformer → Blossom Dearie ⓘ
Peel Me a Grape → firstPopularizedBy → Blossom Dearie ⓘ
subject linked to: "Peel Me a Grape"
Peel Me a Grape → notableRecordingBy → Blossom Dearie ⓘ
subject linked to: "Peel Me a Grape"
Peel Me a Grape → performedBy → Blossom Dearie ⓘ
subject linked to: "Peel Me a Grape"
Dancing on the Ceiling → hasRecordingBy → Blossom Dearie ⓘ
I Hear Music → hasNotablePerformer → Blossom Dearie ⓘ
Guess Who I Saw Today → notablePerformer → Blossom Dearie ⓘ
Dream Dancing → hasNotablePerformer → Blossom Dearie ⓘ