the dossiers – Blossom Dearie

Blossom Dearie

1926-2009

Singer of jazz standards.

Blossom Dearie … was one of the great interpreters of American song in the post-war era.

A good, illustrated complete discography is at airstructures and begins with
Blue Stars of France: Lullaby of Birdland and not her self-titled debut.

“I’m Hip” (Blossom: “This is my most requested song”) [live mp3]

Blossom Dearie died in New York on Saturday, February 7 2009.

Obit in the Telegraph (UK), quoted at the top of this page.

First published on February 14th, 2009 at 3:52 pm (EST) and last modified on June 9th, 2010 at 9:11 am (EST).