BLOSSOM DEARIE - Give Him The Ooh-La-La - 1958 Orig. Mono LP
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Auctiva's FREE Scrolling Gallery will enhance your listings. Blossom Dearie - GIVE HIM THE OOH-LA-LA is a 1958 Original Mono LP release on the Verve label with "Verve Records, Inc." on the bottom of the label # MG V-2081.
Dearie's girlishly dynamic voice, subtle piano playing, and rarified choice of contemporary material made her recordings unique among '50s jazz vocal outings. Give Him the Ooh-La-La is no exception, with stellar backing by regular bassist Ray Brown, drummer Jo Jones and guitarist Herb Ellis, and Dearie's taut arrangements of a set of glowing ballads and brisk swingers. Included are a few well-worn standards like "Just One of Those Things" and "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea." More intriguing, however, are Dearie's inclusion of obscure titles like Cy Coleman's "The Riviera," a tongue and cheek portrait of Europe's playground, as well as his "I Walk a Little Faster." Additionally, there's the gently executed self-help number "Try Your Wings," a bouncy "The Middle of Love," and a nod to her club stint in Paris with the French tune "Plus Je T'Embrasse." As usual, both Dearie's piano and voice are instilled with impeccable playfulness on mischievous numbers like the title track and in the tender pathos of ballads such as "Like Someone in Love." Give Him the Ooh-La-La features a great collection of tunes from the high point of her recording career.
The jacket shows wear on the front, back & spine & has a 5" split on the top edge. The record is in VG+ condition.
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