Give Him the Ooh-La-La

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Blossom Dearie's second Verve album appears on CD for the first time here. This September 1957 quartet date with guitarist Herb Ellis, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Jo Jones puts Dearie front and center on a selection of 12 tunes cannily designed to put across both her innate musicality and a winningly innocent sexuality, which peaks on the Cole Porter title track. Also completely winning are versions of songs as well known as "Just One of Those Things" and "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" and as obscure as "Bang Goes the Drum (And You're in Love)." --Rickey Wright

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Give Him the Ooh-La-La
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • It will resonate with your heart
  • A good one
  • Ooh la la-la-la
  • Simply irresistible
  • A must have for any Blossom Dearie fan
 Give Him the Ooh-La-La
Blossom Dearie
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000007QK4
Release Date: 1998-06-23

Tracks:

  1. Just One Of Those Things
  2. Like Someone In Love
  3. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
  4. They Say It's Spring
  5. Try Your Wings
  6. Bang Goes The Drum (And You're In Love)
  7. The Riviera
  8. The Middle Of Love
  9. Plus Je T'Embrasse
  10. Give Him The Ooh-La-La
  11. Let Me Love You
  12. I Walk A Little Faster
  13. Give Him The Ooh-La-La (Alternative Take)

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Blossom Dearie's second Verve album appears on CD for the first time here. This September 1957 quartet date with guitarist Herb Ellis, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Jo Jones puts Dearie front and center on a selection of 12 tunes cannily designed to put across both her innate musicality and a winningly innocent sexuality, which peaks on the Cole Porter title track. Also completely winning are versions of songs as well known as "Just One of Those Things" and "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" and as obscure as "Bang Goes the Drum (And You're in Love)." --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars It will resonate with your heart.......2004-03-16

Why I bought this album:
I first heard the song "Try your Wings" from the movie "My Life without Me" (great movie by the way)

I liked the song so much, I bought ~$800 of speakers so i could do her voice justice.

(just listen to the 30sec sample when it's 2am in the morning after 2 glass of Merlot, you will probably agree)

The rest of songs are pretty good too.

I have no idea why she is not well-known as Ella or Diana Krall.

4 out of 5 stars A good one.......2000-09-19

A female jazz singer friend of mine claimed that every fan she knew of Blossom Dearie was a man. I can see how Dearie's winsome kewpie-doll voice might have a particular attraction for the opposite sex; yet in my experience just about anyone, of either sex, can get hooked on her work. This is a good album, if not quite Dearie's best: _Once Upon a Summertime_ is the better disc, with its classic renditions of ballads like "Manhattan"; yet this disc, despite the sprinkling of novelty numbers & its lighter (indeed, often frisky) feel, is also worth a listen. "Just One of Those Things" is an excellent uptempo rendition, showcasing Dearie's good sense of swing, & there's many worthwhile resuscitations of little-known tunes like "I Walk a Little Faster" & "Let Me Love You". I'm a little less keen on the French-themed tunes like the title track or "The Riviera", with their rather brittle wit; yet "Plus Je T'Embrasse" is charming. -- Jazz singing, like jazz playing, has never been about just technique--Dearie, like Billie Holiday or Helen Merrill or Mose Allison, shows how intrinsic intelligence, emotional nuance & musicality can beat out stellar pipes anytime.

5 out of 5 stars Ooh la la-la-la.......2000-02-26

Its a delight to hear Ms. Dearie's coy babydoll delivery of standards that are usually associated with Dinah Washington's brass or Eartha Kitts come-hither growl. How can such a smart cookie still be so audibly blonde?

5 out of 5 stars Simply irresistible.......1999-12-26

An excellent easy-listening jazz album performed by a unique singer. Her high-pitched, sweet and half-naive, half-spicy vocals, as well as the spare piano-based arrangements exquisitely enhance an original repertoire which is in general quite far from "the same as usual" standards. Blossom conveys a great tenderness in ballads as "Try you're wings" or "They say it's spring" and swings extremely well in songs as "Between the devil and the deep blue sea" or the title track. And she can also be so sexy in the cabaret-ish, French-language "Plus je t'embrasse", one of my favourite tracks. Charming!

4 out of 5 stars A must have for any Blossom Dearie fan.......1998-09-23

Many songs here highlight Miss Dearie's unique voice and character. You can't help smiling as you listen to this cd. Then again, any Blossom Dearie cd will do that to you. Original liner notes accompany the collection.
Give Him the Ooh La La
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    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000J235HE
    Release Date: 2006-11-21
    Give Him the Ooh La La
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      Blossom Dearie
      Manufacturer: Universal/Verve
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Styles | Music
      Vocal Jazz GeneralVocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
      Traditional Vocal PopTraditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music
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      ASIN: B00000JXDX
      Release Date: 2006-12-18

      Tracks:

      1. Just One Of Those Things
      2. Like Someone In Love
      3. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
      4. They Say It's Spring
      5. Try Your Wings
      6. Bang Gos The Drum(And You're In Love)
      7. The Rivera
      8. In The Middle Of Love
      9. Plus Je T'Embrasse
      10. Give Him The Ooh-La-La
      11. Let Me Loveyou
      12. I Walk A Little Faster

      Album Description

      24 bit digitally remastered Japanese reissue of 1957 alb um for the Verve label in a miniaturized LP sleeve limited to the initial pressing only. 12 tracks. 1999 release.

      Album Details

      Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.
      Give Him the Ooh-La-La
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        		Give Him the Ooh-La-La
        Blossom Dearie
        Manufacturer: Universal
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Styles | Music
        Vocal Jazz GeneralVocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
        Traditional Vocal PopTraditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music
        ASIN: B00024Z9AA
        Release Date: 2004-07-12

        Tracks:

        1. Just One of Those Things
        2. Like Someone in Love
        3. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
        4. They Say It's Spring
        5. Try Your Wings
        6. Bang Goes the Drum (And You're in Love)
        7. Riviera
        8. Middle of Love
        9. Plus Je T'Embrasse
        10. Give Him the Ooh-La-La
        11. Let Me Love You
        12. I Walk a Little Faster
        13. Give Him the Ooh-La-La [Alternate Take #1]
        14. Give Him the Ooh-La-La [Alternate Take #2]

        Album Description

        Japanese reissue of the jazz vocalist's 1958 album. Verve. 2004.

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