Even though the jacket for this record was in deplorable condition, and the dude at the flea market wanted $6 dollars for it, I couldn’t pass it up. It turns out my instincts were good– this is a great little LP of vocal jazz. According to the back cover, the Blue Stars are actually instrumentalists who started singing together on a whim. The amateur sound is pretty endearing. In addition, their producer is someone called Blossom Dearie, who my friend Sanchi informs me is responsible for the “Lolly Lolly Lolly Get Your Adverbs Here” song from Schoolhouse Rock. Awes.
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Also… have you ever seen anyone look more French?
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Whoa. Blossom Dearie. She’s a NY, uh, chanteuse (not often you get to use that word), a legend of a sort.
Blossom Dearie is an American jazz singer now in her 90s.She cut a tribute song to John Lennon who was a fan