Verve Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
My Gentleman Friend
| Recorded | May 21-22, 1959 |
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| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1959 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 212759 |
The record
Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen anchor things while Kenny Burrell and Bobby Jaspar's flute drift in soft and breathy behind the vocal. Cool-toned and unhurried, this 1959 Verve session plays like cocktail-hour jazz at its most disarming.
Session personnel
- Ray Brown — bass
- Ed Thigpen — drums
- Bobby Jaspar — flute
- Kenny Burrell — guitar
- Blossom Dearie — vocals, piano
Contemporary reception
Blossom Dearie’s voice is such an individual sound that it is with special delight that a new album by her is welcomed. Her bright piano runs are perfect accompaniment for that fresh, crisp, pixieish voice. And her material reveals her concern for little known and obscure songs. Here she sings “Little Jazz Bird,” “You’ve Got Something I Want,” “Hello Love,” “You Fascinate Me So” and two French ditties. Her appeal is basically jazz.
Pressings
| 1959 | Verve Records · MG VS-6112 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file |
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| — | Verve Records · V6-2125 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo · deep groove |
| 1959 | Verve Records — MONO |
| 1962 | Verve Records · MV 2125 — Vinyl, LP, Test Pressing, Mono |
| 1982 | Verve Records · 23MJ 3193 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Verve Records · 23MJ 3193 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue |
| 1993 | Verve Records · POJJ-1551 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1998 | Verve Records · POCJ-2653 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2003 | Verve Records · 314 519 905-2 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2003 | Verve Records · 0731451990526 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Paper sleeve |
| 2004 | Verve Records · UCCV-9204 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Card Sleeve |
| 2007 | Verve Records · UCCU-9345 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2022 | Verve Records — File, FLAC, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 16-Bit/44.1 kHz |
Follow the players
Ray Brown also plays on
Ed Thigpen also plays on
Bobby Jaspar also plays on