bassist Walter Booker and drummer Billy Higgins
painting - all while inviting some of the most esteemed creative minds to assist in birthing the album - he reached the finish line smack in the middle of the first wave of the worldwide pandemic and volatile social unrest
The Composer of Desafinado Plays documents the beginning of what would become a long-term creative relationship between Jobim and arranger Claus Ogerman
Time Alone With You
Blossom Dearie: Give Him The Ooh-La La (Verve Vault Series) 1LP ETJSAU-107.2 bassist Walter Booker and drummerVerve, 1958 Give Him The Ooh La La, released in 1958 on Verve Records, captures pianist and vocalist Blossom Dearies signature blend of cool understatement, crisp diction, and harmonic finesse. Produced by Norman Granz, the session features Dearie on piano and vocals, leading a quartet with guitarist Herb Ellis, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Jo Jones. The program includes songs by Cole Porter, Rodgers & Hart, and Nol Coward, along with two Dearie co