Podcast Blossom Dearie — My Gentleman Friend (Verve, 1959) Blossom Dearie's 1959 Verve album -- intimate vocal jazz with Ray Brown and Herb Ellis. Quiet sophistication from the greatest small voice in jazz. Read More Blossom Dearie — My Gentleman Friend (Verve, 1959)
Podcast Mal Waldron — Left Alone (Bethlehem, 1959) Billie Holiday co-wrote a song with her pianist -- then died before she could ever record it. Mal Waldron’s spare 1959 trio session for Bethlehem is both a memorial and a statement of purpose. Read More Mal Waldron — Left Alone (Bethlehem, 1959)
