Blossom Dearie - Give Him The Ooh-La-La (Mono)
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Piano, Vocals – Blossom Dearie
Bass – Ray Brown
Drums – Jo Jones
Guitar – Herb Ellis
Arranged by Blossom Dearie
Written by Cole Porter (A1, B4), Johnny Burke (A2), Jimmy Van Heusen (A2), Harold Arlen (A3), Ted Koehler (A3), Marty Clark (A4), Bob Haymes (A4), Michael Preston Barr (A5), Dion McGregor (A5), David Heneker (A6), Cy Coleman (B1, B6), Joseph Allen McCarthy (B1), Maurice Goodman (B2), Billie Wallington (B2), Ben Ryan (B3), Max François (B3), Bart Howard (B5), Carolyn Leigh (B6)
1 LP, Standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Mono
Studio
Record Press : Optimal
Label : Verve - Vault Series
Original Label : Verve
Recorded in New York City on September 12–13, 1957
Produced by Norman Granz, Blossom Dearie
Remastered by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound
Photography by Burt Goldblatt
Originally released in 1958
Reissued in January 2026
Tracks :
Side A
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)
Side B
1. The Riviera
2. The Middle Of Love
3. Plus Je T'Embrasse
4. Give Him The Ooh-La-La
5. Let Me Love You
6. I Walk A Little Faster
Reviews:
“Of the six recordings Blossom Dearie did for the Verve label in the '50s, Give Him the Ooh-La-La is the third one to be released on CD. Three titles still remain in the vaults including a Betty Comden and Johnny Green tribute as well as a Broadway Hits collection. It's a shame because Dearie's girlishly dynamic voice, subtle piano playing, and rarified choice of contemporary material made her recordings unique among '50s jazz vocal outings. Give Him the Ooh-La-La is no exception, with stellar backing by regular bassist Ray Brown, drummer Jo Jones and guitarist Herb Ellis, and Dearie's taut arrangements of a set of glowing ballads and brisk swingers. Included are a few well-worn standards like "Just One of Those Things" and "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea." More intriguing, however, are Dearie's inclusion of obscure titles like Cy Coleman's "The Riviera," a tongue and cheek portrait of Europe's playground, as well as his "I Walk a Little Faster." Additionally, there's the gently executed and innocuous self-help number "Try Your Wings," a bouncy "The Middle of Love," and a nod to her club stint in Paris with the French tune "Plus Je T'Embrasse." As usual, both Dearie's piano and voice are instilled with impeccable playfulness on mischievous numbers like the title track and in the tender pathos of ballads such as "Like Someone in Love." Like Dearie's two other available titles Blossom Dearie and Once Upon a Summertime, Give Him the Ooh-La-La features a great collection of tunes from the high point of her recording career. The dilemma is not which recording to get, but where to start.” AllMusic Review by Stephen Cook
Ratings:
AllMusic : 4.5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.49 / 5