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Blossom Dearie (born April 28, 1926) is an United States|American jazz singer and pianist, often performing in the bebop genre and known for her "distinctive, girlish voice".<ref>http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jifixqt5ldke~T1 allmusic.com bio</ref>
Early career
Dearie was born in Durham, New York|East Durham, New York.<ref name=MySpace/> As a child, she studied Classical music|Western classical piano but switched to jazz as a teenager. After high school, Dearie moved to New York City to pursue a music career. There, she began singing in groups such as the Blue Flames (with the Woody Herman|Woody Herman Orchestra) and the Blue Reys (with Alvino Rey's band) before launching a solo career.
In 1952, she moved to Paris and formed a vocal group, the Blue Stars. In 1954, the group had a hit in France with a French-language version of "Lullaby of Birdland". The Blue Stars would later evolve into the Swingle Singers. While in Paris, she met her future husband, the Belgium|Belgian flautist and saxophonist Bobby Jaspar. On her first solo album, released two years later, she plays the piano but does not sing.
One of her most famous songs from that period is "Riviera (song)|The Riviera", which was written and composed by Cy Coleman and Joseph McCarthy (lyricist)|Joseph McCarthy Jr. in 1956.
