BLOSSOM DEARIE ー Blossom Dearie

1957 / US / Jazz・Vocal Jazz

SCORE - 85 / 100

TASTE / 好み：18 / 20
ACCLAIM / 世評 : 12 / 15
INNOVATION / 革新性 : 15 /20
QUALITY / 完成度: 19 / 20
TIMELESSNESS / 普遍性 : 10 /10
INFLUENCE / 影響力 : 11 / 15

NOTES ON SOUND.

囁くような歌声に宿る、可憐で小さなジャズの魔法
当時のジャズ・ヴォーカル・シーンにおいて、ひときわ異彩を放つブロッサム・ディアリーの囁くような歌声。情熱的に声を張り上げるヴォーカリストも多い中、ディアリーの歌は少女のような可愛らしさでなんとも人懐っこい。それでいてどこか知的で洒落た響きもあるのだから不思議だ。軽やかなピアノと跳ねるリズム隊の上を小気味良く転がる彼女の歌は本当にチャーミングで魅力的。スウィンギンな曲からしっとりと歌い聴かせるスローバラッドまで。さりげないニュアンスだけで聴き手を惹きつける、唯一無二のジャズ・ヴォーカルの名盤。

English Ver:
A Delicate Little Jazz Magic in a Whispering Voice
Blossom Dearie’s whisper-soft voice stood out as something truly distinctive in the jazz vocal scene of her time. While many singers favored passionate, full-throated performances, Dearie’s singing had a girlish sweetness and an irresistible sense of warmth and familiarity. Yet there was also something quietly intellectual and sophisticated about her sound. Her voice dances playfully over light piano melodies and buoyant rhythms, with a charm that is entirely her own. From swinging numbers to tender, intimate slow ballads, she captivates listeners through the subtlest of nuances. A singular jazz vocal masterpiece, filled with an understated magic that only Blossom Dearie could create.