Soubrette Sings Broadway Hit Songs Explained

Soubrette: Blossom Dearie Sings Broadway Hit Songs is a 1960 studio album by Blossom Dearie, with an orchestra arranged by Russell Garcia.

This was Dearie's first album recorded with full orchestral arrangements.

Track listing

1. "Guys and Dolls" (Frank Loesser) – 2:52
2. "Confession" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 2:44
3. "Rhode Island Is Famous for You" (Dietz, Schwartz) – 2:14
4. "To Keep My Love Alive" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:26
5. "Too Good for the Average Man" (Rodgers, Hart) – 3:31
6. "The Gentleman Is a Dope" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Rodgers) – 4:19
7. "Always True to You in My Fashion" (Cole Porter) – 2:52
8. "Napoleon" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) – 4:19
9. "Life Upon the Wicked Stage" (Hammerstein, Jerome Kern) – 2:42
10. "The Physician" (Porter) – 2:15
11. "Love Is the Reason" (Dorothy Fields, Schwartz) – 3:37
12. "Buckle Down, Winsocki" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) – 1:49

Tracks 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11 recorded on February 19, 1960.Tracks 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12 recorded February 22, 1960.

Personnel

• Blossom Dearie – piano, vocals
• Russell Garcia – conductor, arranger
• Al Harding – reeds
• Paul Harn – flute
• Red Mitchell – bass
• Mel Lewis – drums
• Gus Donahue – copyist
  • Tracks 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11
• Jerome Kasper, Charles Gentry and Dave Pell - reeds
• Jimmy Rowles - piano
• Larry Bunker - xylophone
  • Tracks 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12
• Barney Kessel - guitar
• Victor Feldman - xylophone