Biography:
Blossom Dearie (1926-2009) was an American jazz singer and pianist.
Born on 28th April 1926 in East Durham, New York, of mixed Scottish and Norwegian ancestry, Dearie began her career in vocal groups in New York. In the early 1950s she moved to Paris, forming her own vocal group, The Blue Stars, later to become the Swingle Singers.
After signing to Verve, Dearie returned to the U.S. where, despite developing a successful career and achieving international fame
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Once Upon a Summertime, written by Michael Legrand, Eddie Barclay, Eddy Marnay, and Johnny Mercer
Sung by Blossom Dearie, Tony Bennett, Scott Walker, et. al.
[Verse 1]
Cm Fm6
Once upon a summertime if you recall
G7 Cm7
we stopped beside a little flower stall
Cm6 D7
a bunch of bright forget-me-nots was all
G7-9 G7
you'd let me buy you
[Verse 2]
Gm7/C C7 C7b9 Fmaj7
Once upon a summertime like today
Bb9 Cmaj7
we laughed the happy afternoon away
Am7 D7
and stole a kiss in ev'ry street cafe
[Instrumental]
G7 G7-9
[Verse 3]
Cmaj7 Am7 Dm7
You were sweeter than the blossoms on the tree
G7 C
I was as proud as any man could be
Am7 Dm7 G7
As if the mayor had offered me the key to Paris
[Verse 4]
Gm7/C C9 C7 F
Now, another wintertime has come and gone
Bb9 Cmaj7
The pigeons feeding in the square have flown
Am7 D7
but I remember when the vespers chime
Dm7 G9 G7-9 C
You loved me once upon a summertime.
[Verse 4]
Gm7/C C9 C7 F
Now, another wintertime has come and gone
Bb9 Cmaj7
The pigeons feeding in the square have flown
Am7 D7
but I remember when the vespers chime
Dm7 G9 G7-9 C
You loved me once upon a summertime.
Sung by Blossom Dearie, Tony Bennett, Scott Walker, et. al.
[Verse 1]
Cm Fm6
Once upon a summertime if you recall
G7 Cm7
we stopped beside a little flower stall
Cm6 D7
a bunch of bright forget-me-nots was all
G7-9 G7
you'd let me buy you
[Verse 2]
Gm7/C C7 C7b9 Fmaj7
Once upon a summertime like today
Bb9 Cmaj7
we laughed the happy afternoon away
Am7 D7
and stole a kiss in ev'ry street cafe
[Instrumental]
G7 G7-9
[Verse 3]
Cmaj7 Am7 Dm7
You were sweeter than the blossoms on the tree
G7 C
I was as proud as any man could be
Am7 Dm7 G7
As if the mayor had offered me the key to Paris
[Verse 4]
Gm7/C C9 C7 F
Now, another wintertime has come and gone
Bb9 Cmaj7
The pigeons feeding in the square have flown
Am7 D7
but I remember when the vespers chime
Dm7 G9 G7-9 C
You loved me once upon a summertime.
[Verse 4]
Gm7/C C9 C7 F
Now, another wintertime has come and gone
Bb9 Cmaj7
The pigeons feeding in the square have flown
Am7 D7
but I remember when the vespers chime
Dm7 G9 G7-9 C
You loved me once upon a summertime.
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