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A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing is the second studio album by American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi (credited to the Vince Guaraldi Trio), released in the US by Fantasy Records in October 1957.

Reception

AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album and stated:”This is one of pianist Vince Guaraldi’s better sets. Showcased in a San Francisco-based trio with guitarist Eddie Duran and bassist Dean Reilly, Guaraldi plays seven standards plus his own “Like a Mighty Rose” tastefully and with light swing, making this a program that is equally successful as both cool jazz and background music.”

Track listing
Side One
1. “A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing” Billy Strayhorn 5:37
2. “Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise”
Oscar Hammerstein IISigmund Romberg
3:28
3. “Yesterdays”
Otto HarbachJerome Kern
4:00
4. “Like a Mighty Rose” (aka “Room at the Bottom”[2]) Vince Guaraldi 4:30
Side Two
1. “Looking for a Boy”
George GershwinIra Gershwin
4:06
2. “Autumn Leaves”
Joseph KosmaJohnny Mercer
4:22
3. “Lonely Girl” Bobby Troup 3:23
4. “Willow Weep for Me” Ann Ronell 5:14

Personnel
Vince Guaraldi Trio:
Vince Guaraldi – piano
Eddie Duran – guitar
Dean Reilly – double bass

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Released: October 1957
Recorded: April 16, 1957
Studio: Fantasy Recording Studios, San Francisco, California
Length: 34:40
Label: Fantasy (US)
Vocalion (UK)