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a r t i s t : Peggy Lee
t i t l e : The Best Of
d a t e : 2003
l a b e l : TIM
g e n r e : Jazz
r l s. d a t e : Jul/2003
t r a c k s : 17
b i t r a t e : 192kbps
s i z e : 68,3 MB
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Peggy Lee's alluring tone, distinctive delivery, breadth of
material, and ability to write many of her own songs made her
one of the most captivating artists of the vocal era, from her
breakthrough on the Benny Goodman hit "Why Don't You Do Right"
to her many solo successes, singles including "Ma±ana," "Lover"
and "Fever" that showed her bewitching vocal power, a balance
between sultry swing and impeccable musicianship.
Born Norma Egstrom in Jamestown, North Dakota, she suffered the
death of her mother at the age of four and endured a difficult
stepmother after her father remarried. Given her sense of swing
by listening to Count Basie on the radio, she taught herself to
sing and made her radio debut at the age of 14. She made the
jump to Fargo (where she was christened Peggy Lee), then to
Minneapolis and St. Louis to sing with a regional band. Lee
twice journeyed to Hollywood to make her fortune, but returned
unsuccessful from both trips.
She finally got her big break in 1941, when a vocal group she
worked with began appearing at a club in Chicago. While there,
she was heard by Benny Goodman, whose regular vocalist Helen
Forrest was about to leave his band. Lee recorded with Goodman
just a few days later, debuting with the popular "Elmer's Tune"
despite a good deal of nerves. That same year, several songs
became commercial successes including "I Got It Bad (And That
Ain't Good)" and "Winter Weather." In 1943, "Why Don't You Do
Right" became her first major hit, but she left the Goodman
band (and the music industry altogether) later that year after
marrying Goodman's guitarist, Dave Barbour.
After just over a year of domestic life, Peggy Lee returned to
music, first as part of an all-star jazz album. Then, in late
1945, Capitol signed her to a solo contract and she hit the
charts with her first shot, "Waitin' for the Train to Come In."
Lee continued to score during the late '40s, with over two
dozen chart entries before the end of the decade, including
"It's a Good Day," "Ma±ana (Is Soon Enough for Me)" ù the most
popular song of 1948 ù and "I Don't Know Enough About You."
Many of her singles were done in conjunction with Barbour, her
frequent writing and recording partner.
After moving to Decca in 1952, Peggy Lee scored with the single
"Lover" and an LP, ongs from "Pete Kelly's Blues," recorded
with Ella Fitzgerald (both singers also made appearances in the
film). She spent only five years at Decca however, before
moving back to Capitol. There, she distinguished herself
through recording a wide variety of material, including songs ù
and occasionally, entire LPs ù influenced by the blues, Latin
and cabaret as well as pop. Lee also used many different
settings, like an orchestra conducted by none other than Frank
Sinatra for 1957's The Man I Love, the George Shearing Quintet
for 1959's live appearance Beauty and the Beat, Quincey Jones
as arranger and conductor for 1961's If You Go, and
arrangements by Benny Carter on 1963's Mink Jazz. Barbour's
problems with alcholism ended their marriage, though they
remained good friends until his death in 1965.
Peggy Lee was an early advocate of rock and made a quick
transition into rock-oriented material. Given her depth and
open mind for great songs no matter the source, it wasn't much
of a surprise that she sounded quite comfortable covering the
more song-oriented end of late-'60s rock, including great
choices by Jimmy Webb, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Burt Bacharach,
Randy Newman, Goffin-King and John Sebastian. She nearly
brushed the Top Ten in 1969 with Leiber-Stoller's "Is That All
There Is?" She continued recording contemporary material until
1972's Norma Deloris Egstrom from Jamestown, North Dakota
brought her back to her roots. It was her last LP for Capitol,
however. Lee recorded single LPs for Atlantic, A&M, Polydor UK
and DRG before effectively retiring at the beginning of the
1980s. She returned in 1988 with two LPs for Music Masters that
revisited her earlier successes. Her last album, Moments Like
This, was recorded in 1992 for Chesky. Her voice was
effectively silenced after a 1998 stroke, and she died of a
heart attack at her Bel Air home in early 2002.
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01-It's A Good Day [02:51]
02-Linger In My Arms A Little Longer [03:04]
03-It's All Over Now [03:00]
04-Waiting For The Train To Come In [03:07]
05-I Don't Know Enough About You [03:20]
06-Everthing's Movin' To Fast [02:59]
07-Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba [03:03]
08-Sugar (That Sugar Baby O'Mine) [02:31]
09-I'll Dance On Our Wedding [03:00]
10-Golden Earrings [03:00]
11-Talkin' To Myself About You [02:53]
12-Caramba! It's The Samba [02:46]
13-All Dressed Up With A Broken Heart [02:32]
14-Don't Smoke In The Bed [03:09]
15-Baby, Don't Be Mad At Me [03:01]
16-Them There Eyes [02:58]
17-Why Don't You Do Right [02:24]
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