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lee, peggy - black coffee (33rpm lp)
[DL 8358]

24,56EUR

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MEDIUM Vinyl Record
AUDIOPHIL Yes
WEIGHT 180gr (black vinyl) 33rpm
CONDITION sealed
CONDITION RECORD M mint
COVER Standard
CONDITION COVER M mint
SERIALNUMBER No
BARCODE Yes
MISCELLANEOUS --

MUSICIANS

Bill Pitman – guitar
Max Wayne – bass
Larry Bunker – percussion & drums & vibraphone
Stella Castellucci – harp
Peggy Lee – vocals
Jimmy Rowles – piano
Ed Shaughnessy – drums
Pete Candoli – trumpet
Lou Levy – piano
Cootie Chesterfield - trumpet

SIDE 1

black coffee - 3:09
i've got you under my skin - 2:31
easy living - 2:47
my heart belongs to daddy - 2:11
it ain't necessarily so - 3:26
gee, baby, ain't i good to you? - 3:26

SIDE 2

a woman alone with the blues - 3:16
i didn't know what time it was - 2:21
(ah, the apple trees) when the world was young - 3:21
love me or leave me - 2:10
you're my thrill - 3:26
there's a small hotel - 2:48

REVIEW

She would never forget her apprenticeship years with Benny Goodman, said Peggy Lee in the Fifties. And indeed she has no need to do so!

Anyone who has learned swing from the 'King of Swing', or survived being on tour for more than two years, and then worked hard to appear at America’s top show-business venues has deserved the highest recognition and praise

The musical scene provided a further niche for the talents of the blonde from Jamestown, North Dakota who never once regretted having left her provincial nest
for the bright lights and glamour of Hollywood: the pawning of a wristwatch to get there was her best investment!

The twelve songs on the present DECCA LP, recorded 1953 and 1956, are either adaptations of blues numbers or are taken from the Great American Songbook and here Peggy Lee’s immense vocal flexibility and the wonderful quality
of her soft timbre are more than evident

This particularly holds true for the slow numbers in which she proves to be a true master of the role of a diva:
ballads are sung huskily and gently while Cole Porter’s and Richard Rodger’s musical hits swing along with verve

All in all, this LP is a real gem – and not just for fans of vocal jazz and swing, but also for lovers of Broadway melodies

What is more, the recording quality of American DECCA is, again, astonishingly good

RECORDING April 30 1953 - April 3 1956
RE RELEASED May 2008
RE PRINTED --
RATING 4 ½ Stars out of 5
PRESSING Audiophil by Pallas Germany
SOUND Audiophil
MADE IN Germany
STYLE Jazz / Vocal Jazz

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This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 09 April, 2008.

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