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On paper, the idea of having a jazz pianist pay tribute to a pop singer by performing versions of songs associated with her might seem tenuous, but when the singer is Peggy Lee, the project makes far more sense. Lee was not a jazz singer per se, but she emerged from big-band jazz as the girl singer in Benny Goodman's orchestra, and she often employed jazz musicians as accompanists. Also, she was not just a singer, but also a songwriter, and some of the compositions in which she participated are included. Beegie Adair goes all the way back to Lee's breakthrough hit with Goodman, "Why Don't You Do Right," and also includes versions of Lee's own, self-written hit "I Don't Know Enough About You," as well as such efforts as her revised version of "Fever." Working with a rhythm section of bass and drums (neither of which ever solo), Adair sticks close to the melodies of the tunes, in effect substituting for Lee's vocal with her piano playing. She does add improvised, jazzy embellishments, but her approach is generally faithful to what the composers wrote. Occasionally, the connection to Lee is tangential, such as the inclusion of "Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe." True, Lee did record it, but so did plenty of other people, and it isn't particularly associated with her. Still, the connection to the singer is a good excuse to gather up some jazz-friendly tunes and give them the Beegie Adair treatment.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Chris Brown, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Beegie Adair, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Jezzro, Producer - Peggy Lee, Composer - Bill Schluger, Composer - Roger Spencer, Bass, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2011 Green Hill Productions ℗ 2010 Green Hill Productions
Chris Brown, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Russell, Author - Beegie Adair, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Jezzro, Producer - John B. Brooks, Composer - Roger Spencer, Bass, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2011 Green Hill Productions ℗ 2010 Green Hill Productions
Chris Brown, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Beegie Adair, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Jezzro, Producer - Eddie Cooley, ComposerLyricist - John Davenport, ComposerLyricist - Roger Spencer, Bass, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2011 Green Hill Productions ℗ 2010 Green Hill Productions
Hubie Wheeler, Composer - Beegie Adair, MainArtist - Jack Jezzro, Producer - Peggy Lee, Composer
(C) 2011 Green Hill Productions ℗ 2010 Green Hill Productions
Chris Brown, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Beegie Adair, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Jezzro, Producer - Peggy Lee, ComposerLyricist - Dave Barbour, ComposerLyricist - Roger Spencer, Bass, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2011 Green Hill Productions ℗ 2010 Green Hill Productions
Chris Brown, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Francis Webster, ComposerLyricist - SONNY BURKE, ComposerLyricist - Beegie Adair, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Jezzro, Producer - Roger Spencer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2011 Green Hill Productions ℗ 2010 Green Hill Productions
Chris Brown, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - SONNY BURKE, ComposerLyricist - Beegie Adair, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Jezzro, Producer - Peggy Lee, ComposerLyricist - Roger Spencer, Bass, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2011 Green Hill Productions ℗ 2010 Green Hill Productions
Chris Brown, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Arlen, Composer - Beegie Adair, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Jezzro, Producer - E.Y. HARBURG, Author - Roger Spencer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2011 Green Hill Productions ℗ 2010 Green Hill Productions
Chris Brown, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sidney D. Mitchell, ComposerLyricist - Beegie Adair, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Jezzro, Producer - Maceo Pinkard, ComposerLyricist - Edna Alexander, ComposerLyricist - Roger Spencer, Bass, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2011 Green Hill Productions ℗ 2010 Green Hill Productions
Chris Brown, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Joe McCoy, Composer - Beegie Adair, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Jezzro, Producer - Roger Spencer, Bass, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2011 Green Hill Productions ℗ 2010 Green Hill Productions
Beegie Adair, MainArtist - Jack Jezzro, Producer - Arthur Hamilton, Composer
(C) 2011 Green Hill Productions ℗ 2010 Green Hill Productions
Chris Brown, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Beegie Adair, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gordon Jenkins, Composer - Jack Jezzro, Producer - Joe Bishop, Composer - Roger Spencer, Bass, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2011 Green Hill Productions ℗ 2010 Green Hill Productions
Beegie Adair, MainArtist - Jack Jezzro, Producer - WILLARD ROBISON, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2011 Green Hill Productions ℗ 2010 Green Hill Productions
Album review
On paper, the idea of having a jazz pianist pay tribute to a pop singer by performing versions of songs associated with her might seem tenuous, but when the singer is Peggy Lee, the project makes far more sense. Lee was not a jazz singer per se, but she emerged from big-band jazz as the girl singer in Benny Goodman's orchestra, and she often employed jazz musicians as accompanists. Also, she was not just a singer, but also a songwriter, and some of the compositions in which she participated are included. Beegie Adair goes all the way back to Lee's breakthrough hit with Goodman, "Why Don't You Do Right," and also includes versions of Lee's own, self-written hit "I Don't Know Enough About You," as well as such efforts as her revised version of "Fever." Working with a rhythm section of bass and drums (neither of which ever solo), Adair sticks close to the melodies of the tunes, in effect substituting for Lee's vocal with her piano playing. She does add improvised, jazzy embellishments, but her approach is generally faithful to what the composers wrote. Occasionally, the connection to Lee is tangential, such as the inclusion of "Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe." True, Lee did record it, but so did plenty of other people, and it isn't particularly associated with her. Still, the connection to the singer is a good excuse to gather up some jazz-friendly tunes and give them the Beegie Adair treatment.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:00
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Beegie Adair
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Green Hill Productions
- Genre: Jazz
© 2011 Green Hill Productions ℗ 2011 Green Hill Productions
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