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Any compilation that properly anthologizes the chart history of Miss Peggy Lee is forced to sprint through 24 years, including a pair of decades that were the most culturally tumultuous of the 20th century. Such is the peril of attempting to summarize Lee's career by way of her hits, though for introductory purposes this disc is an excellent one (and her strong musical personality serves well to unify the material anyway). Beginning with "Waiting for the Train to Come In," her 1946 solo chart debut with Benny Goodman, The Best of Miss Peggy Lee picks up nearly all of her big hits, all of which number among her best performances. Lee excelled at sounding sunny ("It's a Good Day") or sultry ("I Don't Know Enough About You") or sizzling ("Fever," "Big Spender"), she often wrote her own material, and always illustrated that both novelties and standards were putty in the hands of the best song sculptor ever heard in the world of vocal jazz. Though it's a shame the compilers couldn't find room for early hits such as "'Deed I Do" and "Don't Smoke in Bed" or well-chosen later material like "Let's Love" (the song Paul McCartney wrote for her), The Best of Miss Peggy Lee provides an efficient summary of the most commanding performing personality in vocal jazz.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Sunny Skylar, Composer - Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Gillette, Producer - Peggy Lee, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Barbour, Conductor - Dave Barbour's Orchestra, Orchestra - Martin Block, Composer
(C) 1998 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1998 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Gillette, Producer - Peggy Lee, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Barbour, Conductor, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1998 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1998 Capitol Records, LLC
Sunny Skylar, Composer - Don Marcotte, Composer - Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Gillette, Producer - Peggy Lee, MainArtist - Dave Barbour, Conductor
(C) 1998 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1998 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Heinie Beau, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Gillette, Producer - Peggy Lee, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Barbour, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Barbour, Composer - Dave Barbour's Orchestra, Orchestra
(C) 1998 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1998 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hal David, Composer - Al Hoffman, Composer - Lee Gillette, Producer - Peggy Lee, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Livingston, Composer - Dave Barbour, Conductor
(C) 1998 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1998 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Gillette, Producer - Victor P. Young, ComposerLyricist - Peggy Lee, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Livingston, ComposerLyricist - Dave Barbour, Conductor - RAYMOND B. EVANS, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1998 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1998 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lee Gillette, Producer - Joe McCoy, ComposerLyricist - Peggy Lee, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Barbour, Conductor - Dave Barbour's Orchestra, Orchestra
(C) 1998 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1998 Capitol Records, LLC
Lee Gillette, Producer - Peggy Lee, Composer, MainArtist - David M. Barbour, Composer
(C) 1998 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1947 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stan Jones, Composer - Lee Gillette, Producer - Peggy Lee, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Barbour, Conductor - The Jud Conlon Singers, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1998 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1998 Capitol Records, LLC
Henry Hill, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Nero, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Eleanor Slatkin, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Arlen, Composer - Harry "Sweets" Edison, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Peggy Lee, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Max Bennett, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - E.Y. HARBURG, Author - James Decker, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Klee, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Lou Levy, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Stella Castellucci, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Juan Tizol, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Sinatra, Conductor, Producer - Alvin Dinkin, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Edgar Lustgarten, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Felix Slatkin, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Collette, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Murray, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Victor Arno, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Erno Neufeld, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - George Roberts, Bass Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Lou Singer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Marshall Sosson, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Beller, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Victor Bay, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Maxine Johnson, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Cy Bernard, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Koch, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Ennio Bolognini, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Barbara Simons, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Bonney, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Eudice Shapiro, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Stanley "Champ" Webb, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Manny Klein, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ennio Bologinni, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Vincent DeRosa, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1998 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1998 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Mondragon, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Shelly Manne, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Peggy Lee, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Cavanaugh, Producer - Bob Norberg, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Cooley, ComposerLyricist - John Davenport, ComposerLyricist - Howard Roberts, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Marshall's Music, Orchestra
(C) 1998 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1998 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Mondragon, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Shelly Manne, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Peggy Lee, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Marshall, Conductor - Dave Cavanaugh, Producer - Howard Roberts, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Enevoldsen, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Don Fagerquist, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Sidney Wyche, ComposerLyricist - Milt Bernhart, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - George Smith, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Marshall's Music, Orchestra - Joe Harnell, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Conrad Gozzo, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Justin Gordon, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Manny Klein, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Waymie Watts, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1998 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1998 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jerry Leiber, ComposerLyricist - Mike Stoller, ComposerLyricist - Peggy Lee, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Cavanaugh, Producer - Benny Carter, Conductor
(C) 1998 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shorty Rogers, Conductor - Peggy Lee, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Cavanaugh, Producer - Lou Levy, Conductor - CY COLEMAN, Conductor, ComposerLyricist - Dave Grusin, Conductor - CAROLYN LEIGH, ComposerLyricist - Artist Unknown, Ocarina, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1998 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1998 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dorothy Fields, ComposerLyricist - Lee Gillette, Producer - Peggy Lee, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - CY COLEMAN, ComposerLyricist - Dave Grusin, Conductor
(C) 1998 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1998 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Randy Newman, Conductor - Jerry Leiber, ComposerLyricist - Mike Stoller, ComposerLyricist - Lee Gillette, Producer - Peggy Lee, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1998 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1998 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
Any compilation that properly anthologizes the chart history of Miss Peggy Lee is forced to sprint through 24 years, including a pair of decades that were the most culturally tumultuous of the 20th century. Such is the peril of attempting to summarize Lee's career by way of her hits, though for introductory purposes this disc is an excellent one (and her strong musical personality serves well to unify the material anyway). Beginning with "Waiting for the Train to Come In," her 1946 solo chart debut with Benny Goodman, The Best of Miss Peggy Lee picks up nearly all of her big hits, all of which number among her best performances. Lee excelled at sounding sunny ("It's a Good Day") or sultry ("I Don't Know Enough About You") or sizzling ("Fever," "Big Spender"), she often wrote her own material, and always illustrated that both novelties and standards were putty in the hands of the best song sculptor ever heard in the world of vocal jazz. Though it's a shame the compilers couldn't find room for early hits such as "'Deed I Do" and "Don't Smoke in Bed" or well-chosen later material like "Let's Love" (the song Paul McCartney wrote for her), The Best of Miss Peggy Lee provides an efficient summary of the most commanding performing personality in vocal jazz.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:47:52
- Main artists: Peggy Lee
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1998 Capitol Records Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1998 Capitol Records Inc.
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