曲目リスト

ディスク 1:

1. Elmer's Tune
2. I See a Million People (But All I Can See Is You)
3. That's the Way It Goes
4. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
5. My Old Flame
6. How Deep Is the Ocean?
7. Shady Lady Bird
8. Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)
9. Somebody Else Is Taking My Place
10. Somebody Nobody Loves
11. How Long Has This Been Going On?
12. That Did It, Marie
13. Winter Weather
14. Ev'rything I Love
15. Not Mine
16. Not a Care in the World
17. My Old Flame [#]
18. How Deep Is the Ocean? [#]
19. Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)

ディスク 2:

1. Blues in the Night
2. Where or When
3. On the Sunny Side of the Street
4. Lamp of Memory (Incertidumbre) [Alternate Take][#]
5. If You Build a Better Mousetrap [Alternate Take][#]
6. When the Roses Bloom Again [#]
7. My Little Cousin
8. Way You Look Tonight
9. I Threw a Kiss in the Ocean
10. We'll Meet Again
11. Full Moon (Noche de Luna)
12. There Won't Be a Shortage of Love [#]
13. You're Easy to Dance With [#]
14. All I Need Is You
15. Why Don't You Do Right?
16. Let's Say a Prayer [#]
17. Freedom Train
18. Keep Me in Mind [#]
19. For Every Man There's a Woman

商品の詳細

• Amazon.co.jp ランキング: #277502 / ミュージック
• 発売日: 1999-06-17
• ディスク枚数: 2
• 形式: Best of, Double CD, Import, from US
• 寸法: .39 ポンド

From Amazon.com
In 1941, Peggy Lee had just come down from her home state of North Dakota to join Benny Goodman's band in Chicago as a replacement for Helen Forrest. Lee was young, frightened, and forced to sing the band's songs in Forrest's keys. No surprise, then, that the earliest records in this anthology seem a bit stiff and without commitment. She had not yet narrowed her range nor begun to phrase behind the beat (both á la Billie Holiday), but the confidence and speed with which she began to form her style are documented here, and it's amazing to hear how quickly she advanced--keep in mind that all but three of these recordings were made in a one year period between 1941 and 1942. And even when her singing lacks interest, there are some stunning arrangements here by Eddie Sauter and Mel Powell. After six months with the band, Lee was flying: the second CD contains gems such as "Where or When" and "The Way You Look Tonight" with the Goodman trio; her hit cover of Lil Green's "Why Don't You Do Right"; a couple of duos with Johnny Mercer; and three songs from a little-known reunion with Goodman in 1947. By then she was on her own, the Holiday influence was fully assimilated, and her smoky, vibrato-less voice was assured and distinct. --John F. Szwed