Peggy Lee - With The Benny Goodman Orchestra 1941-43 (CD)

Peggy Lee was one of great female singers of the post-war era, her unmistakeable sophisticated and sultry style making her one of the most distinctive performers of the time, ranging across the genres from ballads to jazz and pure pop. She began her recording career when she joined Benny Goodman's Orchestra as vocalist in 1941, when she had just turned 21, and was with Goodman for two years until 1943, when she married guitarist Dave Barbour and they both left the band. She recorded some some sessions again with Goodman in 1947. This 44-track 2-CD set comprises titles which she recorded with Goodman's orchestra in the initial period, and were released at the time on Columbia, along with alternate takes of the songs and titles which were not released at the time, plus titles from the 1947 sessions. Also included are some hard-to-find radio recordings from the 1941-42 period, which capture Peggy working in a 'live' environment. It's an entertaining anthology of her work during what was a key formative time in the career of a great artist, and a great showcase for a talent which was already abundantly evident.

Track List:

Disc: 1

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

Disc: 2

1. The Lamp of Memory
2. If You Build a Better Mousetrap
3. When the Roses Bloom Again
4. My Little Cousin
5. The Way You Look Tonight
6. I Threw a Kiss in the Ocean
7. We'll Meet Again
8. Full Moon
9. There Won't Be a Shortage of Love
10. You're Easy to Dance with
11. All I Need Is You
12. Why Don't You Do Right
13. Let's Say a Prayer
14. The Freedom Train
15. Keep Me in Mind
16. For Every Man There's a Woman
17. Soft As Spring
18. The Shrine of St. Cecilia
19. That Did It Marie
20. Blues in the Night
21. Mr. Five-By-Five
22. Praise the Lord (And Pass the Ammunition)