Peggy Lee

INCLUDES FREE MP3 ALBUM DOWNLOAD PLUS 2 BONUS TRACKS

From the onset of her career, Peggy Lee (May 26, 1920-January 21, 2002) forged a sophisticated persona, evolving into a multi-faceted artist and performer. She wrote music for films, acted, and created conceptual record albums –encompassing poetry, jazz, chamber pop, and art songs. This edition compiles a classic Peggy Lee album recorded with the Quincy Jones orchestra in 1961. Jones’ arrangements are featured prominently throughout the LP, titled If You Go (Capitol ST1630). The singer and arranger had recorded together a previous album, Blues Cross Country (Capitol ST1671), in April-May of that same year. After the marvelous work reissued here they would only participate on a short 1966 session (consisting of three songs) which never appeared on LP and was only issued several decades later (it was taped in Hollywood on May 21, 1966 and included the songs “Happy Feet”, “The Shining Sea” and “Stay With Me”). If You Go is a conceptual LP, presenting songs about lost loves.

PERSONNEL:

PEGGY LEE, vocals with the QUINCY JONES Orchestra

*Bonus tracks: From the same sessions but not included on the original LP.

Side A; B1, B3-B5 & B7: Justin Gordon, Ted Nash (flute), Benny Carter (as)
Victor Feldman (p, vib), Dennis Budimir, Al Henrickson (g), Max Bennett (b),
Stan Levey, Shelly Manne (d), Chino Pozo (cga, bgo),
Mike Gutiérrez, Mel Zelnick (perc), unknown strings and French horn
Quincy Jones (cond).
Hollywood, June 22- 24, 1961

B2 & B6: Same as above except Justin Gordon, Ted Nash, Benny Carter,
Al Hendrickson and Shelly Manne out
Hollywood, June 27, 1961.

SIDE A:
01. AS TIME GOES BY
02. IF YOU GO
03. OH LOVE HAST THOU FORSAKEN ME
04. SAY IT ISN’T SO
05. I WISH I DIDN’T LOVE YOU SO
06. MAYBE IT’S BECAUSE (I LOVE YOU TOO MUCH)
07. DEEP PURPLE *

SIDE B:
01. I’M GONNA LAUGH YOU OUT OF MY LIFE
02. I GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU VERY WEL
03. (I LOVE YOUR) GYPSY SOUL
04. WHEN I WAS A CHILD
05. HERE’S THAT RAINY DAY
06. SMILE
07. FAREWELL TO ARMS *