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PEGGY LEE WITH THE BENNY GOODMAN ORCHESTRA
"Where Or When"

ADDCD 3047

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Peggy Lee (born Norma Deloris Egstrom in Jamestown, North Carolina, on May 26th, 1920) was of Scandinavian descent, her grandparents being Swedish and Norwegian immigrants. She began singing in her early teens and adopted the name ‘Peggy Lee’ in 1937, at the suggestion of WDAY radio chief Ken Kennedy. After unsuccessfully trying her luck in Los Angeles she found her way to Chicago, where she became a member of a vocal group, The Four Of Us, who had a residency at the Ambassador Hotel. Recommended by pianist and arranger Mel Powell, bandleader/clarinetist/King Of Swing Benny Goodman came to see Peggy and was sufficiently impressed to offer her a place in his band, as a replacement for the outgoing Helen Forrest. Her very first recording with Goodman, ‘Elmer’s Tune’, was an immediate success, and was followed up with further hits like ‘I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good’, ‘Winter Weather’ and ‘Blues In The Night’. She enjoyed her first No.1 record in 1942 with ‘Somebody Else Is Taking My Place’, and recorded a further half-dozen hits with Goodman before setting out on a solo career in 1943. She reunited with Goodman for one last session in 1947, recording a 3-track session which included ‘For Every Man There’s A Woman’, a hit in February 1948. With her light, husky voice, Peggy established herself as one of the most respected, popular Jazz singers in the world and she continued to work more or less until her death, in January 2002.

· Unique compilation of Peggy Lee’s early recordings, made when she was the featured vocalist with the Benny Goodman Orchestra
· Every studio track that Peggy is known to have recorded with Goodman, including 3 rare alternate takes, previously unavailable in the UK
· Features 10 US hit singles, notably the 1942 No.1 ‘Somebody Else Is Taking My Place’
· Inlay includes detailed liner notes and memorabilia

Track Listing CD1:
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 (with Art Lund) 14. EV’RYTHING I LOVE 15. NOT MINE 16. NOT A CARE IN THE WORLD 17. MY OLD FLAME (alt take) 18. HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN? (alt take) 19. LET’S DO IT (LET’S FALL IN LOVE) (alt take)

Track Listing CD2:
1. BLUES IN THE NIGHT 2. WHERE OR WHEN 3. ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET 4. THE LAMP OF MEMORY (INCERTIDUMBRE) 5. IF YOU BUILD A BETTER MOUSETRAP 6. WHEN THE ROSES BLOOM AGAIN 7. MY LITTLE COUSIN 8. THE 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. THE FREEDOM TRAIN 18. KEEP ME IN MIND 19. FOR EVERY MAN THERE’S A WOMAN

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