Track Listing
1. Elmer's Tune
2. I See a Million People But All I Can See Is You
3. I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good
4. My Old Flame
5. How Deep Is the Ocean?
6. Somebody Else Is Taking My Place
7. How Long Has This Been Going On?
8. Winter Weather
9. Blues in the Night
10. On the Sunny Side of the Street
11. Way You Look Tonight, The
12. We'll Meet Again
13. Full Moon (Noche de Luna)
14. Why Don't You Do Right?
15. Ain't Goin' No Place
16. That Old Feeling
17. What More Can a Woman Do?
18. You Was Right, Baby
19. Waitin' For the Train to Come In
20. I Don't Know Enough About You
21. Everything's Movin' Too Fast
22. Linger in My Arms a Little Longer, Baby
23. It's a Good Day
24. It's Lovin' Time
25. It's All Over Now
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Benny Goodman, Dave Barbour | | Producer: | David Lennick (Compilation) | | Distributor: | E1 Distribution (USA) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Mixed | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel includes: Peggy Lee, Art London (vocals); Nappy LaMare, Dave Barbour (guitar); Benny Goodman, Barney Bigard (clarinet); Les Robinson (alto saxophone); Bernie Priven, Shorty Cherard (trumpet); Lou McGarity (trombone); Mel Powell (piano, celeste); Sid Catlett (drums).
Recorded between 1941 & 1946. Includes liner notes by Brian Rust.
Digitally remastered by Martin Haskell.
This release is jam-packed with tunes featuring one of the greatest singers and bands to emerge from the swing era. By the 1950s, Peggy Lee would be one of the top performers in the world. At the time of "Elmer's Tune" she was just beginning her career. Her voice is pure in these early tracks with the Benny Goodman band, and her lilting tone fits in fine.
Within months she becomes quite a different Peggy Lee. She grew up in the Goodman band, and rather quickly; "Somebody Else is Taking My Place" shows that she is now as in control of the material as Benny Goodman is with his masterful clarinet. After marrying guitarist Dave Barbour, husband and wife go out on their own. "It's A Good Day" has a bouncy rhythm and a vibrant feeling. Remarkable changes are evident throughout this WHY DON'T YOU DO RIGHT, yet they were just the beginning of great things to come for Peggy Lee.
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