• This year marks the centenary of the birth of the legendary singer Peggy Lee• She was one of the finest interpreters of popular song in the post-war era• Great value 109-track 4-CD set comprising selected titles from 25 Capitol and Decca album releases during these years• Features performances with Nelson Riddle, Billy May, George Shearing, Quincy Jones, Frank Sinatra, Dave Barbour, Benny Carter, Gordon Jenkins, Hal Mooney, Sy Oliver and others• A substantial and entertaining tribute to a unique artist, and a fine showcase for her talent and versatility working across a range of musical styles and concepts.

May 26th 2020 marks the centenary of the birth of the great jazz and pop singer Peggy Lee, and Acrobat is celebrating the occasion with two special releases, this collections of album tracks and an anthology of selected A and B sides from her singles “The Centenary Singles Collection 1945-62” (ACQCD7146).

Peggy Lee was one of the finest interpreters of popular songs, whether performing in the big band idiom, in small group jazz environments or with solo piano accompaniment, or in the sophisticated pop style which brought her many chart hits.

Her repertoire ranged effortlessly from Great American Songbook classics to the latest pop songs, and included many of her own fine compositions.

This great-value 109-track 4-CD set comprises selected titles from 25 of her albums released on Capitol and Decca during this era - “My Best To You”, “Rendezvous with Peggy Lee”, “Lover”, “Black Coffee”, “Songs In An Intimate Style”, “Songs from Pete Kelly's Blues”, “Dream Street”, “Songs from Walt Disney's "Lady and the Tramp”, “Sea Shells”, “Miss Wonderful”, “The Fabulous Peggy Lee”, “The Man I Love”, “Jump For Joy”, “Things Are Swingin'”, “I Like Men! ” ,“Beauty and the Beat!”, “Latin ala Lee!”, “All Aglow Again!”, “Pretty Eyes”, “Christmas Carousel”, “Olé ala Lee”, “Basin Street East Proudly Presents Miss Peggy Lee”, “If You Go”, “Blues Cross Country” and “Sugar 'N' Spice”.

It features performances with Nelson Riddle, Billy May, George Shearing, Quincy Jones, Frank Sinatra, Dave Barbour, Benny Carter, Gordon Jenkins, Hal Mooney, Victor Young, Sy Oliver, Joseph Lilley and Jack Marshall.

It’s a marvellous showcase for her talent and versatility working across a range of musical styles and concepts.

• - 1 -

  • 1. Swing Low Sweet Chariot
  • 2. Why Don't You Do Right (Get Me Some Money Too)
  • 3. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
  • 4. 'Deed I Do
  • 5. Forgive Me
  • 6. I Hear the Music Now
  • 7. You Go To My Head
  • 8. River River
  • 9. Black Coffee
  • 10. My Heart Belongs To Daddy
  • 11. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You?
  • 12. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
  • 13. Love Me or Leave Me
  • 14. There's a Small Hotel
  • 15. That's Him Over There
  • 16. Where Can I Go Without You
  • 17. How Strange
  • 18. Love You So
  • 19. Oh Didn't He Ramble
  • 20. I Never Knew
  • 21. What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry
  • 22. Sing a Rainbow
  • 23. Street of Dreams
  • 24. It's All Right With Me
  • 25. Dancing On the Ceiling

• - 2 -

  • 1. Last Night When We Were Young
  • 2. So Blue
  • 3. What is a Baby?
  • 4. La La Lu
  • 5. Sea Fever
  • 6. I Don't Want To Play In Your Yard
  • 7. The Riddle Song
  • 8. The Gold Wedding Ring
  • 9. Where Flamingos Fly
  • 10. They Can't Take That Away From Me
  • 11. Crazy In the Heart
  • 12. You Ought To Be Mine
  • 13. That's Alright, Honey
  • 14. You Let My Love Get Cold
  • 15. Love You Didn't Do Right By Me
  • 16. Wrong Wrong Wrong
  • 17. The Man I Love
  • 18. Happiness is a Thing Called Joe
  • 19. That's All
  • 20. Then I'll Be Tired of You
  • 21. There is No Greater Love
  • 22. Jump For Joy
  • 23. I Hear Music
  • 24. Just In Time
  • 25. Old Devil Moon

• - 3 -

  • 1. Cheek To Cheek
  • 2. Ain't We Got Fun
  • 3. It's a Wonderful World
  • 4. Things Are Swingin'
  • 5. It's Been a Long, Long Time
  • 6. I'm Beginning To See the Light
  • 7. You're Getting To Be a Habit With Me
  • 8. Charley My Boy
  • 9. Good For Nothing Joe
  • 10. I Like Men!
  • 11. So In Love
  • 12. It's So Nice To Have a Man Around the House
  • 13. Do I Love You?
  • 14. I Lost My Sugar In Salt Lake City
  • 15. Blue Prelude
  • 16. You Came a Long Way From St. Louis
  • 17. Get Out of Town
  • 18. Heart
  • 19. I Could Have Danced All Night
  • 20. The Party's Over
  • 21. C'est Magnifique
  • 22. I Enjoy Being a Girl
  • 23. Where Do I Go From Here
  • 24. Whee, Baby
  • 25. You Deserve
  • 26. You Don't Know
  • 27. I'm Looking Out the Window
  • 28. As You Desire Me
  • 29. Pretty Eyes
  • 30. I Remember You

• - 4 -

  • 1. Too Close For Comfort
  • 2. Because I Love Him So
  • 3. Don't Forget To Feed the Reindeer
  • 4. Christmas Carousel
  • 5. The Tree
  • 6. Come Dance With Me
  • 7. You're So Right For Me
  • 8. Together Wherever We Go
  • 9. You Stepped Out of a Dream
  • 10. Ole
  • 11. Day In, Day Out
  • 12. The Second Time Around
  • 13. I Got a Man
  • 14. A Tribute To Ray Charles: Yes Indeed
  • 15. As Time Goes By
  • 16. If You Go
  • 17. Maybe It's Because (I Love You Too Much)
  • 18. I Get Along Without You Very Well
  • 19. Here's the Rainy Day
  • 20. Kansas City
  • 21. Basin Street Blues
  • 22. San Francisco Blues
  • 23. Boston Beans
  • 24. St. Louis Blues
  • 25. Ain't That Love
  • 26. I Believe In You
  • 27. Teach Me Tonight
  • 28. Big Bad Bill (is Sweet William Now)
  • 29. I've Got the World On a String