Complete Recordings 1941-1947 (CD)

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• Release Date: June 15, 1999
• Label: Legacy Recordings
• UPC: 074646568620
• WAPI (Tower ID): 106693419
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In 1941, Peggy Lee had just come down from her home state of North Dakota to join Benny Goodman''s band in Chicago as a replacement for Helen Forrest. Lee was young, frightened, and forced to sing the band''s songs in Forrest''s keys. No surprise, then, that the earliest records in this anthology seem a bit stiff and without commitment. She had not yet narrowed her range nor begun to phrase behind the beat (both á la Billie Holiday), but the confidence and speed with which she began to form her style are documented here, and it''s amazing to hear how quickly she advanced--keep in mind that all but three of these recordings were made in a one year period between 1941 and 1942. And even when her singing lacks interest, there are some stunning arrangements here by Eddie Sauter and Mel Powell. After six months with the band, Lee was flying: the second CD contains gems such as "Where or When" and "The Way You Look Tonight" with the Goodman trio; her hit cover of Lil Green''s "Why Don''t You Do Right"; a couple of duos with Johnny Mercer; and three songs from a little-known reunion with Goodman in 1947. By then she was on her own, the Holiday influence was fully assimilated, and her smoky, vibrato-less voice was assured and distinct. --John F. Szwed

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