Details: Peggy Lee (1920-2002), At Last: The Lost Radio Recordings. Real Gone Music, 2015. Total time (2 discs): 92:57.
Holy Toledo! Talk about old-time radio. Just released on CD this week, the 45 songs here are from the legendary jazz singer-songwriter, Peggy Lee. In 1951 and 1952 during some of her peak performance years Miss Lee had a radio program, The Peggy Lee Show, and all these superb song performances are from then.
More than 60 years later this material sounds so damn good and how exciting that these long lost intimate radio performances, many of them romantic ballads, others swinging numbers, are finally being made available.
I believe although she is no longer with us Peggy Lee is still relevant in music today. Even here with recordings that sound just a little scratchy, it is delightful to listen to her distinctive voice singing classic songs backed by a great band and pianists. One of the words I use to describe Peggy Lee's singing voice is this: smile. Listening to her singing you can hear her smile so clearly.
My only complaint is while reaching inside one of the pockets of the cardboard CD holder for the liner notes I ripped the front cover a bit. Other than that this 2-disc album is perfect.
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