All the rare sessions recorded for the radio stations use. 3 CD set.

he idea, says Lee, was “to bring together some of my longstanding band members with some of the younger players that I had recently begun to collaborate with. I wasn't thinking about specific instruments really, just the players that I was excited about working with. The name to me simply speaks of our efforts to make sense of our world through artistic practice. And of course there are echoes of much of the music that has been meaningful to me over the years.” (She cites Carla Bley and Charlie Haden’s Liberation Music Orchestra as inspirations.) With many colours to draw upon, the music is multi-layered and texturally varied, featuring driving rhythmic vamps, incendiary improvisation and sometimes achingly beautiful melodic compositions.
credits
released May 15, 2018
Brad Turner - trumpet & flugelhorn
Jon Bentley - soprano & tenor sax
John Paton - tenor sax
Roderick Murray - trombone
Meredith Bates - violin
Peggy Lee - cello
Cole Schmidt - electric & acoustic guitar
Bradshaw Pack - pedal steel
James Meger - electric & acoustic bass
Dylan van der Schyff - drums, percussion & Yamaha RX-15 drum machine
Robin Holcomb - voice on “The Unfaithful Servant” (bonus track)
Recorded on April 16th & 17th, 2017 at Warehouse Studios, Vancouver, Canada.
Recorded by Sheldon Zaharko
Assisted by Dominic Civiero & Annie Kennedy
Mixed by Chris Gestrin and Dylan van der Schyff
Mastered by Chris Gestrin

From the 1947 hit "Why Don't You Do Right?" to "Fever" to her lyrics on Ellington's "I'm Gonna Go Fishin'," the 18 tracks are among Peggy Lee's finest. The stellar accompaniment comes from Goodman, Shearing, Benny Carter, Billy May, Quincy Jones, Lou Levy and Bill Holman.

During the early '50s, Peggy Lee rode high on the strength of her own taste into stardom - she was a glamorous beacon whose sultry voice gave her performances a shimmering eroticism. Black Coffee may be the greatest album of her genuine "concept albums." Originally recorded in 1953, Lee turned Black Coffee into a jazz project - something no other mainstream pop singer had done up to that point. It was so successful that three years later, Decca asked her to expand it into the newer 12" format. Many years later, she named this album as her own favorite. The songs in this collection reveal Peggy Lee at her most captivating. Here she displays a versatility which matches her wonderful vitality, emphasizing the quality of her voice as well as the music.

Import exclusive 20-track collection from the EMI Gold series. 2004.

This magnificent 4 CD set contains 100 of Peggy Lee's 180 singles, meticulously remixed and remastered. The 72 page booklet includes a 15,000 word biography. EMI. 2002.

Japanese 24-bit remastered limited edition reissue of 1957 album packaged in a miniature LP sleeve. EMI. 2003.

International compilation incorporates the best of the jazz vocalist's Capitol recordings as well as her Decca/MCA recordings. 24 tracks including, 'Fever', 'He's A Tramp', 'Things Are Swingin'', 'Alright, OK, You Win' & her seminal version of 'Black Coffee'. EMI.