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…One of the best recordings ever made from many standpoints: one of the best jazz vocal albums, one of Decca’s best, one of the best concept albums, one of Lee’s best, and so on. Lee named it as a favorite when she was interviewed by British jazz journalist Max Harrison in 1977, and mentioned that singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell had also told her how much she loved it. But when Harrison asked Lee if she had plans to make any more albums like Black Coffee, the singer graciously demurred. Her attitude seemed to be that it had already been done, and
| 1 | Black Coffee | ♡ | 3:11 | Sonny Burke / Paul Francis Webster |
| 2 | I’ve Got You Under My Skin | ♡ | 2:33 | Cole Porter |
| 3 | Easy Living | ♡ | 2:48 | Ralph Rainger / Leo Robin |
| 4 | My Heart Belongs to Daddy | ♡ | 2:11 | Cole Porter |
| 5 | It Ain’t Necessarily So | ♡ | 3:26 | Ira Gershwin / DuBose Heyward / Dorothy Heyward / George Gershwin |
| 6 | Gee, Baby, Ain’t I Good to You? | ♡ | 3:27 | Andy Razaf / Don Redman |
| 7 | A Woman Alone With the Blues | ♡ | 3:18 | Willard Robison |
| 8 | I Didn’t Know What Time It Was | ♡ | 2:20 | Richard Rodgers / Lorenz Hart |
| 9 | (Ah, The Apple Trees) When the World Was Young | ♡ | 3:21 | Johnny Mercer / Philippe-Gérard |
| 10 | Love Me or Leave Me | ♡ | 2:11 | Walter Donaldson / Gus Kahn |
| 11 | You’re My Thrill | ♡ | 3:27 | Jay Gorney / Sidney Clare |
| 12 | There’s a Small Hotel | ♡ | 2:54 | Richard Rodgers / Lorenz Hart |
Links
- Folder:
R:\__Jazz\VA\6 Queens of Jazz Vocal [Esoteric 90143-48] [DSD64]\90146 Peggy Lee-Black Coffee - Explorer: Open folder
- AllMusic: https://www.allmusic.com/album/MW0000615593
Credits
Bass — Max Wayne Drums — Ed Shaughnessy Mastered By — Ryan Smith Piano — Jimmy Rowles Supervised By — Chad Kassem Trumpet — Cootie Chesterfield
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