[Dixielandjazz] Peggy Lee

[Chuck Kercher]

  Aways enjoyed listening to her but didn't care to watch her as it was
difficult to prevent involuntary orgasims. chuck----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Stephen Barbone" <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
  To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
  Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 4:49 PM
  Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Peggy Lee


  > > csuhor at zebra.net (Charles Suhor) wrote (polite snip)
  > >
  > > Also--I think that Peggy Lee is one of the most underrated singers in
jazz.
  > > What phrasing, what soul, what a sound!--and a great sense of humor
too.
  > > Her "Black Coffee" 10" LP on Capitol (with a quartet that had Jimmy
Rowles
  > > on piano and Ed Shaugnessy on drums), only partially released on
scattered
  > > CDs, is a jewel!
  > >
  >
  > Hi Charlie & List mates:
  >
  > I'm with you. Not only a great singer, but a great lady to work with
according to
  > our guitarist and others who toured with her for a while about 35 years
ago. He
  > waxes eloquently about how well she treated her musicians and how hip
she was.
  > Kind of like Ella and Billie were, with the musicians who backed them.
  >
  > She took some heat late in career (mostly from young folks seeing her
for the
  > first time) for her overstated little girl type of dress and heavy
make-up but
  > that was her trademark. As you say she had a great sound, wonderful
phrasing and
  > some beautiful deadpan humor like in "Is That All There Is?" She was
always a
  > class act and still is underrated.
  >
  > Cheers,
  > Steve Barbone
  >
  >
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