Best of the Big Bands, Vol. 2

by Benny Goodman, Peggy Lee

Overview

When Peggy Lee made her first recording with Benny Goodman's orchestra, she was 19 and scared to death. The result, "Elmer's Tune," is one she probably wished were lost, but the other 15 recordings on this CD (all from 1941) find her improving month by month, struggling gamely through the difficult Eddie Sauter and Mel Powell arrangements. Many of these titles were formerly rare and offer an interesting look at the early Peggy Lee. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	06/01/1993
Label:	Columbia/Legacy
UPC:	0074645342221
Rank:	128471

Tracks

1. Elmer's Tune
2. I See a Million People (But All I Can See Is You)
3. That's the Way It Goes
4. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
5. My Old Flame
6. How Deep Is the Ocean?
7. Shady Lady Bird
8. Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)
9. Somebody Else Is Taking My Place
10. Somebody Nobody Loves
11. How Long Has This Been Going On?
12. That Did It, Marie
13. Winter Weather
14. Ev'rything I Love
15. Not Mine
16. Not a Care in the World

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Benny Goodman   Primary Artist,Clarinet
Peggy Lee   Primary Artist,Vocals
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra   Primary Artist
Big Sid Catlett   Drums,Drums (Snare)
Vido Musso   Sax (Tenor)
John Simmons   String Bass
Julie Schwartz   Sax (Alto)
Sid Weiss   String Bass
Art Lund   Vocals
Tom Morgan   Guitar
Joe Ferrante   Trumpet
Clint Neagley   Sax (Alto)
Mel Powell   Piano
George Berg   Sax (Tenor)
Jimmy Maxwell   Trumpet
Billy Butterfield   Trumpet
Chuck Gentry   Sax (Baritone)
Cootie Williams   Trumpet
Ralph Collier   Drums,Drums (Snare)
Cutty Cutshall   Trombone
Lou McGarity   Trombone
Bernie Privin   Trumpet
Alvin Davis   Trumpet
Sol Kane   Sax (Alto)
Morty Stuhlmaker   String Bass,Drums (Snare)
Skip Martin   Sax (Alto)

Technical Credits

Ted Shapiro   Composer
Sydney Robin   Composer
Hugh Martin   Composer
Seymour Miller   Composer
Bob Ellsworth   Composer
Vernon Duke   Composer
Irene Higginbotham   Composer
Irving Berlin   Composer
Larry Keyes   Remastering,Restoration
Cole Porter   Composer
Duke Ellington   Composer
Eddie Sauter   Arranger
Benny Goodman   Leader,Performer
Russ Morgan   Composer
Victor Schertzinger   Composer
Fred Meadows   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
Una Mae Carlisle   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Dick Howard   Composer
Peggy Lee   Performer
Dick Jurgens   Composer
Dick Sudhalter   Liner Notes
Sam Coslow   Composer
Sammy Gallop   Composer
Richard Howard   Composer
Arthur Johnston   Composer
Alec Wilder   Composer
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra   Performer
Mel Powell   Arranger
Michael Brooks   Compilation Producer
Paul Francis Webster   Composer
Elmer Albrecht   Composer
Robert Sour   Composer
Ralph Blane   Composer
Alexander Wilder   Composer
Adam Block   Project Director
Tony Sellari   Art Direction
Gina Campanaro   Package Coordinator
Paul M. Martin   Art Coordinator
John Latouche   Composer