MISS PEGGY LEE - Peggy Lee Sings The Blues (1988) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

By 1988, 68-year-old Peggy Lee did not have much of a voice left. Although she was still determined, physical problems had weakened her, and despite Gene Lees' absurd raving in the liner notes ("Her work has never flagged, the quality of it has never faltered"), this set finds her way past her prime. Actually, the material (only half of which is actually blues) is pretty strong -- mostly standards from the 1920s and '30s -- and the backup group (a quintet with pianist Mike Renzi and guitarist John Chiodini) does a good job of supporting Lee's quiet and often weak voice. This is one of the better releases from Peggy Lee's later years, but it still pales next to her 1950s recordings. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     See See Rider 5'06
Ma Rainey / Traditional
2     Basin Street Blues 3'10
Spencer Williams
3     Squeeze Me 2'47
Fats Waller / Clarence Williams
4     You Don't Know 4'09
Walter Spriggs
5     Fine and Mellow 5'13
Billie Holiday
6     Baby Please Come Home 3'25
Charles Warfield / Clarence Williams
7     Kansas City 3'43
Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller
8     Birmingham Jail 4'15
Traditional
9     Love Me 4'10
P. Lee
10     Beale Street 5'52
W.C. Handy
11     'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do 5'45
W.C. Handy
12     God Bless the Child 3'14
Billie Holiday / Arthur Herzog, Jr.
Credits :    
Bass – Jay Leonhart
Drums – Grady Tate
Guitar – John Chiodini
Percussion – Mark Sherman
Piano – Mike Renzi
Vocals - Peggy Lee