Fever - A Tribute to Peggy Lee, part 2
Clare Teal presents the second of a two-part tribute, featuring some of Lee's greatest hits performed in concert by singer Georgina Jackson and the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band.
Clare Teal presents the second part of Fever - A Tribute to Peggy Lee. Featuring some of her greatest hits performed in concert at the Town Hall Birmingham by singer Georgina Jackson and the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band conducted by Jay Craig.
Featured titles include I'm Gonna Go Fishin' (co-composed by Peggy Lee and Duke Ellington), That's My Style (a collaboration with Cy Coleman), Razor (Love Me As I Am) and Pass Me By.
Born Norma Dolores Egstrom in North Dakota, big bands were a constant feature throughout Peggy Lee's long and successful career. From her first break with bandleader Benny Goodman in 1941 she would go on to work with arrangers including Billy May, Nelson Riddle, Shorty Rogers and Quincy Jones. For this exploration of the swinging side to Peggy Lee's music, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Big Band are joined by one of the UK's finest jazz singers of today, Georgina Jackson.
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Georgina Jackson
"I'm Gonna Go Fishin'"
Composer: Duke Ellington & Peggy Lee Arranger: Bill Holman
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Georgina Jackson
"That's My Style"
Composer: Cy Coleman & Peggy Lee Arranger: Bill Holman
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Georgina Jackson
"Deed I Do"
Composer: Walter Hirsch & Fred Rose Arranger: Billy May
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Georgina Jackson
"Ain't That Love"
Composer: Ray Charles Arranger: Shorty Rodgers
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Georgina Jackson
"Do I Love You"
Composer: Cole Porter Arranger: George Shearing
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Georgina Jackson
"Razor (Love Me As I Am)"
Composer: Jack Schechtman Arranger: Artie Butler
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Georgina Jackson
"The Folks Who Live On The Hill"
Composer: Hammerstein, Kern Arranger: Nelson Riddle
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Georgina Jackson
"Pass Me By"
Composer: Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh Arranger: Lou Levy
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- Sun 5 Aug 2012 20:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2