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All tracks have been digitally mastered using 24-bit technology.
Peggy Lee's BLACK COFFEE is a consummate jazz vocal album. Here, Lee's singing generates many emotions at once. For example, few vocalists can convey such vulnerability and strength at the same time. However, Lee's approach never comes across as forced or strained. And it is certainly not complex; her tone resounds with purity and cool passion with every phrase. The musical accompaniment is also outstanding. The elegant piano stylings of Jimmy Rowles, or, alternately, Lou Levy bring great refinement to the proceedings. In contrast, the bluesy musings of trumpeter Pete Candoli infuse this album with a kind of raw, smoky flavor.
"A Woman Alone with the Blues" is one of the most stunning tracks on BLACK COFFEE. A languid ballad about heartache, Lee exacts the pain that loneliness and loss can bring. "You're My Thrill" is another goose-bump track. On this tune, Lee sings with all the coyness of a wooing suitor. Overall, the sheer intimacy and bubbling intensity of this record will enwrap the listener.
Personnel: Peggy Lee (vocals); Bill Pitman (guitar); Stella Castellucci (harp); Pete Candoli (trumpet); Jimmy Rowles, Lou Levy (piano); Larry Bunker (vibraphone, drums, percussion); Max Wayne, Buddy Clark (double bass); Ed Shaughnessy (drums).
Liner Note Author: Will Friedwald.
Down Beat (9/23/53) - 5 Stars - Excellent - "...Here is the true Peggy. Warm, personal, Holidayish, sexy, and as un-`Lover'-like as you could wish. Or, when the occasion demands it, fiery, swinging, with a beat few can beat...." Peggy Lee Black Coffee Songs Black Coffee Music Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  best kept secret...
As I listened to this album, sumptuously presented with original cover art,liner notes, and bonus tracks, I was struck by how much soul Peggy has on this offering. I love each and every selection presented here, but especially "You're my thrill". The remastered sound on this CD cannot be beaten.
Small wonder it has the cult following it does!
I think I'll pour another cup...
Submitted by rudymccobb (Oklahoma City, OK, USA) 
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BLACK COFFEE is touted to be the 1st "concept" album & it is one of Peggy Lee's most brilliant works. Lee was always firmly rooted in jazz, and her jazz chops came to full flower with this LP. Most "pop" singers wouldn't have had the guts to do a jazz album in 1953, and Miss Lee pulled it off like the pro she was. Alternately icy and soft as cashmere, this is the place to start your Peggy Lee collection.
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This reissue presents the original studio recording without any live audience ambience and applause overdubs.
Recorded on May 28-30, 1959. Includes liner notes by Will Friedwald.
Peggy Lee is heard here singing before a live audience, accompanied by the top-drawer piano of George Shearing. Cole Porter's "Do I Love You?" is transformed by Lee's relaxed voice and the Shearing quintet's delicate bounce. The music seems to become a multi-sensory experience; "If Dreams Come True" could fool you into thinking you were running through a field of clover on a sunny spring day.
Lee has impeccable taste in material; "All Too Soon," an engaging piece of Ellingtonia, is a typical example. Her performance of "I Lost My Sugar in Salt Lake City" is a stirring blues predating her studio recording by three years while Shearing's piano and quintet mirror Lee's gentle emotions on "There'll Be Another Spring"; the sensitive backing is perfect.
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