Jessica Pilnäs - Norma Deloris Egstrom - A Tribute to Peggy Lee (2012) [Hi-Res]

Most of us know songs like ‘Fever’, but the singer behind the songs is perhaps less familiar to most Europeans. As the Swedish singer Jessica Pilnäs explains, “Many of my friends and colleagues had never heard of Peggy Lee, although she did not only have a successful 40-year career as a unique performer, but also was one of the first singer-songwriters who wrote songs and lyrics herself”In America Peggy Lee (1920-2002) is one of the great singers of the 20th century, alongside Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughan. Not only was she a star in the jazz circles after having been discovered by Benny Goodman as a twenty-year-old, but she was also known by the wider public. Lee is the only singer who had a US top ten single in the ‘40s, ‘50s and ‘60s. She also acted in several films, including the first sound film “The Jazz Singe...

line up
Jessica Pilnäs / vocals
Mattias Ståhl / vibraphone
Karl Olandersson / trumpet
Fredrik Jonsson / bass

Tracklist:
01. Jessica Pilnäs - There'll Be Another Spring (4:14)
02. Jessica Pilnäs - Do I Love You (2:54)
03. Jessica Pilnäs - Blue Prelude (3:27)
04. Jessica Pilnäs - Smile (4:32)
05. Jessica Pilnäs - Fever (4:07)
06. Jessica Pilnäs - This Is a Very Special Day (2:52)
07. Jessica Pilnäs - It Never Entered My Mind (6:07)
08. Jessica Pilnäs - What's New (2:49)
09. Jessica Pilnäs - Boston Beans (2:58)
10. Jessica Pilnäs - I Wound It Up (2:15)
11. Jessica Pilnäs - I'm Gonna Go Fishin' (2:51)
12. Jessica Pilnäs - The Folks Who Live On the Hill (6:33)
13. Jessica Pilnäs - The Gold Wedding Ring (3:36)