Peggy Lee - Sea Shells (Remastered) (1958/2018) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist:

[2:03] 01. Peggy Lee - Sea Fever (Remastered)
[4:59] 02. Peggy Lee - Nine Thorny Thickets (Remastered)
[1:12] 03. Peggy Lee - Little Old Car (Remastered)
[1:58] 04. Peggy Lee - Greensleeves (Remastered)
[2:19] 05. Peggy Lee - Chinese Love Poems- The Fisherman - Autumn Evening (Remastered)
[1:01] 06. Peggy Lee - The Happy Monks (Remastered)
[4:01] 07. Peggy Lee - The White Birch And The Sycamore (Remastered)
[3:13] 08. Peggy Lee - Of Such Is The Kingdom Of God (Remastered)
[3:00] 09. Peggy Lee - A Brown Bird Singing (Remastered)
[2:32] 10. Peggy Lee - I Don't Want To Play In Your Yard (Remastered)
[1:01] 11. Peggy Lee - The Maid With The Flaxen Hair (Remastered)
[2:32] 12. Peggy Lee - The Wearing Of The Green (Remastered)
[1:38] 13. Peggy Lee - Chaconde (Remastered)
[2:47] 14. Peggy Lee - Chinese Love Poems- Going Rowing - Like The Moon... (Remastered)
[3:55] 15. Peggy Lee - The Riddle Song (Remastered)
[2:17] 16. Peggy Lee - The Gold Wedding Ring (Remastered)

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ABOUT THE ALBUM
1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
Total length: 00:40:20
Main artist: Peggy Lee
Label: RevOla
Genre: Jazz
Hi-Res 24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo
1958 RevOla Records
2018 RevOla Records

Peggy Lee returned to Capitol Records in 1957 after a five-year stretch at Decca Records, but it wasn't until 1958 that Decca got around to releasing Sea Shells, an LP she had recorded during her tenure with the label. That the recording sat on the shelf for a while is not surprising given the contents, which make it Lee's most unusual album. Accompanied only by harp player Stella Castellucci and harpsichordist Gene DiNovi, she essays a group of art songs and Chinese poetry (thankfully translated into English) on this thoughtful, esoteric project. On several tracks ("Greensleeves," the Lee-composed "The Happy Monks," Debussy's "The Maid with the Flaxen Hair," "Chaconde"), the instrumentalists are on their own with no participation from the singer. Lee ventures into children's fare ("I Don't Want to Play in Your Yard") and Irish music ("The Wearing of the Green"), but throughout, she maintains a calm demeanor and sings or speaks with precise articulation, reflecting on philosophical and metaphysical concerns. All of that is fine, of course, as long as the potential buyer is aware of the approach. Decca may have finally issued the disc in hopes of getting some sales simply on Lee's name, but nobody should pick this one up expecting to hear anything in the vein of "Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me)" or "Lover."
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo


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