Complete Peggy Lee & June Christy Capitol Transcription Sessions (2001)

About this title: Mosaic, the Rolls-Royce of record companies, has produced another of its limited-edition gems (5,000 copies and no more). This five-CD boxed set highlights the early work of two of the more famous vocal graduates of the swing era -- Peggy Lee and June Christy. Recently signed by Capitol, they were the company's attempt to break into the transcription business. Transcriptions were records provided to radio stations to fill a constant need for music that regular commercial releases were unable to meet. Most of the songs on this album, cuts from 1945 through 1949, were never before or since ... read more

Tracks:

1. Make Love to Me [Gannon/Mann/Weiss]
2. How High the Moon [Hamilton/Lewis]
3. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams [Koehler/Barris/Moll]
4. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man [Hammerstein/Kern]
5. Sweet Lorraine [Burwell/Parish]
6. Don't Worry 'Bouy Me [Bloom/Koehler]
7. I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me [Gaskill/McHugh]
8. June's Blues (Improvisation)
9. Mean to Me [Ahlert/Turk]
10. September in the Rain [Dubin/Warren]
11. You Took Advantage of Me [Hart/Rodgers]
12. Stompin' at the Savoy [Goodman/Razaf/Samps]
13. I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You [Crosby/Washington]
14. The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else) [Jones/Kahn]
15. Moonglow [DeLange/Hudson/Mill]
16. Get Happy [Arlen/Koehler]
17. I Got a Guy [Sunshine]
18. Lover Man [Davis/Ramirez/Sherm]
19. Lullaby in Rhythm [Goodman/Hirsch/Prof]
20. This Is Romance [Heyman/Duke]
21. Supper Time [Berlin]
22. I'm Thrilled [Lippman/Dee]
23. I Can't Give You Anything But Love [Fields/McHugh]
24. How Long Has This Been Going On? [Gershwin/Gershwin]
25. You're Blase [Hamilton/Sievier]
26. Prelude to a Kiss [Ellington/Gordon/Mi]
27. What's New? [Burke/Haggart]
28. Wherever There's Me There's You [Skylar]
29. All the Cats Join In [Wilder/Gilbert/Saut]
30. A Nightingale Can Sing the Blues [Charles/Marks]
31. Come Rain or Come Shine [Arlen/Mercer]
32. The Best Man [Alfred/Wise]
33. If You Were the Only Boy [Grey/Ayer]
34. Love Doesn't Grow on Trees [Freed/Lane]
35. I Guess I'll Get the Papers and Go Home [Prince/Rogers/Kanne]
36. My Sugar Is So Refined [Dee/Proffitt/Lippma]
37. I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me [Gaskill/McHugh]
38. Lonesome Road [Austin/Shilkret]
39. Them There Eyes [Pinkard/Tauber/Trac]
40. You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me [Fain/Kahal/Norman]
41. The Glory of Love [Hill]
42. Melancholy Lullaby [Carter/Heyman]
43. Taking a Chance for Sale [Conley/Robison]
44. A Cottage for Sale [Conley/Robison]
45. Fools Rush In [Bloom/Mercer]
46. Sometimes I'm Happy [Caesar/Youman/Grey]
47. The Way You Look Tonight [Fields/Kern]
48. Love Is Just Around the Corner [Gensler/Robin]
49. Porgy [Fields/McHugh]
50. Blue Skies [Berlin]
51. I've Had My Moments [Donaldson/Kahn]
52. Blue Moon [Hart/Rodgers]
53. Don't Be So Mean to Baby ('Cause Baby's So Good to You) [Barbour/Lee]
54. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man [Hammerstein/Kern]
55. Mean to Me [Ahlert/Turk]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.