Blues Cross Country

by Peggy Lee

Blues Cross Country cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1961
  • Label: Capitol
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 36:31
  • Community rating: 3.95/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Structured as a geographical travelogue, 'Blues Cross Country' features Peggy Lee singing blues-themed arrangements crafted by Quincy Jones. Her typically understated, rhythmic vocal delivery expertly navigates the explosive, swinging big band charts, yielding an album that is both conceptually clever and musically formidable.

Genres

Descriptors: conscious, bluesy, piano, orchestral, lounge

Tracklist

  1. Kansas City (2:29)
  2. Basin Street Blues (3:04)
  3. Los Angeles Blues (2:38)
  4. I Lost My Sugar In Salt Lake City (2:53)
  5. The Grain Belt Blues (1:52)
  6. New York City Blues (3:21)
  7. Goin' To Chicago Blues (2:37)
  8. San Francisco Blues (2:37)
  9. Fisherman's Wharf (3:11)
  10. Boston Beans (2:05)
  11. The Train Blues (2:42)
  12. St. Louis Blues (2:15)
  13. Hey! Look Me Over (1:55)
  14. The Shining Sea (2:45)

Credits

  • Maxeen - primary artist
  • Peggy Lee - primary artist, written-by
  • Quincy Jones - arranged by, conductor, written-by
  • John Engstead - photography by [cover]
  • David Cavanaugh - producer
  • Leiber & Stoller - written-by
  • Spencer Williams - written-by
  • Johnny Lange - written-by
  • Leon Rene - written-by
  • Bill Schluger - written-by
  • Milt Raskin - written-by
  • Count Basie - written-by
  • Jimmy Rushing - written-by
  • W. C. Handy - written-by

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