Decca · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Black Coffee With Peggy Lee
| Recorded | c. 1953 |
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| Label | Decca |
| Released | 1953 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 143814 |
The record
Smoke-curled and unhurried, this small-combo date leans on Rowles' spare piano and brushed drums to keep the mood at a low simmer. Decca catches her closer to torch song than pop chart, half-whispering her way through each line.
Session personnel
- Max Wayne — bass
- Ed Shaughnessy — drums
- Jimmy Rowles — piano
- Cootie Chesterfield — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 17 pressings on file.
| 1953 | Decca · DL 5482 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1953 | Decca · ED-533 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP · gatefold |
| 1953 | Decca · DL 5482 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Mono |
| 1953 | Decca · DL 5482 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Mono |
| 1955 | Decca · DL 5482 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Repress, Mono |
| 1956 | Decca · DL 8358 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono |
| 1956 | Decca · DL 8358 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1956 | Decca · DL 8358 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Gloversville |
| 1956 | Decca · DL 8358 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Styrene, Mono |
| 1957 | Decca · DL 8358 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono, Pinckneyville |
| 1958 | Brunswick · LA 8629 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Mono |
| 1961 | Decca · DL 8358 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono |
| 1961 | Decca · DL 8358 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono |
| 1999 | Decca · MVCJ-19194 — CD, Album, Reissue, Mono |
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