Blues Cross Country

Blues Cross Country
Studio album by Peggy Lee
Released 1962
Recorded March 1962
Genre Vocal jazz
Length 36:24
Label Capitol
Producer Milt Gabler
Peggy Lee chronology

If You Go
(1961)		 Blues Cross Country
(1962)		 Bewitching-Lee
(1962)

Blues Cross Country is a 1962 studio album by Peggy Lee, arranged by Quincy Jones.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

The Allmusic review by William Ruhlmann awarded the album four stars and commented that "Though Jones' arrangements are often a touch brassier than the blues standards can handle, Lee contributes just the right blend of vigor and feeling to the songs"[2]

Track listing

  1. "Kansas City" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) - 2:29
  2. "Basin Street Blues" (Spencer Williams) - 3:04
  3. "Los Angeles Blues" (Peggy Lee, Quincy Jones) - 2:38
  4. "I Lost My Sugar in Salt Lake City" (Johnny Lange, Leon Rene) - 2:53
  5. "The Grain Belt Blues" (Lee, Milt Raskin, Bill Schugler) - 1:52
  6. "New York City Blues" (Jones, Lee) - 3:21
  7. "Goin' to Chicago Blues" (Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing) - 2:37
  8. "San Francisco Blues" (Lee, Raskin) - 2:37
  9. "Fisherman's Wharf" (Lee, Raskin) - 3:11
  10. "Boston Beans" (Lee, Raskin, Schugler) - 2:05
  11. "The Train Blues" (Jones, Lee) - 2:42
  12. "St. Louis Blues" (W.C. Handy) - 2:15
  13. "Hey, Look Me Over!" (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) - 1:55
  14. "The Shining Sea" (Lee, Johnny Mandel) - 2:45

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Ruhlmann, William. "Blues Cross Country". Allmusic. Retrieved March 18, 2011.