Norma Deloris Egstrom - A Tribute To Peggy Lee

Product Description CD Description In America Peggy Lee (1920-2002) is one of the great singers of the 20th century, alongside Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughan. Not only was she a star in jazz circles after having been discovered by Benny Goodman as a twenty-year old, but she was also known by the wider public. Lee is the only singer who had a US top ten single in the 40s, 50s and 60s. She also acted in several films, including the first sound film The Jazz Singer , was nominated for an Oscar and appeared on Broadway. It was a life according to the American dream from a poor young waitress singing in bars to one of the most glamorous entertainers in the American music business. When label boss Siggi Loch first presented the idea of paying homage to Peggy Lee (and to her little-known Swedish origins), Jessica Pilnäs was instantly excited about it. As with Lee herself, Pilnäs has also remained true to her musical preferences she has withstood the temptations of a hurried and superficial pop career. In 2000 after releasing her first pop album that sold more than 50 000 copies in Japan, she could have gone in for a career playback singing her hit song Isa . However, her love for music and for jazz in particular was greater. Instead of becoming a pop star, she studied medicine and remained faithful to her musical ideals. Swedish jazz greats, such as Nils Landgren and Pilnas' husband Johan Norberg, supported her career as a singer. She became a part of Landgren s Christmas with My Friends ensemble and two years ago the time was right for the start of her solo career, with the album Bitter and Sweet released on ACT. For the first time Pilnäs could choose her band members and perform the music that had been piling up over the years, and a conceptual album honouring Peggy Lee now follows.