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Basin Street Blues

Peggy Lee

Blues Cross Country

Date of recording

15.4.1961, Los Angeles/CA

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Performers

Peggy Lee (Soloist) (vocals)

* 26.4.1920, Jameson, North Dakota (ND), United States

† 21.1.2002, Bel Air, California (CA), United States

Quincy Jones Orchestra (Orchestra / Ensemble)
Jack Sheldon (trumpet)

* 30.11.1931, Jacksonville, Florida (FL), United States

† 27.12.2019

Al Porcino (trumpet)

* 14.5.1925, New York City, New York (NY), United States

† 2.1.2014, München, Bayern, Germany

Bob Fowler (trumpet)
Conrad Gozzo (trumpet)

* 6.2.1922, New Britain, Connecticut (CT), United States

† 8.10.1964, Burbank, California (CA), United States

Frank Rosolino (Trombone)

* 20.8.1926, Detroit, Michigan (MI), United States

† 26.11.1978, Los Angeles, California (CA), United States

Vern Friley (Trombone)
Lew McCreary (Trombone)

* 1927

† 19.1.1999, Tarzana, California (CA), United States

George Roberts (Trombone)

* 22.3.1928, Des Moines, Iowa (IA), United States

† 27.9.2014, Fallbrook, California (CA), United States

Benny Carter (alto sax)

* 8.8.1907, New York City, New York (NY), United States

† 12.7.2003, Los Angeles, California (CA), United States

Bill Green (alto sax)

* 28.2.1925, Kansas City, Kansas (KS), United States

† 29.7.1996, Los Angeles, California (CA), United States

Plas Johnson (tenor sax)

* 21.7.1931, Donaldsonville, Louisiana (LA), United States

Bill Perkins (tenor sax)

* 22.7.1924, San Francisco, California (CA), United States

† 9.8.2003, Sherman Oaks, California (CA), United States

Jack Nimitz (baritone sax)

* 5.3.1928, Chicago, Illinois (IL), United States

† 10.6.2009, Los Angeles, California (CA), United States

Dennis Budimir (guitar)

* 20.7.1938, Los Angeles, California (CA), United States

† 10.1.2023

Howard Roberts (guitar)

* 2.10.1929, Phoenix, Arizona (AZ), United States

† 28.6.1992, Seattle, Washington (WA), United States

Jimmy Rowles (piano)

* 19.8.1918, Spokane, Washington (WA), United States

† 29.5.1996, Los Angeles, California (CA), United States

Max Bennett (e-bass)

* 24.5.1928, Des Moines, Iowa (IA), United States

† 14.9.2018, San Clemente, California (CA), United States

Stan Levey (drums)

* 5.4.1926, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA), United States

† 19.4.2005, Los Angeles, California (CA), United States

Chano Pozo (conga, percussion)

* 7.1.1915, La Habana, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba

† 2.12.1948, Harlem, New York (NY), United States

Bill Perkins (tenor sax)

Authors

Spencer Williams (Composer, Text author)

* 14.10.1889, New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), United States

† 14.7.1965, Flushing, New York (NY), United States

Quincy Jones (Arranger)

* 14.3.1933, Chicago, Illinois (IL), United States

† 3.11.2024, Los Angeles, California (CA), United States

Album information

Blues Cross Country

Peggy Lee

Blues Cross Country

Year of production

1999

Record Label

Capitol Records

Tracks

  • 1. Kansas City
  • 2. Basin Street Blues
  • 3. Los Angeles Blues
  • 4. I Left My Sugar In Salt Lake City
  • 5. The Grain Belt Blues
  • 6. New York City Blues
  • 7. Goin' To Chicago Blues = Goin' To Chicago Blues
  • 8. San Francisco Blues
  • 9. Fisherman's Wharf
  • 10. Boston Beans
  • 11. The Train Blues
  • 12. Saint Louis Blues = St. Louis Blues
  • 13. Hey Look Me Over
  • 14. The Shining Sea