''Beauty and the Beat!'' is a 1959 album (see

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) by Peggy Lee, accompanied by the

George Shearing Sir George Albert Shearing, (13 August 1919 14 February 2011) was a British jazz pianist who for many years led a popular jazz group that recorded for Discovery Records, MGM Records and Capitol Records. Shearing was the composer of over 300 ...

Quintet.

Sleeve notes

The notes on the back cover of the original 1959 LP are in the exaggerated style that was common at the time and present the story that the recording was live:

1959 Track listing

# "

Do I Love You? "Do I Love You?" is a 1939 popular song written by Cole Porter, for his musical ''Du Barry Was a Lady'', where it was introduced by Ronald Graham and Ethel Merman. The song was included in the 1943 film adaptation of the musical, where it was ...

" ( Cole Porter) – 3:03 # "I Lost My Sugar in Salt Lake City" ( Johnny Lange,

Leon Rene Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to: Places Europe * León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León * Province of León, Spain * Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again f ...

) – 2:27 # "If Dreams Come True" ( Benny Goodman, Irving Mills,

Edgar Sampson Edgar is a commonly used English given name, from an Anglo-Saxon name ''Eadgar'' (composed of '' ead'' "rich, prosperous" and '' gar'' "spear"). Like most Anglo-Saxon names, it fell out of use by the later medieval period; it was, however, r ...

) – 2:20 # " All Too Soon" ( Duke Ellington, Carl Sigman) – 2:35 # "Mambo in Miami" (

Armando Peraza Armando Peraza (May 30, 1924 – April 14, 2014) was a Latin jazz percussionist and a member of the rock band Santana. Peraza played congas, bongos, and timbales. Biography Early life Born in Lawton Batista, Havana, Cuba in 1924 (although the ...

) – 1:42 # "

Isn't It Romantic? "Isn't It Romantic?" is a popular song and part of the Great American Songbook. The music was composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Lorenz Hart. It has a 32-bar chorus in A–B–A–C form. Alec Wilder, in his book ''American Popular Song: ...

" ( Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 2:54 # "Blue Prelude" (

Joe Bishop Joe Bishop (November 27, 1907 – May 12, 1976) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist and composer. Early life and education Bishop was born in Monticello, Arkansas. He learned piano, trumpet, and tuba when he was young, and also played ...

Gordon Jenkins Gordon Hill Jenkins (May 12, 1910 – May 1, 1984) was an American arranger, composer, and pianist who was influential in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s. Jenkins worked with The Andrews Sisters, Johnny Cash, The Weavers, Frank Sinatra, Lo ...

) – 2:06 # "You Came a Long Way from St. Louis" ( John Benson Brooks, Bob Russell) – 2:50 # "

Always True to You in My Fashion "Always True to You in My Fashion" is a 1948 show tune by Cole Porter, written for the musical ''Kiss Me, Kate''. It is based on ''Non Sum Qualis Eram Bonae sub Regno Cynarae,'' a similarly ironic poem by the English Decadent poet Ernest Dowson (1 ...

" (Porter) – 1:58 # "There'll Be Another Spring" ( Peggy Lee, Hubie Wheeler) – 2:23 # "

Get Out of Town "Get Out of Town" is a 1938 popular song written by Cole Porter, for his musical ''Leave It to Me!'', where it was introduced by Tamara Drasin. Notable recordings *Ginny Simms - recorded December 7, 1938 for Vocalion Records (catalog No. 4549). ...

" (Porter) – 1:58 # "

Satin Doll "Satin Doll" is a jazz standard written by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. Written in 1953, the song has been recorded by Ella Fitzgerald, 101 Strings, Terry Callier, and Nancy Wilson. Its chord progressio ...

" (Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn) – 2:47

Personnel

– piano * Peggy Lee – vocals * Ray Alexander – vibraphone *

Toots Thielemans Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans (29 April 1922 – 22 August 2016), known professionally as Toots Thielemans, was a Belgian jazz musician. He was mostly known for his chromatic harmonica playing, as well as his guitar and whistl ...

– guitar *

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– double bass *

Roy Haynes Roy Owen Haynes (born March 13, 1925) is an American jazz drummer. He is among the most recorded drummers in jazz. In a career lasting over 80 years, he has played swing, bebop, jazz fusion, avant-garde jazz and is considered a pioneer of jaz ...

– drums *

– conga

Remaster

This recording was re-issued in 2003 as a CD on the Capitol Jazz label and was described as 'Newly restored from the original studio session tapes'. It was a remixed and remastered version of the original 3-track tapes. The remaster also contained two additional tracks from the studio session, but not included on the original vinyl release - ' Nobody's Heart' (

Rodgers and Hart Rodgers and Hart were an American songwriting partnership between composer Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) and the lyricist Lorenz Hart (1895–1943). They worked together on 28 stage musicals and more than 500 songs from 1919 until Hart' ...

) as track 13 and '

Don't Ever Leave Me ''Don't Ever Leave Me'' is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Arthur Crabtree and starring Petula Clark, Jimmy Hanley, Hugh Sinclair, Edward Rigby, and Anthony Newley. Produced by Betty Box during her stint at Gainsborough Pictures, it wa ...

' ( Oscar Hammerstein II,

Jerome Kern Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs, used in ove ...

) as track 14. The description on the CD names different players from those noted above for the 1959 vinyl version. The personnel are given as: * Peggy Lee - Vocals (Tracks 1-4, 7-11, 13,14) *

- Piano * Ray Alexander - Vibes (Tracks 1-12) *

- Guitar (Tracks 1-12) NB. Name wrongly spelled as Toots Thielmanns on CD cover notes. * Carl Pruitt - Bass (Tracks 1-13) * Ray Mosca - Drums (Tracks 1-13) *

- Conga, Percussion (Tracks 5, 9) Other recording and production information is given on the cover notes as follows: # Produced by David Cavanaugh, recorded on May 28–30, 1959 #Re-issue produced by Cy Godfrey and Michael Cuscuna #Remixed from the original 3-track tapes and remastered in 24 bit by Ron McMaster. There is also a descriptive note, explaining the subterfuge of claiming that the original issue was of a live recording:

This album was originally released with overdubbed applause and background ambience and issued as recorded at the 1959 Miami Disk Jockey's (sic) Convention. It was actually recorded in the studio shortly before or after the actual appearance and is presented here in its pure state and greatly improved fidelity. Tracks 13 and 14, recorded at these sessions, were not included on the original LP.

References

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