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Andi Chorley Jul 10, 2025

Then Was Then – Now Is Now! is a 1965 album by Peggy Lee.

A particular highlight is the version of I Go To Sleep a Kinks song which had not been released on 1965.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixAkS3k78XM&list=OLAK5uy_m9TnW6HkMCgxhjWF18pXQT15Zi4KTB7fw

#peggylee #vocaljazz #thekinks #raydavies #igotosleep #1965inmusic #sidfeller

Andi Chorley Jun 30, 2025

Crazy He Calls Me Review by Stephen Cook

Possessing a sprawling voice, Dakota Staton marked her Capitol heyday with sets taking in everything from torch ballads and Shearing-soft swing to bluesy sides and novelty numbers... what's really memorable about this and other late-'50s and early-'60s Capitol releases of hers is that Staton delivers top-quality interpretations with a dazzling and usually well-gauged array of vocal nuances. In this regard, Staton's debut, The Late, Late Show, is deservedly considered her best; but the equally impressive Crazy He Calls Me should not be missed. Featuring singular takes on the title track, "How Does It Feel?," and "The Party's Over" -- not to mention a fine and varied selection of charts by Nelson Riddle, Sid Feller, and Howard Biggs -- the album figures in with many other classic jazz vocals dates of the era.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKbq_UVxh9o&list=RDYKbq_UVxh9o&start_radio=1

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Andi Chorley Jun 17, 2025

More Than the Most! Review by Stephen Cook

Another of Dakota Staton's fine outings from the latter half of the '50s, More Than the Most finds the singer working her magic on a varied selection of standards and relatively obscure sides. While maybe not as well-regarded as her famous debut, The Late, Late Show, this Staton release stands as one of the singer's better early efforts. Enveloped in Sid Feller's urbane mix of romantic ballad backdrops and West Coast-style swingers, Staton wraps her coyly seductive pipes around standouts like "East of the Sun," "September in the Rain," and "Some Days It's Monday." Mixing in some of Dinah Washington's muscle and Sarah Vaughan's airy sophistication, Staton ably navigates this fine program of classic pop-jazz.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFWj8ktRzv4

#dakotastaton #vocaljazz #1959inmusic #sidfeller #jazz