The Complete Recordings 1934-1937

Peg LaCentra (Artist), Artie Shaw & His Orchestra (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 22, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 1934
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Baldwin Street Music
• ASIN: B00006JM8A
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #307,475 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2-CD set contains all of the studio recordings vocalist Peg LaCentra made with Artie Shaw & His Orchestra for the Brunswick and Thesaurus labels from 1936-37, plus her 1934 recordings with Victor Young and Johnny Green, as well as bonus material from 1938-46 (her Bluebird sides, radio transcriptions and film soundtrack recordings).

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good forgotten vocalist, September 13, 2004

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Beth "bethiejw2" (Mesa, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Recordings 1934-1937 (Audio CD)

Peg Lacentra is one of the many big band vocalists like Judy Ellington (Charlie Barnet's vocalist) that have been forgotten over time. The 2 set cd includes her Artie Shaw sides and some songs she did for movies. The Shaw sides are superior. The linear notes are well written and the author shows not only that he researched but that he admires her. Very few of the songs are up tempo but she does show she can do it with "It Ain't Right". Mostly she comes across as a beautiful classy old fashioned ballad singer. As she sings you can imagine her in a dressing gown in a nightclub. The best song in here is the first, the catchy "This Little Piggie went to Market" but "The Fortune Teller" isn't too far behind.