Fever: A Tribute to Peggy Lee

Connie Evingson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 1, 1999)
• Original Release Date: March 1, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Original Cast/Minnehaha
• ASIN: B00004TETK
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #124,780 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I Love Being Here With You

2. Some Cats Know

3. I Wanna Be Loved

4. He's A Tramp

5. Black Coffee

6. It's A Good Day

7. Why Don't You Do Right

8. Fever

9. I Don't Know Enough About You

10. I'm Gonna Go Fishin'

11. Where Can I Go Without You?

12. Is That All There Is?

Editorial Reviews

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Fever: A Tribute to Peggy Lee is an album representation of the show of the same name that jazz vocalist Connie Evingson created for the Illusion Theatre in Minneapolis. It collects a variety of songs associated with Lee, from her early days with Benny Goodman ("Why Don't You Do Right") to her signature song, "Fever," to some of the many songs she wrote herself ("I Love Being Here with You," "It's a Good Day," "I'm Gonna Go Fishing," Lady and the Tramp's "He's a Tramp"). A solid vocalist, Evingson won't make anyone forget Lee, but that's not the point here. Fever is nothing less than a pleasure. --David Horiuchi

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Singing Is Always a Pleasure, July 26, 2000

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David Nathan (New Bern, NC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fever: A Tribute to Peggy Lee (Audio CD)

It's a daunting task to record a tribute album to someone the stature of a Peggy Lee, if for no other reason than every song will be compared to the original. Nonetheless, Minneapolis-based Connie Evingson pulls off this difficult task, and does it with grace and aplomb. This should be no surprise given Evingon's enormous talent. While she uses similar arrangements, she doesn't try to sound like Lee. Her voice is deep and sultry like Lee's, but it's also somewhat lighter. To her credit, Evingson's tribute is not only to songs that Lee sang, but to also to those Lee wrote, reminding us that the multitalented Ms. Lee was also a composer of note. This is good stuff and should be on the shelf of everyone who enjoys and appreciates the vocal art.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Connie delivers..., September 22, 2002

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Mark Savary "moon_city" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fever: A Tribute to Peggy Lee (Audio CD)

Connie offers up a good selection of Peggy Lee songs on this tribute album, and puts her own spin on the songs without being disrespectful to the image or style of Lee. In short, that is what a tribute album should be all about, and Connie delivers in spades.

"Some Cats Know" is the title track of another Connie Evingson album, and again here she offers up the tune in a slow and sizzling (and sexy), way. "I'm Gonna Go Fishin'" is done in a more sprightly, but no less smoky way. "I Don't Know Enough About You" is again, typical of Connie's style.

"He's A Tramp" and "Fever" are of course Peggy Lee standards. She owned these songs in a way few artists can ever hope to own a song as their signature tune. Dino had "Return to Me", for example, and it just sounds wrong coming from someone else. Connie does quite well on both tunes here, again, putting her own spin on the Lee classics while not straying too far from the sound Lee fans remember.

The only poor choice here would have to be "Is That All There Is?" Peggy Lee could make it work perfectly. I've never really cared for the song anyway, but Connie is too young, and perhaps even too innocent, to pull off the world-weary sound required for this song.

Other than that, the CD is rich with Connie's wonderful vocals, and the accompaniment is great. Don't listen to the naysayers. Try this one out.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Catch The Fever, July 27, 2000

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Gil Ellis (ABC Radio Network) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fever: A Tribute to Peggy Lee (Audio CD)

Connie Evingson's, "FEVER", a tribute to Peggy Lee, rates a standing ovation. She has a vocal quality reminiscent of the great Miss Lee but comes forth with all the freshness and verve that this material longs for and rarely receives. If you rate Peggy Lee as "Sultry", you'll agree that Connie Evingson is "SULTRY". If you feel the "Blues" when Miss Lee sings, you'll feel the "BLUES" when Miss Evingson delivers. Sanford Moore (piano),Terry Burns(bass), Phil Hey and Nathan Norman (drums), Reuben Ristrom and Joan Griffith (guitar) and Dave Karr(reeds) obviously understand the music and how it should be played for Connie Evingson's performance. They are top rate players as is Miss Evingson a top rate singer. In the opinion of a guy who plays 80 to 100 recordings a week, Connie Evingson's "Fever" is a fever to catch!