In April of 1953, Peggy Lee embarked upon a recording project that would produce a top-ten jazz vocal album of all time—her peerless and legendary collection Black Coffee. This album represented the crowning achievement of her Decca years, the most acclaimed album of her entire career, and one of the very first concept albums ever produced. Initially it appeared in a 10-inch, long-play record format with only eight songs. The enormous success of this modest recording compelled Decca executives to propose an expansion and rerelease of the album a few years later to include a total of 12 songs. The augmented album was crafted in the new 12-inch disc medium that remained prevalent in fans’ living rooms for nearly three more decades. Songs subsequently added to this project in 1956 included “It Ain’t Necessarily So,” “You’re My Thrill,” “There’s a Small Hotel,” and “Gee, Baby, Ain’t I Good to You.”

Tracklist:
A1. Black Coffee
A2. I've Got You Under My Skin
A3. Easy Living
A4. My Heart Belongs To Daddy
A5. It Ain't Necessarily So
A6. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
B1. A Woman Alone With The Blues
B2. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
B3. (Ah The Apple Trees) When The World Was Young
B4. Love Me Or Leave
B5. You're My Thrill
B6. There's A Small Hotel