Mink Jazz Explained

Mink Jazz
Type:	studio
Artist:	Peggy Lee
Border:	yes
Released:	1963
Recorded:	March 28, 1962, February 2, 5, 7, 1963
Genre:	Vocal jazz
Length:	28:39
Label:	Capitol
Producer:	David Cavanaugh
Prev Title:	Sugar 'n' Spice
Prev Year:	1962
Next Title:	I'm a Woman
Next Year:	1963

Mink Jazz is a 1963 studio album by Peggy Lee, arranged by Benny Carter and Max Bennett.

Track listing

1. "It's a Big Wide Wonderful World" (John Rox) – 1:37
2. "Whisper Not" (Leonard Feather, Benny Golson) – 2:17
3. "My Silent Love" (Edward Heyman, Dana Suesse) – 2:33
4. "The Lady Is a Tramp" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 2:31
5. "Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) – 3:08
6. "As Long as I Live" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 2:00
7. "I Won't Dance" (Dorothy Fields, Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern, Jimmy McHugh) – 2:03
8. "Cloudy Morning" (Marvin Fisher, Joseph McCarthy) – 2:40
9. "I Could Write a Book" (Hart, Rodgers) – 2:08
10. "I Never Had A Chance" (Irving Berlin) – 2:39
11. "Close Your Eyes" (Bernice Petkere) – 2:18
12. "Where Can I Go Without You?" (Peggy Lee, Victor Young) – 2:46

Musicians

• • Tracks 1, 4–9, 11, 12
• Max Bennett - Leader (arranger) and bass
• Justin Gordon - Tenor sax and flute
• Jack Sheldon - Trumpet
• Bob Corwin - Piano
• Stan Levey - Drums
• John Pisano - Guitar
• Francisco Aguabella - Latin percussion
  • Tracks 2, 10
• Benny Carter - Leader (Arranger)
• Justin Gordon - Tenor sax and flute
• Max Bennett - Bass
• Mel Lewis - Drums
• Herb Ellis & Al Hendrickson - Guitars
• Lou Levy - Piano
• Francisco Pozo - Latin Percussion
  • Track 3
• Same as tracks 2, 10, less Gordon and Pozo, with Harry Klee on tenor sax

Production

• Recorded at Studio B, Capitol Records, Hollywood
• John Kraus - Recording engineer
• John Engstead - Cover photo