The Great American

Album performed by 101 Strings Orchestra dedicated to composers George Gershwin, Lerner and Loewe, Victor Herbert, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Hank Williams and Henry Mancini. The record offers eighteen great melodies played with the brightness and elegance that has always been able to provide the 101 Strings Orchestra.

With her rich contralto voice and smooth, soulful phrasing, Jean is truly a jazz singer's, jazz singer. The consummate performer, she beams with honesty and passion, delivering silky nuances and vocal shadings that captivate even the most sophisticated music lovers. Her dramatic vocal expression renders new shape and meaning to some of our most beloved classic jazz treasures, be it Gershwin, Ellington or Jobim. A native of Southern California, Jean received music, voice and dance training in Los Angeles. Her professional singing career has spanned 30 years and culminated in the recording of six self-produced CDs.

Peggy Lee entranced the world when she sashayed into one of the most exotic, erotic and atmospheric performances of her extraordinary career. 'Fever' remains the hit best associated with a singer whose sultry style and cool demeanour won her generations of admirers. Yet 'Fever' is just one of many songs she caressed and delivered with such poise and distinction over the decades since she first emerged as a new star at the height of the big band era. This collection of 40 classic tracks serves not just as an introduction to her work, but as a tribute to her artistic legacy.