Product Description
One of Peggy Lee's signature tunes taken in a sultry swing. Scored for vocal solo, trumpet, tenor sax, trombone, and rhythm section with piano, bass, and drums.
Key of A minor. 101 measures. Includes a full score and set of parts.
"Fever" was written by Eddie Cooley and Otis Blackwell (under the pseudonym John Davenport). The first release, by American R&B singer Little Willie John in 1956, peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 that year.
A cover by Peggy Lee became the most widely known version of "Fever" and the singer's signature song. It became a top-five hit on the music charts in the UK and Australia in addition to entering the top ten in the US and the Netherlands. "Fever" was nominated in three categories at the 1st Annual Grammy Awards in 1959, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
Peggy Lee's cover was described as being in "torchy lounge" mode, and this arrangement captures that vibe with the addition of a horn section.
Lee's version peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US and spent a total of 12 weeks on that chart.[21] It set a peak at number five on the UK Singles Chart where it first appeared on August 15, 1958. A reissue of the single charted again in 1992, appearing at 75 and staying for only one week.[22] Elsewhere in Europe, Lee's "Fever" managed to peak at number eight on January 3, 1959 on the Dutch Singles Chart in Netherlands for five consecutive weeks before falling off the chart.[23] The song also peaked at number two on the Australian Singles Chart compiled by Kent Music Report and emerged as the twentieth best-selling single of 1958 in that country.[24]
It was nominated in the categories for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Female Vocal Performance at the 1st Annual Grammy Awards held in 1959.[25][26] Lee's cover version of "Fever" became her signature song and her best-known work in addition to becoming her most successful hit.[6][13][27] It was ranked at number 100 in the book and the accompanying list 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die by Robert Dimery.[28] Joey Cohn ranked it as the tenth best jazz vocal in a list of 50 Great Jazz Vocals on NPR
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