Description
June Christy was one of an elite coterie of singers
June Christy was one of elite coterie of singers during the post-war decade who readily spanned the big band, cool jazz, and sophisticated pop genres, becoming one of the most popular and admired female vocalists of the era, outshone only by the likes of Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald and Peggy Lee. Having sung with Boyd Raeburn's band in the early 1940s, she took over from Anita O'Day with Stan Kenton's ground-breaking orchestra in 1945, over the next five years was named by Down Beat magazine as the 'best female vocalist with a big band' in 1946, 1947, 1948 and 1950. This great-value 49-track 2-CD set comprises a significant proportion of the studio and 'live' recordings she made with Kenton's orchestra through until 1950, by which time she had embarked on a successful solo career, and also includes some of the duet recordings she did with Kenton accompanying her on piano in 1955. It includes their 1945 No. 2 hit with 'Tampico' along with the Top 10 hits 'It's Been A Long Long Time' and 'Shoo Fly Pie And Apple Pan Dowdy' and five other Billboard chart entries. It's a substantial overview of her work with Stan Kenton, and a great showcase for her distinctive talent.
Track Listing
Disc 1:- Tampico
- It's Been A Long Long Time
- I'm Gonna Love That GuyÂ
- That's The Stuff You Gotta Watch
- Ride On
- Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin'Â
- I Don't Want To Be Loved
- No Baby, Nobody But You
- It Ain't Necessarily So
- I Never Thought I'd Sing The Blues
- Shoo Fly Pie And Apple Pan Dowdy
- Put That Ring On My Finger
- Fine, Fine Deal
- My Guy's Come Back
- Got A Penny, Jenny
- Four Months, Three Weeks, Two Days, One Hour Blues
- Rika Jika Jack
- I Got The Sun In The MorningÂ
- Come Rain Or Come Shine
- He's Funny That Way
- Ain't No Misery In Me
- I'd Be Lost Without You
- It's A Pity To Say Goodnight
- Willow, Weep For Me
- His Feet Too Big For De Bed
- Don't Want That Man Around
- Across The Alley From The Alamo
- The Spider And The Fly
- Please Be Kind
- I Got It Bad
- Soothe Me
- CuriosityÂ
- I Told Ya I Love Ya, Now Get Out
- Lonely Woman
- Over The Rainbow
- How High The Moon
- This Is My Theme
- Conflict
- Lonesome Road
- I'll Remember April
- Imagination
- Easy Street
- Daddy
- Baby, Baby All The Time
- Every Time We Say Goodbye (*)
- You're Mine, You
- We Kiss In A Shadow
- Come To The Party
- Just The Way I Am
Additional Details
Label: Acrobat
Genre: Jazz
Language: English
Run Time: 141 mins
Region: 0
Release Date: 04/05/19
UPC: 824046329020
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