The ‘cool’ Miss June Christy is presented in a fabulous centenary collection of her best music from the Stan Kenton and Pete Rugolo years. When Illinois-born Shirley Luster (1925-1990) became the cool-voiced jazz singer June Christy she also became one of the leaders of the hip vocal school founded by Anita O’Day, whom she replaced with Stan Kenton. Going solo in 1947, she was a regular poll-winner yet remains one of the most undervalued singers of the post-swing era. She was blessed with a wholesome but peculiarly sensuous voice, and a bright, bubbling personality glowed through all her performances; effective in uptempo swingers, yet also adept at reflective ballads.

Retrospective’s June Christy sings Something Cool presents the cream of her recorded repertoire from her 1945 to 1960 heyday. There are 19 tracks with either Stan Kenton’s Orchestra or the Kentones, including her two million sellers, Tampico and Shoo Fly Pie And Apple Pan Dowdy and such unforgettable interpretations as How High The Moon, It’s Been A Long, Long Time, Across The Alley From The Alamo and Willow, Weep For Me. And there are three intimate titles accompanied solely by Stan Kenton at the piano.

Contents:

CD 1
1. Something Cool
2. Tampico
3. It’s Been A Long, Long Time
4. Just A-Sittin’ And A-Rockin’
5. Make Love To Me
6. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
7. Don’t Worry ’Bout Me
8. I Can’t Believe That You’re In Love With Me
9. Shoo Fly Pie And Apple Pan Dowdy
10. September In The Rain
11. Stompin’ At The Savoy
12. The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else
13. Moonglow
14. Ain’t No Misery In Me
15. Willow, Weep For Me
16. Lullaby In Rhythm
17. I’m Thrilled
18. Nat Meets June (with Nat King Cole)
19. Across The Alley From The Alamo
20. How High The Moon?
21. I’ll Remember April
22. Get Happy
23. Easy Street
24. Bei mir bist Du schön
25. My Heart Belongs To Only You
26. Midnight Sun
27. I Should Care

CD 2
1. It Could Happen To You
2. I’ll Take Romance
3. Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
4. We Kiss In A Shadow
5. How Lo ng Has This Been Going On?
6. Every Time We Say Goodbye
7. Dearly Beloved
8. A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening
9. This Year’s Kisses
10. ’Round Midnight
11. Day Dream
12. Imagination
13. I’ve Never Been In Love Before
14. Beware, My Heart
15. I Want To Be Happy
16. Give Me The Simple Life
17. It’s A Most Unusual Day
18. When The World Was Young
19. It Don’t Mean A Thing
20. My One And Only Love
21. They Can’t Take That Away From Me
22. Night Time Was My Mother
23. My Shining Hour
24. I Remember You
25. Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
26. Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered
27. I’m In Love
28. Out Of This World