Cool Christy
2002 compilation album by June Christy Cool Christy[1] |
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Released | 2002 (2002) |
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Genre | Jazz |
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Label | Proper Records Ltd |
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Live at the Newport Jazz Festival with Stan Kenton (1999)
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Cool Christy[1] (2002)
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Something Cool - 101 Essential June Christy (2012)
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Cool Christy is a 2002 double-CD compilation of recordings by jazz vocalist June Christy from 1945 to 1951.
Disc one
- "Tampico" (Gene Roland)
- "It's Been a Long, Long Time" (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn)
- "It Ain't Necessarily So" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
- "How High the Moon" (Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis)
- "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams" (Harry Barris, Ted Koehler, Billy Moll)
- "I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me" (Jimmy McHugh, Clarence Gaskill)
- "Hay Lawdy Papa" (Gene Roland)
- "Stompin' at the Savoy" (Edgar Sampson, Andy Razaf, Benny Goodman, Chick Webb)
- "Get Happy" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler)
- "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II)
- "Don't Worry 'bout Me" (Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler)
- "Mean to Me" (Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert)
- "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman)
- "September in the Rain" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin)
- "Sweet Lorraine" (Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish)
- "Make Love to Me" (Paul Mann, Stephen Weiss, Kim Gannon)
- "Supper Time" (Irving Berlin)
- "What's New?" (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke)
- "I've Got a Guy" (Marion Sunshine)
- "I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields)
- "This Is Romance" (Vernon Duke, Edward Heyman)
- "Prelude to a Kiss" (Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills)
- "I'm Thrilled" (Sidney Lippman, Sylvia Dee)
- "You're Blasé" (Ord Hamilton, Bruce Siever)
- "Lullaby in Rhythm" (Walter Hirsh, Benny Goodman)
Personnel
Track 1 - recorded Chicago, 4 May 1945
- June Christy - vocals
- Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
- John Carroll - trumpet
- Buddy Childers - trumpet
- John Anderson - trumpet
- Gene Roland - trumpet, arranger
- Mel Green - trumpet
- Freddie Zito - trombone
- Milt Kabak - trombone
- Marshall Ocker - trombone
- Bart Varsalona - bass trombone
- Bob Lively - alto saxophone
- Boots Mussulli - alto saxophone
- Joe Magro - tenor saxophone
- Dave Madden - tenor saxophone
- Bob Gioga - baritone saxophone
- Stan Kenton - piano
- Bob Ahern - guitar
- Max Wayne - bass
- Bob Varney - drums
Track 2 - recorded New York, 30 July 1945
- June Christy - vocals
- Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
- Buddy Childers - trumpet
- Ray Wetzel - trumpet
- John Anderson - trumpet
- Russ Burgher - trumpet
- Bob Lymperis - trumpet
- Freddie Zito - trombone
- Milt Kabak - trombone
- Jimmy Simms - trombone
- Bart Varsalona - bass trombone
- Al Anthony - alto saxophone
- Boots Mussulli - alto saxophone
- Bob Cooper - tenor saxophone
- Bill McDougald - tenor saxophone
- Bob Gioga - baritone saxophone
- Stan Kenton - piano
- Bob Ahern - guitar
- Eddie Safranski - bass
- Bob Varney - drums
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Track 3 - recorded Hollywood, 20 December 1945
- June Christy - vocals
- Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
- Buddy Childers - trumpet
- Ray Wetzel - trumpet
- John Anderson - trumpet
- Russ Burgher - trumpet
- Bob Lymperis - trumpet
- Freddie Zito - trombone
- Milt Kabak - trombone
- Jimmy Simms - trombone
- Ray Klein - trombone
- Al Anthony - alto saxophone
- Boots Mussulli - alto saxophone
- Bob Cooper - tenor saxophone
- Bob Gioga - baritone saxophone
- Stan Kenton - piano
- Bob Ahern - guitar
- Boots Mussulli - alto saxophone
- Bob Cooper - tenor saxophone
Tracks 4-17 - recorded Los Angeles, December 1945
- June Christy - vocals
- Ray Wetzel - trumpet
- Gene Roland - valve trombone
- Boots Mussulli - alto saxophone
- Bob Cooper - tenor saxophone
- Pete Rugolo - piano
- Dave Barbour - guitar
- Boots Mussulli - alto saxophone
- Bob Cooper - tenor saxophone
Tracks 18-25 - recorded Los Angeles, January 1946
- June Christy - vocals
- Ray Wetzel - trumpet
- Kai Winding - trombone
- Boots Mussulli - alto saxophone
- Bob Cooper - tenor saxophone
- Buddy Cole - piano
- Eddie Safranski - bass
- Jimmy Pratt - drums
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Disc two
- "The One I Love" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn)
- "Moonglow" (Will Hudson, Eddie DeLange)
- "How Long Has This Been Going On? (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
- "Rika Jika Jack" (Eric Dawson, Maxine Sullivan, Walter Hagen)
- "I'd Be Lost Without You" (Sunny Skylar)
- "It's a Pity to Say Goodnight" (Billy Reid, Mack Gordon)
- "His Feet Too Big for the Bed" (Hernan Brana, Dick Sanford, Sammy Mysels)
- "Don't Want That Man Around" (Joe Rizzo, Sam Braude, Sam Volk)
- "Across the Alley from the Alamo" (Joe Greene)
- "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin)
- "Skip Rope" (Sidney Lippman, Sylvia Dee)
- "Please Be Kind" (Saul Chaplin, Sammy Cahn)
- "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster)
- "Curiosity" (Alex Kramer, Joan Whitney, Sam Ward)
- "He Was a Good Man as Good Men Go" (Teddy Powell)
- "Lonely Woman" (Benny Carter, Zola Sonin)
- "The Way You Look Tonight" (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields)
- "Everything Happens to Me" (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair)
- "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye)
- "Get Happy" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler)
- "A Mile Down the Highway (There's a Toll Bridge)" (David Mann, Bob Hilliard)
- "Do It Again" (George Gershwin, Buddy DeSylva)
- "He Can Come Back Anytime He Wants To" (Johnny Lehman)
- "Easy Street" (Alan Rankin Jones)
Personnel
Tracks 1-3 - recorded Los Angeles, January 1946
- June Christy - vocals
- Ray Wetzel - trumpet
- Kai Winding - trombone
- Boots Mussulli - alto saxophone
- Bob Cooper - tenor saxophone
- Buddy Cole - piano
- Eddie Safranski - bass
- Jimmy Pratt – drums
Track 4 - recorded Hollywood, 4 June 1946
- June Christy - vocals
- Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
- Buddy Childers - trumpet
- Ray Wetzel – trumpet
- Chico Alvarez - trumpet
- John Anderson - trumpet
- Ken Hanna – trumpet
- Kai Winding - trombone
- Miff Sines – trombone
- Milt Kabak - trombone
- Bart Varsalona - bass trombone
- Al Anthony - alto saxophone
- Boots Mussulli - alto saxophone
- Vido Musso – tenor saxophone
- Bob Cooper - tenor saxophone
- Bob Gioga - baritone saxophone
- Stan Kenton - piano
- Bob Ahern - guitar
- Eddie Safranski - bass
- Shelly Manne - drums
Track 5 - recorded Hollywood, 19 July 1946
- June Christy - vocals
- Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
- same personnel as Track 4
Track 6 - recorded Hollywood, 25 July 1946
- June Christy - vocals
- Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
- same personnel as Track 4, but Harry Forbes (trombone) replaces Milt Kabak
Track 8 - recorded Hollywood, 13 February 1947
- June Christy - vocals
- Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
- Buddy Childers - trumpet
- Ray Wetzel – trumpet
- Chico Alvarez - trumpet
- John Anderson - trumpet
- Ken Hanna – trumpet
- Kai Winding - trombone
- Skip Layton - trombone
- Milt Bernhart - trombone
- Harry Forbes - trombone
- Bart Varsalona - bass trombone
- Eddie Meyers- also saxophone
- Boots Mussulli - alto saxophone
- Vido Musso - tenor saxophone
- Bob Cooper - tenor saxophone
- Bob Gioga - baritone saxophone
- Stan Kenton - piano
- Bob Ahern - guitar
- Eddie Safranski - bass
- Shelly Manne - drums
Track 7 - recorded New York, 2 January 1947
- June Christy - vocals
- Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
- Buddy Childers - trumpet
- Ray Wetzel – trumpet
- Chico Alvarez - trumpet
- John Anderson - trumpet
- Ken Hanna – trumpet
- Kai Winding - trombone
- Skip Layton - trombone
- Harry Forbes - trombone
- Bart Varsalona - bass trombone
- Eddie Meyers- also saxophone
- Boots Mussulli - alto saxophone
- Red Dorris – tenor saxophone
- Bob Cooper - tenor saxophone
- Bob Gioga - baritone saxophone
- Stan Kenton - piano
- Bob Ahern - guitar
- Eddie Safranski - bass
- Shelly Manne - drums
- José Mangual - bongos
- Pedro Allendo - maracas
- The Pastels * Margaret Dale * Dave Lambert * Wayne Howard * Jerry Packer * Jerry Duane
Track 9 - recorded Hollywood, 28 February 1947
- June Christy - vocals
- Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
- same personnel as Track 7, but The Pastels out.
Track 10 - recorded Los Angeles, 3 March 1947
- June Christy - vocals
- Frank De Vol’s Orchestra
- Ray Linn - trumpet
- Juan Tizol – valve trombone
- Richard Perissi – French horn
- Vincent DeRosa – French horn
- Evan Vail – French horn
- Vincent De Robertis – French horn
- Skeets Herfurt - reeds
- Jules Kinsler - reeds
- Ted Romersa - reeds
- Jerome Kasper - reeds
- Ronald Pirozzi - reeds
- Felix Slatkin - violin
- Joseph Quadri - violin
- Marshall Sosson - violin
- Joachim Chassman - violin
- Buddy Cole - piano
- Al Hendrickson - guitar
- Eddie Safranski - bass
- Shelly Manne - drums
- Frank De Vol – arranger, conductor
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Track 11 - recorded Los Angeles, 31 March 1947
- June Christy - vocals
- Frank De Vol’s Orchestra
- Neal Hefti - trumpet
- Zeke Zarchy - trumpet
- Dick Cathcart - trumpet
- Ray Linn - trumpet
- Juan Tizol – valve trombone
- Skeets Herfurt - reeds
- Jules Kinjsler - reeds
- Tede Romersa - reeds
- Jerome Kasper - reeds
- Ronald Pirozzi - reeds
- Buddy Cole piano
- Barney Kessel -guitar
- Eddie Safranski - bass
- Shelly Manne - drums
- Frank De Vol – arranger, conductor
Tracks 12, 13 - recorded Hollywood, 1 April 1947
- June Christy - vocals
- Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
- same personnel as Track 8.
Track 14 - recorded Hollywood, 25 September 1947
- June Christy - vocals
- Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
- Buddy Childers - trumpet
- Ray Wetzel - trumpet
- Al Porcino - trumpet
- Chico Alvarez - trumpet
- Ken Hanna - trumpet
- Milt Bernhart - trombone
- Eddie Burt - trombone
- Harry Betts - trombone
- Harry Forbes - trombone
- Bart Varsalona - bass trombone
- George Weidler - alto saxophone
- Frank Pappalardo - alto saxophone
- Bob Cooper - tenor saxophone
- Warner Weidler - tenor saxophone
- Bob Gioga - baritone saxophone
- Stan Kenton - piano
- Laurindo Almeida - guitar
- Eddie Safranski - bass
- Shelly Manne - drums
- Jack Costanzo - bongos
Track 15 - recorded Hollywood, 22 October 1947
- June Christy - vocals
- Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
- same personnel as Track 14, but Art Pepper replaces Frank Pappalardo
Track 16 - recorded Hollywood, 6 December 1947
- June Christy - vocals
- Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
- same personnel as Track 15
Tracks 17, 18 - recorded Los Angeles, 28 March 1949
- June Christy - vocals
- Bob Cooper’s Orchestra
- Buddy Childers - trumpet
- Johnny Mandel - bass trumpet
- Billy Byers - trombone
- Art Pepper – alto saxophone
- Bob Cooper – tenor saxophone
- Irv Roth baritone saxophone
- Hal Schaefer - piano
- Joe Mondragon bass
- Don Lamond - drums
- Luis Miranda – congas (track 17)
- Jasper Hornyak - violin (track 17)
- Cesare Pascarello cello (track 18)
- John Lewis – arranger (track 17)
- Bob Graettinger – arranger (track 18)
Tracks 19, 20 - recorded Los Angeles, 29 September 1949
- June Christy - vocals
- Pete Rugolo’s Orchestra
- Alex Gershunoff - flute
- Pete Rugolo piano, arranger
- Laurindo Almeida -guitar
- Don Whittaker - bass
- Jackie Mills drums
- Harry Bluestone - violin
- Dave Klein - violin
- Mishe Russell - violin
- Stan Harris - viola
- Cy Benard – viola
Tracks 21-23 - recorded Los Angeles, 11 September 1950
- June Christy - vocals
- Shorty Rogers and his Giants
- John Graas – French horn
- Gene England - tuba
- Art Pepper – also saxophone
- Bud Shank – tenor saxophone
- Bob Cooper - tenor saxophone
- Bob Gioga – baritone saxophone
- Claude Williamson - piano
- Don Bagley – bass
- Shelly Manne - drums
- Shorty Rogers – conductor, arranger
Track 24 - recorded Hollywood, 20 September 1951
- June Christy - vocals
- Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
- John Howell - trumpet
- Maynard Ferguson - trumpet
- Conte Candoli - trumpet
- Stu Williamson - trumpet
- John Copolla - trumpet
- Dick Kenney - trombone
- Harry Betts - trombone
- Bob Fitzpatrick - trombone
- Bill Russo
- George Roberts – bass trombone
- Bud Shank – alto saxophone
- Art Pepper – alto saxophone
- Bob Cooper – tenor saxophone
- Bart Caldarell – tenor saxophone
- Bob Gioga - saxophone
- Stan Kenton - piano
- Ralph Blaze - guitar
- Don Bagley - bass
- Shelly Manne - drums
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