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June Christy's Something Cool, originally released as a 10" LP in 1954, single-handedly inaugurated the cool jazz vocal movement. Christy had been a star vocalist with the Stan Kenton Orchestra in the late '40s, enjoying major hits with "Tampico" and "Shoo Fly Pie & Apple Pan Dowdy." Soon after she left the band, she began working with key Kenton arranger Pete Rugolo and a slew of top West Coast studio musicians (including her husband, tenor saxophonist Bob Cooper) on her first solo album for Capitol Records. The result was Something Cool, which is both a winning showcase for Christy's wistful style and a landmark of cool jazz modernism. From the start, Christy established herself as an artist who strove for the very best in song selection, arrangements, and notably intelligent interpretation. There were perhaps other vocalists with greater vocal equipment, but few could match June Christy's artistic integrity. The celebrated title track is the soliloquy of a female barfly of a certain age, reminiscing (and fantasizing) about better days to a fellow male patron who just might buy her another drink. It immediately became Christy's signature performance, and remained so throughout her career. Other highlights include a swinging "It Could Happen to You," "Midnight Sun," and an ambitious arrangement of Kurt Weill's "Lonely House."
© Richard Mortifoglio /TiVo
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June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist - Barnes, Composer
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LTD
Burke, Composer - Van Heusen, Composer - June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 SONY/ATV HARMONY UK
Weill, Composer - June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist - Langston, Composer
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 SACEM
Arlen, Composer - Mercer, Composer - June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 WARNER CHAPPELL NORTH AMERICA
Dennis, Composer - June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist - Adair, Composer
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 DORSEY BROTHERS MUSIC LTD
Burke, Composer - Mercer, Composer - Hampton, Composer - June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 BLUE RIBBON MUSIC LTD / CAMPBELL CONNELLY AND CO LTD
June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist - HAMMERSTEIN II, Composer - Oakland, Composer
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC / COPYRIGHT CONTROL
Wells, Composer - June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist - Torme, Composer
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 COPYRIGHT CONTROL / SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING
Cahn, Composer - June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist - Weston, Composer - Stordahl, Composer
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 PEERMUSIC (UK) LTD
June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist - HAMMERSTEIN II, Composer - ROMBERG, Composer
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist - Dee, Composer - Lippman, Composer
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 CAMPBELL CONNELLY AND CO LTD
Brandt, Composer - Haymes, Composer - June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 PUBLIC DOMAIN
Ellington, Composer - Russell, Composer - June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 CAMPBELL CONNELLY AND CO LTD / EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING LTD
Ellington, Composer - Strayhorn, Composer - June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist - Latouche, Composer
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 PUBLIC DOMAIN
June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist - Hupfeld, Composer
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 PUBLIC DOMAIN
Bloom, Composer - June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist - Gallop, Composer
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 SESAC / CHAPPELL MUSIC LTD
Kern, Composer - Mercer, Composer - June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LTD / CHAPPELL AND CO LTD (LONDON)
WILLIAMS, Composer - Monk, Composer - Hanighen, Composer - June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 WARNER CHAPPELL NORTH AMERICA
Adamson, Composer - McHugh, Composer - June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING LTD / COPYRIGHT CONTROL
Freeman, Composer - June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 PUBLIC DOMAIN
Berlin, Composer - June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LTD
Lewis, Composer - Coots, Composer - June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 EMI UNITED PARTNERSHIP LTD / REDWOOD MUSIC LTD
June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist - Adair, Composer - Hopper, Composer
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 COPYRIGHT CONTROL
June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist - Wilder, Composer
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 JEWEL MUSIC PUBLISHING CO LTD
Arlen, Composer - Koehler, Composer - June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 REDWOOD MUSIC LTD / LAFLEUR MUSIC LTD
Adamson, Composer - McHugh, Composer - June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING LTD / MEMORY LANE MUSIC LTD
Russell, Composer - Rugolo, Composer - June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC INTERN / CAMPBELL CONNELLY AND CO LTD
Dennis, Composer - June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist - Kilduff, Composer
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 SESAC
June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist - Nemo, Composer
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 PLYMOUTH MUSIC CO INC
June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist - La Touche, Composer - Morass, Composer
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 CHAPPELL MUSIC LTD
June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist - Philippe, Composer - Vannier, Composer
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 PETER MAURICE MUSIC CO LTD
Russell, Composer - June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist - Cooper, Composer
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 CAMPBELL CONNELLY AND CO LTD
Raskin, Composer - June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist - Previn, Composer
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 EMI UNITED PARTNERSHIP LTD
Bloom, Composer - June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist - Ruby, Composer
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC INTERN
MILLER, Composer - Mercer, Composer - June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LTD
Hart, Composer - Rogers, Composer - June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 WARNER CHAPPELL NORTH AMERICA / RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN HOLD
June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist - Wolf, Composer - Landesman, Composer
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 CHAPPELL-MORRIS LTD
Ellington, Composer - Russell, Composer - June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 CAMPBELL CONNELLY AND CO LTD / EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING LTD
June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist - Copper, Composer - Millay, Composer
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 COPYRIGHT CONTROL
Kaye, Composer - June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist - Ferraris, Composer
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 JAYTONE-MUSIC CO (NS)
Hamilton, Composer - June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 MPL UK PUBLISHING
SHERRILL, Composer - STEWART, Composer - Strayhorn, Composer - June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 CAMPBELL CONNELLY AND CO LTD / RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT
GERSHWIN, Composer - Weill, Composer - June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 COPYRIGHT CONTROL
Ellington, Composer - Russell, Composer - June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 CAMPBELL CONNELLY AND CO LTD / EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING LTD
Mann, Composer - June Christy, Lyricist, MainArtist - Weiss, Composer - Gannon, Composer
2018 AVID Jazz 2018 1962 WARNER CHAPPELL NORTH AMERICA
Album review
June Christy's Something Cool, originally released as a 10" LP in 1954, single-handedly inaugurated the cool jazz vocal movement. Christy had been a star vocalist with the Stan Kenton Orchestra in the late '40s, enjoying major hits with "Tampico" and "Shoo Fly Pie & Apple Pan Dowdy." Soon after she left the band, she began working with key Kenton arranger Pete Rugolo and a slew of top West Coast studio musicians (including her husband, tenor saxophonist Bob Cooper) on her first solo album for Capitol Records. The result was Something Cool, which is both a winning showcase for Christy's wistful style and a landmark of cool jazz modernism. From the start, Christy established herself as an artist who strove for the very best in song selection, arrangements, and notably intelligent interpretation. There were perhaps other vocalists with greater vocal equipment, but few could match June Christy's artistic integrity. The celebrated title track is the soliloquy of a female barfly of a certain age, reminiscing (and fantasizing) about better days to a fellow male patron who just might buy her another drink. It immediately became Christy's signature performance, and remained so throughout her career. Other highlights include a swinging "It Could Happen to You," "Midnight Sun," and an ambitious arrangement of Kurt Weill's "Lonely House."
© Richard Mortifoglio /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 45 track(s)
- Total length: 02:21:09
- Main artists: June Christy
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: AVID Jazz
- Genre: Jazz
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