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Unique, moving interpretations

John Hankiewicz | Conway, AR USA | 09/07/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a great collection, worth getting even if you've heard some of the songs on the source albums/CDs. Christy gives her all on these ballads, often taking tricky, nearly ponderous material (like "Interlude") and turning it into heartfelt, direct music. For my money, the highlight is the stereo version of "Something Cool." It's sung in a voice that has a bit more wobble than the "Something Cool" voice of six or seven years earlier, but Christy more than compensates with devastatingly apt phrasing; in fact, I prefer this version. It's one gem among several here. Let's hope Capitol releases THE COOL SCHOOL next."

FROM ANITA TO JUNE

ALAIN ROBERT | ST-HUBERT,QUEBEC | 11/30/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"She was the best of the many singers who followed in the so called footsteps of ANITA O'DAY.Over the years, she managed to established her own name.Good liner notes present here well ,with her daughter saying:my mother was not a cold person.Like many jazz divas, her life was not so cool ,but its the records that tell us all at the end.JUNE deserves to be remembered well.While everything is worthy here,i am especially fond of the RODGERS song."

June's Ballads Were Best

Steve Emerine | Tucson, AZ United States | 08/07/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Capitol has done a nice job of combining the late June Christy's most popular ballads ("Something Cool," "The Night We Called It a Day," etc.) with some that didn't get as much attention the first time around like "This Time of Year" and "Winter's Got Spring Up Its Sleeve." The result is just under an hour's worth of that wonderful Christy voice, with excellent liner notes by producer James Gavin. If you like June Christy, you'll love this one."