June Christy - Complete Capitol Small Group Transcriptions

Title: Complete Capitol Small Group Transcriptions Artist: June Christy Release Date: 6/5/2001 Re-Released On: 3/29/2004 Label: Jazz Factory Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPCs: 8436006498237, 793515282329 Genre: Vocal Music Styles: Torch Songs, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz Moods: Elegant, Poignant, Sophisticated, Springlike, Stylish, Amiable/Good-Natured, Carefree, Earnest, Refined/Mannered, Reflective, Sentimental, Soothing, Cheerful, Gentle, Intimate, Reserved, Sensual, Wistful, Sweet, Complex, Laid-Back/Mellow, Plaintive, Romantic Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Make Love to Me
2. How High the Moon
3. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
4. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
5. Sweet Lorraine
6. Don't Worry About Me
7. I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me
8. June's Blues
9. Mean to Me
10. September in the Rain
11. Stompin' at the Savoy
12. The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)
13. Moonglow
14. Get Happy
15. I've Got a Guy
16. Lover Man
17. Lullaby in Rhythm
18. This Is Romance
19. Supper Time
20. I'm Thrilled
21. I Can't Give You Anything but Love
22. How Long Has This Been Going On?
23. You're Blasé
24. Prelude to a Kiss
25. What's New?

Year Type Label Catalog # 2004 CD Jazz Factory 22823

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Though June Christy performed well in many different settings, she excelled when leading a small group or singing a sympathetic chart. Though in 1945 she was still a decade away from a dedicated solo career that saw her shine with Pete Rugolo's advanced arrangements, Christy began recording laid-back transcription dates with small groups of Stan Kenton sidemen. The Jazz Factory's collection of this material, Complete Capitol Small Group Transcriptions, trumps earlier collections like The Uncollected June Christy with the Kentones (1946) by offering 25 small-group titles from late 1945 and 1946, all recorded with a talented group of Kenton players including Bob Cooper, Kai Winding, Shelly Manne, and Ray Wetzel, plus guitarist Dave Barbour. Her voice given greater emphasis in front of this septet, Christy treasures her vocals on "Make Love to Me," "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams," and "September in the Rain." She also illustrates the extroverted voice that carried "Tampico" less than a year earlier by ad libbing a forceful "June's Blues." A prelude to the considered subtleties of her work in Kenton's Innovations Orchestra of 1950-51 and her Capitol solo career, Complete Capitol Small Group Transcriptions is an excellent complement to her more popular work of the mid-'40s. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Name Credits Arnold Ross Piano Bob Cooper Sax (Tenor) Boots Mussulli Sax (Alto) Dave Barbour Guitar Eddie Safranski Bass Freddie Zito Piano Gene Roland Violin, Trombone J.G. Calvados Liner Notes John Anderson Concert Orchestra Trumpet Julie Christie Vocals Kai Winding Trombone Ray Wetzel Trumpet Shelly Manne Drums Tommy Todd Arranger