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
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
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
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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