The Best of June Christy - The Jazz Sessions

~ Release by June Christy (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Something Cool
producer:
Lee Gillette
alto saxophone:
Bud Shank (on 1953-08-14)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1953-08-14)
bass trombone:
George Roberts (american bass trombone) (on 1953-08-14)
flute and tenor saxophone:
Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (on 1953-08-14)
trombone:
Milt Bernhart (on 1953-08-14), Herbie Harper (on 1953-08-14) and Tommy Pederson (on 1953-08-14)
trumpet:
Maynard Ferguson (on 1953-08-14), Conrad Gozzo (on 1953-08-14) and Shorty Rogers (trumpet) (on 1953-08-14)
woodwind:
Bob Cooper (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1953-08-14)
vocals:
June Christy (on 1953-08-14)
conductor:
Pete Rugolo (on 1953-08-14)
arranger:
Pete Rugolo
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-08-14)
recording of:
Something Cool (on 1953-08-14)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Barnes (composer and lyricist)
44:18
2I Want to Be Happy
recording of:
I Want to Be Happy (No, No, Nanette)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach
composer:
Vincent Youmans
part of:
No, No, Nanette
1:21
3Remind Me
recording of:
Remind Me (on 1960-08-18)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1940)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1940)
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co.
4:49
4Looking for a Boy
recording of:
Looking for a Boy
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1925)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1925)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to ????)
part of:
Tip-Toes
2:38
5My Ship
recording of:
My Ship (from "Lady in the Dark”; catch-all for versions outside the theatrical context) (in 1959)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
publisher:
Hampshire House Publishing Corp. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
version of:
Lady in the Dark: My Ship
3:59
6Rock Me to Sleep
recording of:
Rock Me to Sleep
writer:
Benny Carter and Paul Vandervoort II
2:21
7Day Dream
recording of:
Day Dream
lyricist:
John Latouche (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941) and Billy Strayhorn (in 1941)
2:57
8Baby All the Time
piano:
Stan Kenton
vocals:
June Christy
recording of:
Baby Baby All the Time
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Troup
2:21
9It's a Most Unusual Day
recording of:
It’s a Most Unusual Day
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
medley of:
En högst förunderlig dag
2:21
10Midnight Sun
recording of:
Midnight Sun
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1954)
composer:
Johnny Mercer, Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader) (in 1947) and Lionel Hampton (in 1947)
3:14
11Fly Me to the Moon
double bass:
Don Bagley (in 1963)
flute:
Bud Shank (in 1963)
guitar:
Al Viola (in 1963)
piano:
Teddy Brannon (in 1963)
trumpet:
Jonah Jones (in 1963)
vocals:
June Christy (in 1963)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1963-04 until 1963-05)
recording of:
Fly Me to the Moon (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
Bart Howard (in 1954)
premiered by:
Kaye Ballard (in 1954)
publisher:
Almanac Music-Inc., Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Kensington Music Ltd., Palm Valley Music LLC and TRO Essex Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
3:16
12Get Happy
recording of:
Get Happy
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1929)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1929)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Remick Music Corp., S.A. Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Summer Stock
part of:
The Nine‐Fifteen Revue (1930)
2:45
13When Sunny Gets Blue
recording of:
When Sunny Gets Blue
lyricist:
Jack Segal (US songwriter)
writer:
Fisher and Segal (US songwriter)
composer:
Marvin Fisher
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
2:57
14Willow Weep for Me
recording of:
Willow Weep for Me
lyricist and composer:
Ann Ronell (in 1932)
publisher:
Ann Ronell Music and Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
3:16
15Make Someone Happy
recording of:
Make Someone Happy (Do Re Mi)
orchestrator:
Bruce Coughlin
lyricist:
Betty Comden and Adolph Green
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Sole Selling Agent and Stratford Music Corporation
part of:
Do Re Mi
3:37
16How High the Moon
recording of:
How High the Moon
lyricist:
Nancy Hamilton (in 1940)
composer:
Morgan Lewis (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
2:36
17Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most
recording of:
Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most
lyricist:
Fran Landesman
composer:
Tommy Wolf (US pianist/composer)
publisher:
Wolfland
4:16
18It Don't Mean a Thing
recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1931)
composer:
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (Duke Ellington, US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1931-08)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
1:43