June Christy
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Biography
[Edit]Though she was the epitome of the vocal cool movement of the 1950s, June Christy was a warm, chipper vocalist able to stretch out her impressive voice on bouncy swing tunes and set herself apart from other vocalists with her deceptively simple enunciation. From her time in Stan Kenton's Orchestra, she inherited a focus on brassy swing from arranger friends like Pete Rugolo. Rugolo would become a consistent companion far into her solo days, too, arranging most of her LPs and balancing her gymnastic vocal abilities with a series of attentive charts.
Born Shirley Luster in Springfield, IL, she began singing early on and appeared with a local society band during high school. She moved to Chicago in the early '40s, changed her name to Sharon Leslie, and sang with a group led by Boyd Raeburn. In 1945, after hearing that Anita O'Day had just left Stan Kenton's Orchestra, she auditioned for the role and got it early that year. Despite an early resemblance (physically and vocally) to O'Day, the singer — renamed June Christy — soon found her own style: a warm, chipper voice that stretched out beautifully and enlivened Kenton's crossover novelties ("Shoo Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy," the million-selling "Tampico") as well as the leader's intricately arranged standards ("How High the Moon"). As she became more and more popular within the Kenton band, arranger Pete Rugolo began writing charts with her style especially in mind. After the Kenton orchestra broke up in 1948, Christy worked the nightclub circuit for awhile before reuniting with Kenton for his 1950 Innovations in Modern Music Orchestra, a very modern 40-piece group that toured America. She had already debuted as a solo act the year before, recording for Capitol with a group led by her husband, Kenton tenor saxophonist Bob Cooper.
Christy's debut LP for Capitol, 1954's Something Cool, was recorded with Rugolo at the head of the orchestra. The album launched the vocal cool movement and hit the Top 20 album charts in America, as did a follow-up, The Misty Miss Christy. Her 1955 Duet LP paired her voice with Kenton's piano, while most of her Capitol LPs featured her with various Kenton personnel and Rugolo (or Bob Cooper) at the head of the orchestra. She reprised her earlier big-band days with 1959's June Christy Recalls Those Kenton Days, and recorded a raft of concept LPs before retiring in 1965. Christy returned to the studio only once, for 1977's Impromptu on Musicraft.
Title: The Best of June Christy
Artist: June Christy
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Classical
Title: The First Thing You Know, You're in Love (Remastered) - Single
Artist: June Christy
Genre: Pop
Title: His Feet Too Big For De Bed - Single
Artist: Stan Kenton, June Christy, The Pastels
Genre: Pop
Title: The Complete Capitol Transcription Sessions 1945-49 (CD3)
Artist: Peggy Lee, June Christy
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else) (Remastered) - Single
Artist: June Christy
Genre: Pop
Title: June Christy Big Band Specials
Artist: June Christy
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Classical
Collections
Title: The 50 Best Torch Songs Ever
Genre: Pop
Title: Jukebox Favourites - Best of Jazz Ladies
Genre: Jazz
Title: Us Groovy Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Cocktail Bar Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Kid's Essential Retro Christmas Songs
Genre: Kids
Title: Jukebox Favourites - Best of Bar Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blue Note Trip 9: Heat Up / Simmer Down By DJ Maestro
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ultimate Memories
Genre: Pop
Title: The Greatest St. Valentines Day Love Songs, Vol. 10
Genre: Pop
Title: The Divas Sing Gershwin
Genre: Jazz
Title: We All Love Our Mums (Classic Mother's Day Songs, Vol. 6)
Genre: Pop
Title: We All Love Our Mums (Classic Mother's Day Songs, Vol. 3)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Greatest St. Valentines Day Love Songs, Vol. 9
Genre: Pop
Title: Blondes Have More Fun!
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Greatest St. Valentines Day Love Songs, Vol. 7
Genre: Pop
Title: The Stripper: Sexy Jazz Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: Marilyn Monroe & Burlesque Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: Girls Sing the Christmas Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Songs for Vintage Ambient
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Songs for Romantic Dinner
Genre: Jazz
Title: Big Bands Swing & The Ladies Sing
Genre: Jazz
Title: Cooking in Concert - Jazz Cocktail Party
Genre: Jazz
Title: Classic Jazz Party
Genre: Jazz
Title: Lazy Romance
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Cool Jazz 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Vintage Jazz, Vol. 8
Genre: Jazz
Title: Call of Duty - Songs of Civil & World Wars
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Jazz Ladies, Vol. 5
Genre: Jazz
Title: Female Jazz Lounge
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Retrospective Jule Styne (Volume 2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Rare Female Vocal Cuts
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Jazz Ladies Sing! Vol 6
Genre: Jazz
Title: Full of Brass, Vol. 4
Genre: Jazz
Title: Shades of Jazz & Blues - 50 Classics
Genre: Blues
Title: Sexy Lounge Vintage Era
Genre: Jazz
Title: 25 Christmas Classics, Vol. 3
Genre:
Title: Pure Essential Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: For Men Only
Genre: House, Jazz, Rock, Rock & Roll, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Legends of Big Band Swing
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Hits Vintage Nº5 / 100 Hits Vintage N?5
Genre: Pop
Title: Merry Mixmas: Christmas Classics Remix (Digital Version)
Genre: Pop
Title: 50 Best Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ultra-Lounge: Divas Las Vegas!
Genre: Pop
Title: The Very Best of Lady Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Sultry Ladies of Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Singers Sing the Blues - Smooth Silky Ballads
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Legends: The Essential Women of Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Woman's Place Is In the Groove
Genre: Pop
Title: The Finest Jazz Ballads
Genre: Jazz
Title: Greatest Classics: Great Love Songs
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Ultra-Lounge: The Best of Christmas Cocktails
Genre:
Title: 100 Classic 1940s Memories
Genre: Jazz
Title: V-Disc Jazz Essentials
Genre: Jazz
Title: 50 Foxtrot Songs
Genre: Jazz
Title: Indian Love Call
Genre: Jazz
Title: Masters of Jazz - 40 Singing Ladies
Genre: Jazz
Title: 20 Greatest Female Jazz Vocalists 1936-1952, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Divas Of Jazz Vol 6
Genre: Jazz
Title: Sultry Ladies of Jazz - The Nightingales of Music
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Big Band Golden Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Orchestra Legends, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ultimate Jazz Ladies, Vol. 4
Genre: Jazz
Featuring albums
Title: 77 Big Band Masterworks (The Best of Stan Kenton)
Artist: Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
Genre: Jazz
Title: Stan Kenton & His Orchestra Vol 5 (1945-47)
Artist: Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
Genre: Jazz
Title: Kenton Presents Bob Cooper, Bill Holman & Frank Rosolino (Remastered)
Artist: Bill Holman, Frank Rosolino, Bob Cooper
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ultra-Lounge / Christmas Cocktails Volume II
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Isn't It Romantic: Capitol Sings Rodgers & Hart
Artist: Various Artists
Title: Capitol Sings Sammy Cahn Volume 14 / It's Magic
Artist: Various Artists
Title: Happy Holidays: Warm & Wonderful Christmas Favorites
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Let It Snow: Cuddly Christmas Classics From Capitol
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Merry Christmas, Baby: Romance And Reindeer From Capitol
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Tie the Knot Tunes Presents Vintage Wedding Big Band Playlist
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz
Title: Sultry Ladies Of Jazz
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz, Cool Jazz, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Vocal & Symphonic
Title: Great Girl Singers, Sing 22 Original Hits
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Pop Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack, Vocal & Symphonic
Title: Great American Songwriters Vol. 2
Artist: Rodgers & Hart