Release Date: 05 September 2025
Label: Retrospective - Cd / Retrospective
Packaging Type: Brilliant Case (Jewel Case size, Holds 2 CDs)
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 0710357443121
Genres: Jazz Swing Jazz
Description
The 'cool' Miss June Christy is presented in a fabulous centenary collection of her best music from the Stan Kenton and Pete Rugolo years. When Illinois-born Shirley Luster (1925-1990) became the cool-voiced jazz singer June Christy she also became one of the leaders of the hip vocal school founded by Anita O'Day, whom she replaced with Stan Kenton. Going solo in 1947, she was a regular poll-winner yet remains one of the most undervalued singers of the post-swing era. She was blessed with a wholesome but peculiarly sensuous voice, and a bright, bubbling personality glowed through all her performances; effective in uptempo swingers, yet also adept at reflective ballads.
Omer Simeon; Louis Armstrong; Wilbur De Paris; Lionel Hampton; Fletcher Henderson; Earl Hines; Jame
June Christy
Marty Robbins
Various Artists
Joe Marsala
Mel Torme
Jimmie Lunceford & his Orchestra; Jimmie Lunceford
Various Artists
