June Christy & Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
Release Date: 01 April 2000
Label: Jasmine Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 604988036626
Genres: Jazz Vocal Jazz
Description
Stan Kenton rarely recruited well-known performers to his orchestra - take June Christy, for example. In March, 1945, shortly after award-winning singer Anita O'Day had left Kenton to try her luck as a single act, Stan invited the completely unknown, 19½-year-old Shirley Luster to try out with the orchestra. As she later recalled, Stan said: "....maybe for a few weeks. We'll see how it works out." Well, it worked out fine and, following a change of name and a hit record, by the time she was twenty it was quite clear that June Christy was going places.
Tracklisting
The Mudlarks
The Goofers
Slim Willet
Sleepy LaBeef
Marty Wilde
June Carter
Jimmy McCrackin
Gene Vincent
Alison Burns & Martin Taylor
Judith Owen
Kira Martini
Nina Simone
Nat King Cole
James Hudson
Fay Victor & Herbie Nichols SUNG
Tumi Mogorosi
