June Christy secured a place as one of the most successful and respected cool jazz singers of the 1950s with her intimate, intelligent, and artistic style. Christy rose to prominence as a singer for the Stan Kenton Orchestra, replacing Anita O'Day in 1945. She recorded a number of hits with Kenton's band, including the million-selling "Tampico," but it wasn't until she began releasing solo albums in the early `50s that she truly hit her artistic stride. 1952's SOMETHING COOL, recorded with Kenton arranger Pete Rugolo, proved her breakthrough album, effectively launching the cool vocals movement. It's follow-up, THE MISTY MISS CHRISTY, was equally influential, and Christy continued to record regularly until 1965.

Listen to June Christy at Finetune.

• (2005)  Ballads For Night People
• (2005)  June's Got Rhythm
• (2004)  The Misty Miss Christy
• (2004)  Something Cool
• (2000)  The Ballad Collection
• (1998)  Gone For The Day
• (1998)  Great Ladies Of Song / Spotlight On June Christy
• (1996)  The Best Of June Christy: Jazz Sessions

• The Merriest (1997 Digital Remaster)
• Fly Me To The Moon
• 'Round Midnight
• Something Cool
• Softly As In A Morning Sunrise (Stereo)

• Ella Fitzgerald
• Peggy Lee
• Dinah Washington
• Sarah Vaughan
• Billie Holiday
• Diana Krall
• Julie London
• Frank Sinatra
• Lena Horne
• Nancy Wilson
• Nina Simone
• Rosemary Clooney
• Anita O'Day
• Dean Martin
• Astrud Gilberto
• Tony Bennett
• Carmen McRae
• Judy Garland
• Doris Day
• Nat King Cole

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