June Christy - Big Band Specials (1962/1999)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) ~ 213.30 Mb | 33:00 | Covers
Vocal Jazz | Label: Capitol Jazz - 7243 498319 2 6
By the time this album was recorded in 1962, singer June Christy had already cut the great bulk of her discography. Many, critics especially, put her past her prime. This album demonstrates that the critics were wrong and the "Misty Miss Christy" was still at the top of her form. Her instantly recognizable voice takes the listener through a roster of tunes associated with the big bands. And she has a big band backing her that is made up of some of the best players on the West Coast – or any coast, for that matter – many of whom were habitues of the Stan Kenton band before Kenton's music became pretentious.