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The Spotlight is On June Christy's Album "Gone For The Day"

Gone For the Day And Fair And Warmer

Amazon Price: $15.98 (as of 11/30/2009)

June Christy's bid to shake some of the frost off her image resulted in these two late-'50s albums. Although the ostensible theme of Gone for the Day is a visit to the outdoors with a lover, the occasional jarring note drops--witness the knowing orchestral dissonance on "It's So Peaceful in the Country" and the nod to Christy's bittersweet signature song, "Something Cool," on "When the World Was Young." Only a glib, brassy "Give Me the Simple Life" seems out of place. Fair and Warmer starts on a similar note with "I Want to Be Happy" but soon settles down. Christy's melody-bending performance renders the Jimmy Van Heusen/Johnny Burke "Imagination"'s suggestions of sex as melancholy as Gone's high points, while she takes charge of the situation on Irving Berlin's "Best Thing for You." This disc finds Christy striking close to greatness on a pair of complementary records from an era when the LP was finding its way as a conceptual tool.

June Christy at a Glance

June Christy (November 20, 1925 - June 21, 1990), born Shirley Luster, was an American vocalist, best known for her work in the cool jazz genre. Her success as a singer began with The Stan Kenton Orchestra. She pursued a solo career from 1954 and is best known for her debut album Something Cool. Upon her death, she was hailed as "one of the finest and most neglected singers of her time."New Statesman article: "Carrying a torch".

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The Spotlight is On June Christy's Album "Gone For The Day"

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Something Cool, 2001

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Great Ladies of Song. 1995

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Ballads For Night People, 1958

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The Misty Miss Christy, 1955

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June's Got Rhythm, 1958

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Gone For The Day, 1957

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The Ballad Collection, 2000

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June Christy & Stan Kenton, 1955

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