Albums by June Christy
ALBUMWillow Weep For Me (Remastered)June Christy
ALBUMDay DreamsJune Christy
ALBUMSomething Broadway, Something LatinJune Christy
ALBUMBig Band Specials (Remix/Remastered 1998)June Christy
ALBUMThe Intimate Miss Christy (Remastered)June Christy
ALBUMThis Time of YearJune Christy
ALBUMOff BeatJune Christy
ALBUMThe Cool SchoolJune Christy
ALBUMDo-Re-MiJune Christy & Bob Cooper
ALBUMJune Christy Recalls Those Kenton Days (Remastered)June Christy
Artist Biography
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.
Hometown
Springfield, IL, United States
Genre
Jazz