Cool Christy

Cool Christy is a 2002 double-CD compilation of recordings by jazz vocalist June Christy from 1945 to 1951.

Disc one

 * 1) "Tampico" (Gene Roland)
 * 2) "It's Been a Long, Long Time" (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn)
 * 3) "It Ain't Necessarily So" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
 * 4) "How High the Moon" (Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis)
 * 5) "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams" (Harry Barris, Ted Koehler, Billy Moll)
 * 6) "I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me" (Jimmy McHugh, Clarence Gaskill)
 * 7) "Hay Lawdy Papa" (Gene Roland)
 * 8) "Stompin' at the Savoy" (Edgar Sampson, Andy Razaf, Benny Goodman, Chick Webb)
 * 9) "Get Happy" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler)
 * 10) "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II)
 * 11) "Don't Worry 'bout Me" (Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler)
 * 12) "Mean to Me" (Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert)
 * 13) "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman)
 * 14) "September in the Rain" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin)
 * 15) "Sweet Lorraine" (Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish)
 * 16) "Make Love to Me" (Paul Mann, Stephen Weiss, Kim Gannon)
 * 17) "Supper Time" (Irving Berlin)
 * 18) "What's New?" (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke)
 * 19) "I've Got a Guy" (Marion Sunshine)
 * 20) "I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields)
 * 21) "This Is Romance" (Vernon Duke, Edward Heyman)
 * 22) "Prelude to a Kiss" (Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills)
 * 23) "I'm Thrilled" (Sidney Lippman, Sylvia Dee)
 * 24) "You're Blasé" (Ord Hamilton, Bruce Siever)
 * 25) "Lullaby in Rhythm" (Walter Hirsh, Benny Goodman)

Personnel
Track 1 - recorded Chicago, 4 May 1945
 * June Christy - vocals
 * Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
 * John Carroll - trumpet
 * Buddy Childers - trumpet
 * John Anderson - trumpet
 * Gene Roland - trumpet, arranger
 * Mel Green - trumpet
 * Freddie Zito - trombone
 * Milt Kabak - trombone
 * Marshall Ocker - trombone
 * Bart Varsalona - bass trombone
 * Bob Lively - alto saxophone
 * Boots Mussulli - alto saxophone
 * Joe Magro - tenor saxophone
 * Dave Madden - tenor saxophone
 * Bob Gioga - baritone saxophone
 * Stan Kenton - piano
 * Bob Ahern - guitar
 * Max Wayne - bass
 * Bob Varney - drums

Track 2 - recorded New York, 30 July 1945
 * June Christy - vocals
 * Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
 * Buddy Childers - trumpet
 * Ray Wetzel - trumpet
 * John Anderson - trumpet
 * Russ Burgher - trumpet
 * Bob Lymperis - trumpet
 * Freddie Zito - trombone
 * Milt Kabak - trombone
 * Jimmy Simms - trombone
 * Bart Varsalona - bass trombone
 * Al Anthony - alto saxophone
 * Boots Mussulli - alto saxophone
 * Bob Cooper - tenor saxophone
 * Bill McDougald - tenor saxophone
 * Bob Gioga - baritone saxophone
 * Stan Kenton - piano
 * Bob Ahern - guitar
 * Eddie Safranski - bass
 * Bob Varney - drums

Track 3 - recorded Hollywood, 20 December 1945
 * June Christy - vocals
 * Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
 * Buddy Childers - trumpet
 * Ray Wetzel - trumpet
 * John Anderson - trumpet
 * Russ Burgher - trumpet
 * Bob Lymperis - trumpet
 * Freddie Zito - trombone
 * Milt Kabak - trombone
 * Jimmy Simms - trombone
 * Ray Klein - trombone
 * Al Anthony - alto saxophone
 * Boots Mussulli - alto saxophone
 * Bob Cooper - tenor saxophone
 * Bob Gioga - baritone saxophone
 * Stan Kenton - piano
 * Bob Ahern - guitar
 * Boots Mussulli - alto saxophone
 * Bob Cooper - tenor saxophone

Tracks 4-17 - recorded Los Angeles, December 1945
 * June Christy - vocals
 * Ray Wetzel - trumpet
 * Gene Roland - valve trombone
 * Boots Mussulli - alto saxophone
 * Bob Cooper - tenor saxophone
 * Pete Rugolo - piano
 * Dave Barbour - guitar
 * Boots Mussulli - alto saxophone
 * Bob Cooper - tenor saxophone

Tracks 18-25 - recorded Los Angeles, January 1946
 * June Christy - vocals
 * Ray Wetzel - trumpet
 * Kai Winding - trombone
 * Boots Mussulli - alto saxophone
 * Bob Cooper - tenor saxophone
 * Buddy Cole - piano
 * Eddie Safranski - bass
 * Jimmy Pratt - drums

Disc two

 * 1) "The One I Love" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn)
 * 2) "Moonglow" (Will Hudson, Eddie DeLange)
 * 3) "How Long Has This Been Going On? (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
 * 4) "Rika Jika Jack" (Eric Dawson, Maxine Sullivan, Walter Hagen)
 * 5) "I'd Be Lost Without You" (Sunny Skylar)
 * 6) "It's a Pity to Say Goodnight" (Billy Reid, Mack Gordon)
 * 7) "His Feet Too Big for the Bed" (Hernan Brana, Dick Sanford, Sammy Mysels)
 * 8) "Don't Want That Man Around" (Joe Rizzo, Sam Braude, Sam Volk)
 * 9) "Across the Alley from the Alamo" (Joe Greene)
 * 10) "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin)
 * 11) "Skip Rope" (Sidney Lippman, Sylvia Dee)
 * 12) "Please Be Kind" (Saul Chaplin, Sammy Cahn)
 * 13) "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster)
 * 14) "Curiosity" (Alex Kramer, Joan Whitney, Sam Ward)
 * 15) "He Was a Good Man as Good Men Go" (Teddy Powell)
 * 16) "Lonely Woman" (Benny Carter, Zola Sonin)
 * 17) "The Way You Look Tonight" (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields)
 * 18) "Everything Happens to Me" (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair)
 * 19) "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye)
 * 20) "Get Happy" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler)
 * 21) "A Mile Down the Highway (There's a Toll Bridge)" (David Mann,  Bob Hilliard)
 * 22) "Do It Again" (George Gershwin, Buddy DeSylva)
 * 23) "He Can Come Back Anytime He Wants To" (Johnny Lehman)
 * 24) "Easy Street" (Alan Rankin Jones)

Personnel
Tracks 1-3 - recorded Los Angeles, January 1946
 * June Christy - vocals
 * Ray Wetzel - trumpet
 * Kai Winding - trombone
 * Boots Mussulli - alto saxophone
 * Bob Cooper - tenor saxophone
 * Buddy Cole - piano
 * Eddie Safranski - bass
 * Jimmy Pratt – drums

Track 4 - recorded Hollywood, 4 June 1946
 * June Christy - vocals
 * Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
 * Buddy Childers - trumpet
 * Ray Wetzel – trumpet
 * Chico Alvarez - trumpet
 * John Anderson - trumpet
 * Ken Hanna – trumpet
 * Kai Winding - trombone
 * Miff Sines – trombone
 * Milt Kabak - trombone
 * Bart Varsalona - bass trombone
 * Al Anthony - alto saxophone
 * Boots Mussulli - alto saxophone
 * Vido Musso – tenor saxophone
 * Bob Cooper - tenor saxophone
 * Bob Gioga - baritone saxophone
 * Stan Kenton - piano
 * Bob Ahern - guitar
 * Eddie Safranski - bass
 * Shelly Manne - drums

Track 5 - recorded Hollywood, 19 July 1946
 * June Christy - vocals
 * Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
 * same personnel as Track 4

Track 6 - recorded Hollywood, 25 July 1946
 * June Christy - vocals
 * Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
 * same personnel as Track 4, but Harry Forbes (trombone) replaces Milt Kabak

Track 8 - recorded Hollywood, 13 February 1947
 * June Christy - vocals
 * Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
 * Buddy Childers - trumpet
 * Ray Wetzel – trumpet
 * Chico Alvarez - trumpet
 * John Anderson - trumpet
 * Ken Hanna – trumpet
 * Kai Winding - trombone
 * Skip Layton - trombone
 * Milt Bernhart - trombone
 * Harry Forbes - trombone
 * Bart Varsalona - bass trombone
 * Eddie Meyers- also saxophone
 * Boots Mussulli - alto saxophone
 * Vido Musso - tenor saxophone
 * Bob Cooper - tenor saxophone
 * Bob Gioga - baritone saxophone
 * Stan Kenton - piano
 * Bob Ahern - guitar
 * Eddie Safranski - bass
 * Shelly Manne - drums

Track 7 - recorded New York, 2 January 1947
 * June Christy - vocals
 * Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
 * Buddy Childers - trumpet
 * Ray Wetzel – trumpet
 * Chico Alvarez - trumpet
 * John Anderson - trumpet
 * Ken Hanna – trumpet
 * Kai Winding - trombone
 * Skip Layton - trombone
 * Harry Forbes - trombone
 * Bart Varsalona - bass trombone
 * Eddie Meyers- also saxophone
 * Boots Mussulli - alto saxophone
 * Red Dorris – tenor saxophone
 * Bob Cooper - tenor saxophone
 * Bob Gioga - baritone saxophone
 * Stan Kenton - piano
 * Bob Ahern - guitar
 * Eddie Safranski - bass
 * Shelly Manne - drums
 * José Mangual - bongos
 * Pedro Allendo - maracas
 * The Pastels * Margaret Dale * Dave Lambert * Wayne Howard * Jerry Packer * Jerry Duane

Track 9 - recorded Hollywood, 28 February 1947
 * June Christy - vocals
 * Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
 * same personnel as Track 7, but The Pastels out.

Track 10 - recorded Los Angeles, 3 March 1947
 * June Christy - vocals
 * Frank De Vol’s Orchestra
 * Ray Linn - trumpet
 * Juan Tizol – valve trombone
 * Richard Perissi – French horn
 * Vincent DeRosa – French horn
 * Evan Vail – French horn
 * Vincent De Robertis – French horn
 * Skeets Herfurt - reeds
 * Jules Kinsler - reeds
 * Ted Romersa - reeds
 * Jerome Kasper - reeds
 * Ronald Pirozzi - reeds
 * Felix Slatkin - violin
 * Joseph Quadri - violin
 * Marshall Sosson - violin
 * Joachim Chassman - violin
 * Buddy Cole - piano
 * Al Hendrickson - guitar
 * Eddie Safranski - bass
 * Shelly Manne - drums
 * Frank De Vol – arranger, conductor

Track 11 - recorded Los Angeles, 31 March 1947
 * June Christy - vocals
 * Frank De Vol’s Orchestra
 * Neal Hefti - trumpet
 * Zeke Zarchy - trumpet
 * Dick Cathcart - trumpet
 * Ray Linn - trumpet
 * Juan Tizol – valve trombone
 * Skeets Herfurt - reeds
 * Jules Kinjsler - reeds
 * Tede Romersa - reeds
 * Jerome Kasper - reeds
 * Ronald Pirozzi - reeds
 * Buddy Cole piano
 * Barney Kessel -guitar
 * Eddie Safranski - bass
 * Shelly Manne - drums
 * Frank De Vol – arranger, conductor

Tracks 12, 13 - recorded Hollywood, 1 April 1947
 * June Christy - vocals
 * Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
 * same personnel as Track 8.

Track 14 - recorded Hollywood, 25 September 1947
 * June Christy - vocals
 * Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
 * Buddy Childers - trumpet
 * Ray Wetzel - trumpet
 * Al Porcino - trumpet
 * Chico Alvarez - trumpet
 * Ken Hanna - trumpet
 * Milt Bernhart - trombone
 * Eddie Burt - trombone
 * Harry Betts - trombone
 * Harry Forbes - trombone
 * Bart Varsalona - bass trombone
 * George Weidler - alto saxophone
 * Frank Pappalardo - alto saxophone
 * Bob Cooper - tenor saxophone
 * Warner Weidler - tenor saxophone
 * Bob Gioga - baritone saxophone
 * Stan Kenton - piano
 * Laurindo Almeida - guitar
 * Eddie Safranski - bass
 * Shelly Manne - drums
 * Jack Costanzo - bongos

Track 15 - recorded Hollywood, 22 October 1947
 * June Christy - vocals
 * Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
 * same personnel as Track 14, but Art Pepper replaces Frank Pappalardo

Track 16 - recorded Hollywood, 6 December 1947
 * June Christy - vocals
 * Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
 * same personnel as Track 15

Tracks 17, 18 - recorded Los Angeles, 28 March 1949
 * June Christy - vocals
 * Bob Cooper’s Orchestra
 * Buddy Childers - trumpet
 * Johnny Mandel - bass trumpet
 * Billy Byers - trombone
 * Art Pepper – alto saxophone
 * Bob Cooper – tenor saxophone
 * Irv Roth baritone saxophone
 * Hal Schaefer - piano
 * Joe Mondragon bass
 * Don Lamond - drums
 * Luis Miranda – congas (track 17)
 * Jasper Hornyak - violin (track 17)
 * Cesare Pascarello cello (track 18)
 * John Lewis – arranger (track 17)
 * Bob Graettinger – arranger (track 18)

Tracks 19, 20 - recorded Los Angeles, 29 September 1949
 * June Christy - vocals
 * Pete Rugolo’s Orchestra
 * Alex Gershunoff - flute
 * Pete Rugolo piano, arranger
 * Laurindo Almeida -guitar
 * Don Whittaker - bass
 * Jackie Mills drums
 * Harry Bluestone - violin
 * Dave Klein - violin
 * Mishe Russell - violin
 * Stan Harris - viola
 * Cy Benard – viola

Tracks 21-23 - recorded Los Angeles, 11 September 1950
 * June Christy - vocals
 * Shorty Rogers and his Giants
 * John Graas – French horn
 * Gene England - tuba
 * Art Pepper – also saxophone
 * Bud Shank – tenor saxophone
 * Bob Cooper - tenor saxophone
 * Bob Gioga – baritone saxophone
 * Claude Williamson - piano
 * Don Bagley – bass
 * Shelly Manne - drums
 * Shorty Rogers – conductor, arranger

Track 24 - recorded Hollywood, 20 September 1951
 * June Christy - vocals
 * Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
 * John Howell - trumpet
 * Maynard Ferguson - trumpet
 * Conte Candoli - trumpet
 * Stu Williamson - trumpet
 * John Copolla - trumpet
 * Dick Kenney - trombone
 * Harry Betts - trombone
 * Bob Fitzpatrick - trombone
 * Bill Russo
 * George Roberts – bass trombone
 * Bud Shank – alto saxophone
 * Art Pepper – alto saxophone
 * Bob Cooper – tenor saxophone
 * Bart Caldarell – tenor saxophone
 * Bob Gioga - saxophone
 * Stan Kenton     - piano
 * Ralph Blaze - guitar
 * Don Bagley - bass
 * Shelly Manne - drums