The Song Is June!

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The Song Is June!
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Studio album by
Released1958 (1958)
RecordedJuly–August 1958
StudioCapitol Studios, Hollywood
GenreVocal jazz
Length64:38
LabelCapitol
June Christy chronology
June's Got Rhythm
(1958)
The Song Is June!
(1958)
Recalls Those Kenton Days
(1959)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings4/4 stars [1]

The Song Is June! is a 1958 album by June Christy recorded with Pete Rugolo's Orchestra. It was reissued in 1997 as a double CD with Off-Beat.[2]

Track listing[]

  1. "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most" (Tommy Wolf, Fran Landesman) – 4:13
  2. "The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) – 2:00
  3. "Nobody's Heart" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 4:07
  4. "My Shining Hour" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 1:47
  5. "I Remember You" (Victor Schertzinger, Johnny Mercer) – 2:55
  6. "Night Time Was My Mother" (Connie Pearce, Arnold Miller) – 2:55
  7. "I Wished on the Moon" (Ralph Rainger, Dorothy Parker) – 2:18
  8. "The Song Is You" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 4:20
  9. "As Long as I Live" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 2:00
  10. "Saturday's Children" (André Previn, Bob Russell) – 2:56

Personnel[]

Tracks 3, 6, and 10

  • June Christy – vocals
  • Bud Shank – alto saxophone
  • Bob Cooper – tenor saxophone
  • Marty Berman – baritone saxophone
  • Vincent DeRosa – flugelhorn
  • Red Mitchell bass
  • Larry Bunker – vibraphone
  • Tony Rizzi – guitar
  • Shelly Manne – drums
  • Dan Lube – violin
  • Lou Raderman – violin
  • David Frisina – violin
  • Victor Arno – violin
  • Erno Neufeld – violin
  • Alfred Lustgarten – violin
  • Lou Klass – violin
  • Samuel Freed – violin
  • Benny Gill – violin
  • Virginia Majewski – viola
  • Stanley Harris – viola
  • Alex Neiman – viola
  • Ed Lustgarten – cello
  • Raphael Kramer – cello
  • Kurt Reher – cello
  • Kathryn Julye – harp
  • Pete Rugolo – arranger, conductor

Tracks 2, 4, 7 and 9

  • June Christy – vocals
  • Pete Candoli – trumpet
  • Buddy Childers – trumpet
  • Ed Leddy – trumpet
  • Al Porcino – trumpet
  • Milt Bernhart – trombone
  • Frank Rosolino- trombone
  • Herb Harper- trombone
  • George Roberts- bass trombone
  • Vincent DeRosa – flugelhorn
  • Jack Cave – flugelhorn
  • Bud Shank – alto saxophone
  • Paul Horn – alto saxophone, flute
  • Bob Cooper – tenor saxophone
  • Ronny Lang – tenor saxophone
  • Chuck Gentry – baritone saxophone
  • Russ Freeman- piano
  • Howard Roberts – guitar
  • Sam Rice – bass
  • Red Mitchell bass
  • Shelly Manne – drums
  • Larry Bunker – vibraphone
  • Pete Rugolo – arranger, conductor

Tracks 1, 5 and 8

  • June Christy – vocals
  • Vincent DeRosa – flugelhorn
  • Jack Cave – flugelhorn
  • Paul Horn – alto saxophone
  • Bob Cooper – tenor saxophone
  • Marty Berman – baritone saxophone
  • Tony Rizzi -guitar
  • Red Mitchell – bass
  • Frank Flynn – drums
  • Larry Bunker – vibraphone
  • Kathryn Julye – harp
  • Dan Lube – violin
  • Lou Raderman – violin
  • Erno Neufeld – violin
  • Victor Lustgarten – violin
  • Virginia Majewski – viola
  • Alex Nieman – viola
  • Stanley Harris – viola
  • Ed Lustgarten – cello
  • Ralph Kramer – cello
  • Kurt Reher – cello
  • Pete Rugolo – arranger, conductor

References[]

  1. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 251. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  2. ^ Yanow, Scott. "The Song Is June!". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
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