Duet (Stan Kenton and June Christy album)
Appearance
Duet | ||||
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Released | 1955 | |||
Recorded | May 7, 9 & 19, 1955 Capitol Recording Studios, Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 40:11 | |||
Label | Capitol T 656 | |||
Producer | Bill Miller | |||
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June Christy chronology | ||||
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Duet is an album by vocalist June Christy and pianist Stan Kenton with featuring performances of jazz standards recorded in 1955 and released on the Capitol label.[1][2][3]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [4] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
The Allmusic review by Stephen Cook noted "Kenton exercises unexpected restraint throughout, shading Christy's dramatically cool delivery with snatches of Ellington color and chamber music formality".[4]
Track listing
[edit]- "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (Cole Porter) – 3:48
- "Lonely Woman" (Benny Carter, Ray Sonin) – 5:54
- "Just the Way I Am" (Bobby Troup) – 3:52
- "You're Mine, You" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) – 3:10
- "Angel Eyes" (Matt Dennis, Earl Brent) – 4:19
- "Come to the Party" (Joe Greene) – 3:09
- "Baby, Baby All the Time" (Troup) – 2:20
- "We Kiss in a Shadow" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 1:54
- "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:56
- "Prelude to a Kiss" (Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills) – 3:40 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Thanks for You" (Bernie Hanighen, Marvin Wright) – 3:09 Bonus track on CD reissue
- Recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, CA on May 7, 1955 (track 8–10), May 9, 1955 (tracks 2, 3 and 5–7) and May 19, 1955 (tracks 1, 4 and 9)
Personnel
[edit]- June Christy – vocals
- Stan Kenton – piano
References
[edit]- ^ Vosbein, P. Stan Kenton Discography accessed April 16, 2016
- ^ Watts, R., Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Capitol Album Discography, Part 5: 600–2999 (1955–1968) accessed April 16, 2016
- ^ The Capitol Sessions of Stan Kenton: 1955 accessed April 16, 2016
- ^ a b Cook, Stephen. Duet – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 251. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.