| Something Cool | ||||
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| Released | August 2, 1954 Capitol H516 August 1, 1955 Capitol T516 October 15, 1960 Capitol ST516 | |||
| Recorded | 1953, 1954, 1955, 1960 | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Lee Gillette | |||
| June Christy chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |  [1] |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz | 👑[2] |
Something Cool is the debut solo album by June Christy, released on Capitol Records first as a 10-inch LP of seven selections in August of 1954, and then as a 12-inch LP of eleven selections the following August, both times in monophonic sound. The original seven selections for the 1954 release were recorded over seven sessions from August of 1953 through March of 1954, with the additional four for the 1955 issue from four additional sessions in December of 1954 as well as May and June of 1955, with arrangements for all sessions written and conducted by Pete Rugolo.[3] Her saxophonist husband, Bob Cooper, also played on many of these sessions.[1] In April of 1960, Christy and Rugolo re-recorded all 11 selections in stereophonic sound, so that a stereo version of Something Cool could be issued. For many years, this re-recorded version of the album was the only one commercially available.
- ^ a b AllMusic review.
- ^ "Penguin Guide to Jazz: 4-Star Records in 8th Edition". Tom Hull. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ June Christy Discography retrieved 31 March 2024