Duet (Stan Kenton and June Christy album) explained

Duet
Type:	Studio
Artist:	June Christy and Stan Kenton
Cover:	Duet (Stan Kenton and June Christy).jpg
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
Chronology:	Stan Kenton
Prev Title:	The Kenton Era
Prev Year:	1955
Next Title:	Contemporary Concepts
Next Year:	1955

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

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".

Track listing

"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

June Christy – vocals
Stan Kenton – piano

Notes and References

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
http://jazzdiscogcorner.pagesperso-orange.fr/discographies_%20labels/c/capitol/instrumentals/k/kenton_stan/discography/capitol_stankenton_1955.htm The Capitol Sessions of Stan Kenton: 1955