The Song Is June! Explained
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.[1]
Track listing
- "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most" (Tommy Wolf, Fran Landesman) – 4:13
- "The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) – 2:00
- "Nobody's Heart" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 4:07
- "My Shining Hour" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 1:47
- "I Remember You" (Victor Schertzinger, Johnny Mercer) – 2:55
- "Night Time Was My Mother" (Connie Pearce, Arnold Miller) – 2:55
- "I Wished on the Moon" (Ralph Rainger, Dorothy Parker) – 2:18
- "The Song Is You" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 4:20
- "As Long as I Live" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 2:00
- "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
Notes and References
- Web site: Yanow . Scott . The Song Is June! . AllMusic . 27 June 2019 .
