Duet (Stan Kenton and June Christy album)
1955 studio album by June Christy and Stan Kenton
Duet Released 1955 Recorded May 7, 9 & 19, 1955Capitol Recording Studios, Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA Genre Jazz Length 40 :11 Label Capitol T 656Producer Bill Miller
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".[ 4]
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
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
^ 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 .
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