Something Broadway, Something Latin
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Something Broadway, Something Latin (An album by June Christy
originally released in 1965 on Capitol as ST-2410)). For the CD version a bonus ”singles” track was added. The album was later issued as a double-CD together with Jeri Southern Meets Cole Porter.
Bonus track
Tracks 1, 4, 7, 10
Recorded Capitol Tower, Hollywood 20 May 1965
Tracks 3, 8, 9, 11
Recorded Capitol Tower, Hollywood 31 August 1965
Tracks 2, 5, 6
Recorded Capitol Tower, Hollywood 3 September 1965
Track 12
Recorded Capitol Tower, Hollywood, 4 October 1962
June Christy
June Christy , born Shirley Luster, was an American singer, known for her work in the cool jazz genre and for her silky smooth vocals. Her success as a singer began with The Stan Kenton Orchestra. She pursued a solo career from 1954 and is best known for her debut album Something Cool...
originally released in 1965 on Capitol as ST-2410)). For the CD version a bonus ”singles” track was added. The album was later issued as a double-CD together with Jeri Southern Meets Cole Porter.
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) - “What Did I Have That I Don't Have?” (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner)
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, Carel Werber)
Bonus track
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Personnel
- June Christy - vocals
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- piano, arranger, conductor
Tracks 1, 4, 7, 10
- Tom Shepard - trombone
- Lew McCreary - trombone
- Lou BlackburnLou BlackburnLou Blackburn was an American jazz trombonist born in Rankin, Pennsylvania who performed in several genres, especially the swing genre. He also performed in the West Coast jazz and soul jazz mediums. During the 1950s he played swing music with Lionel Hampton, and also Charlie Ventura...
- trombone - Kenny Shroyer - bass trombone
- Wilbur SchwartzWilbur SchwartzWilbur Schwartz was a clarinetist and alto saxophonist best remembered today for his work with Glenn Miller....
- reeds - Bob CooperBob Cooper (musician)Bob Cooper was a West Coast jazz musician known primarily for playing tenor saxophone, but also for being one of the first to play solos on oboe. He worked in Stan Kenton's band starting in 1945 and married the band's singer June Christy...
- reeds - William Green - reeds
- Ray Sherman - piano
- John Gray - guitar
- Al ViolaAl ViolaAlfred Viola was an American jazz guitarist who worked with Frank Sinatra for 25 years and also played the mandolin on the soundtrack of the film The Godfather.-Biography:...
- guitar - Bill Pitman - guitar
- Red CallenderRed CallenderRed Callender, , was a jazz bass and tuba player, famous for turning down a chance to work with Duke Ellington's Orchestra and the Louis Armstrong All-Stars....
- bass - Hal BlaineHal BlaineHal Blaine is an American drummer and session musician. He is most known for his work with the Wrecking Crew in California. Blaine played on numerous hits by popular groups, including Elvis Presley, John Denver, the Ronettes, Simon & Garfunkel, the Carpenters, the Beach Boys, Nancy Sinatra, and...
- drums - Emil RichardsEmil RichardsEmil Richards, born Emilio Joseph Radocchia on September 2, 1932 in Hartford, Connecticut, is a percussionist who plays a variety of different percussion instruments.-Biography:...
- percussion, vibraphone
Recorded Capitol Tower, Hollywood 20 May 1965
Tracks 3, 8, 9, 11
- Lew McCreary - trombone
- Bob EnevoldsenBob EnevoldsenBob Enevoldsen was a West Coast jazz tenor saxophonist and valve trombonist born in Billings, Montana, probably best known for his work with Marty Paich. He also did sessions with Art Pepper and Shorty Rogers, and later extensively played with Shelley Manne...
- trombone - Dave Wells - trombone
- Kenny Shroyer - bass trombone
- Bud ShankBud ShankClifford Everett "Bud" Shank, Jr. was an American alto saxophonist and flautist. He rose to prominence in the early 1950s playing lead alto and flute in Stan Kenton's Innovations in Modern Music Orchestra and throughout the decade worked in various small jazz combos. He spent the 1960s as a first...
- alto saxophone, flute - Ronnie Lang - reeds
- Bob Cooper - reeds
- Gene Cipriano - reeds
- Gene Garf - piano
- Louis Morell - guitar
- John Gray - guitar
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- bass - Earl PalmerEarl PalmerEarl Cyril Palmer was an American rock & roll and rhythm and blues drummer, and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame....
- drums - Julius WechterJulius WechterJulius Wechter was an American musician and composer who played the marimba and vibraphone. He also played various percussion instruments. He composed the song "Spanish Flea" for Herb Alpert and was leader of the The Baja Marimba Band.Born in Chicago, Wechter played vibes and percussion for the...
– mallets, bongo drums, tympani
Recorded Capitol Tower, Hollywood 31 August 1965
Tracks 2, 5, 6
- Bud Shank - alto saxophone, flute
- Gene Garf - piano
- Al Viola - guitar
- Louis Morell - guitar
- Red Callender - bass
- Hal Blaine - drums
- Emil Richards - percussion, vibraphone
Recorded Capitol Tower, Hollywood 3 September 1965
Track 12
- June Christy - vocal
- Bob Cooper’s Orchestra
- Bob Cooper - arranger, conductor
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, George Kast, Bob Barene, Nathan Kaproff - strings - Ronnie Lang - flute
- Emil Richards - vibraphone
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- guitar - Joe MondragonJoe MondragonJoe Mondragon is an American jazz bassist.Mondragon was an autodidact on bass, and began working professionally in Los Angeles. He served in the Army during World War II, and then joined Woody Herman's First Herd in 1946...
- bass - Shelly ManneShelly ManneShelly Manne , born Sheldon Manne in New York City, was an American jazz drummer. Most frequently associated with West Coast jazz, he was known for his versatility and also played in a number of other styles, including Dixieland, swing, bebop, avant-garde jazz and fusion, as well as contributing...
- drums - Milt HollandMilt HollandMilt Holland was an American drummer, percussionist, ethnic musicologist, and writer in the Los Angeles music scene who pioneered the use of African, South American, and Indian percussion styles in jazz, pop and film music, traveling extensively on those continents to collect instruments and to...
- percussion
Recorded Capitol Tower, Hollywood, 4 October 1962