Do-Re-Mi (June Christy album)
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Do-Re-Mi is a 1961 jazz album by June Christy
and Bob Cooper
, consisting of selections from the Broadway musical Do Re Mi
, written by Jule Styne
, Betty Comden
and Adolf Green. Half the tunes are sung by Christy, backed by Cooper and an instrumental group, the other half played by Cooper leading an instrumental group with mostly different personnel.
The album was re-issued on a double-CD in 2006, together with The Cool School
.
All vocal compositions by Jule Styne, Betty Comden and Adolf Green; all instrumental compositions by Jule Styne.
Recorded Capitol Tower, Los Angeles, California, 6 February 1961. (The instrumentals and possibly one or more vocals were recorded on an unknown date, probably also in February 1961.)
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...
and Bob Cooper
Bob 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...
, consisting of selections from the Broadway musical Do Re Mi
Do Re Mi (musical)
Do Re Mi is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and a book by Garson Kanin, who also directed the original 1960 Broadway production. The plot centers on a minor-league con man who decides to go straight by going into the business of juke boxes and music...
, written by Jule Styne
Jule Styne
Jule Styne was a British-born American songwriter especially famous for a series of Broadway musicals, which included several very well known and frequently revived shows.-Early life:...
, Betty Comden
Betty Comden
Betty Comden was one-half of the musical-comedy duo Comden and Green, who provided lyrics, libretti, and screenplays to some of the most beloved and successful Hollywood musicals and Broadway shows of the mid-20th century...
and Adolf Green. Half the tunes are sung by Christy, backed by Cooper and an instrumental group, the other half played by Cooper leading an instrumental group with mostly different personnel.
The album was re-issued on a double-CD in 2006, together with The Cool School
The Cool School
The Cool School is a 1960 album by June Christy of songs sung by children the world over accompanied by the Joe Castro Quartet. June’s daughter Shay was pictured on the LP/CD cover wearing a blue smock....
.
Track listing
- “Cry Like the Wind"
- “Adventure” (instrumental)
- “Make Someone Happy”
- “Ambition” (instrumental)
- “All You Need Is a Quarter”
- “All of My Life” (instrumental)
- “I Know About Love”
- “Fireworks” (instrumental)
- “Asking for You”
- “It’s Legitimate” (instrumental)
All vocal compositions by Jule Styne, Betty Comden and Adolf Green; all instrumental compositions by Jule Styne.
Personnel
- June Christy - vocals (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9)
- Conte CandoliConte CandoliSecondo "Conte" Candoli was an American jazz trumpeter based on the West Coast. He played in the big bands of Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, Benny Goodman, and Dizzy Gillespie, and in Doc Severinsen's NBC Orchestra on The Tonight Show. He played with Gerry Mulligan, and on Frank Sinatra's TV specials...
- trumpet (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10) - Joe GordonJoe Gordon (musician)Joseph Henry "Joe" Gordon was an American jazz trumpeter.His first professional gigs were in Boston in 1947; he played with Georgie Auld, Charlie Mariano, Lionel Hampton, Charlie Parker , Art Blakey , and Don Redman...
- trumpet (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9) - Frank RosolinoFrank RosolinoFrank Rosolino was an American jazz trombonist.- Biography :Born in Detroit, Michigan, Frank Rosolino studied the guitar with his father from the age of 9. He took up the trombone at age 14 while he was enrolled at Miller High School where he played with Milt Jackson in the school's stage band and...
- trombone (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10) - Vincent DeRosaVincent DeRosaVincent DeRosa is a Los Angeles studio musician who played horn for Hollywood soundtracks and other recordings from 1935-2008.-Early Life and Training:...
- French horn (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9; also one or more of tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10) - Bill Hinshaw - French horn (one or more of tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10)
- Norman Benno - oboe (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9)
- Bob Cooper - tenor saxophone, oboe, arranger (all tracks)
- Buddy ColletteBuddy ColletteWilliam Marcel "Buddy" Collette was an American tenor saxophonist, flautist, and clarinetist. He was highly influential in the West coast jazz and West Coast blues mediums, also collaborating with saxophonist Dexter Gordon, drummer Chico Hamilton, and his lifelong friend, bassist Charles...
- tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9; also one or more of tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10) - Jack Nimitz - baritone saxophone (one or more of tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10)
- 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 (all tracks) - Kathryn Julye - harp (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9)
- 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 (all tracks) - Pete JollyPete JollyPete Jolly was an American West Coast jazz pianist and accordionist....
- piano (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10) - Monty BudwigMonty BudwigMonty Rex Budwig was a West Coast jazz double bassist. He was born in Pender, Nebraska. He began playing bass during high school, continuing in the military band while he was enlisted in the Air Force....
- bass (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7) - Buddy Clark - bass (track 9; possibly replacing Monty Budwig on others)
- Joe Mondragon - bass (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10)
- Mel LewisMel LewisMel Lewis was an American drummer, jazz musician and band leader. He was born Melvin Sokoloff in Buffalo, New York to Russian immigrant parents....
- drums (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10) - 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 (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9)
Recorded Capitol Tower, Los Angeles, California, 6 February 1961. (The instrumentals and possibly one or more vocals were recorded on an unknown date, probably also in February 1961.)