Have you ever bought yourself an album and thought, I like the artist...but the album is not grabbing me right away. So, you scan through songs quickly, listening to the obvious tunes, and finally find a fav song. After overdosing on the one song.. you give the rest of the music a chance. Then ZING, you are hooked. It's the only album that travels in the car.. on the ipod...and so on.
I was never familiar with June Christy's work, only came across it by chance when I borrowed the album "Something Cool" from a friend. Who was the singer? Everyone knows about Peggy Lee, even Julie London and the usual standards that are sung. June delivers powerful tunes with lyrics by the late, great Johnny Mercer, Sammy Cahn and many lesser know lyricists. [There are even a handful of tunes penned by Mel Torme. It's a really good recording. I enjoy her varied and passionate performance, sung with her hazy vocal quality.
My rep, as a Jazz vocalist, is pretty extensive, but will never be long enough. I get song ideas from the vocalists of the earlier Jazz era. What singer doesn't? So, the search for some beautiful, yet obscure music has begun. It is challenging, but very much worth the effort.
I have to - NEED to - SING the songs.... stay tuned.............hugz!
