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| Off-Beat | ||||
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| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | August 1960 | |||
| Studio | Capitol (Hollywood) | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Bill Miller | |||
| June Christy chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  
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| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |
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Off-Beat is a 1960 album by American jazz vocalist June Christy, arranged and conducted by Pete Rugolo. [3] [4]
The tracks on the album were included on a 1997 double-CD re-issue under the title The Song Is June! [4]
Critical reception
AllMusic wrote that "Pete Rugolo's typically unusual and surprising arrangements inspire the singer and make this a fairly memorable (if not famous) outing." [1] Jazz Times, in a review of the album's reissue, wrote that "despite their vocal limitations, these performances are hauntingly expressive mementos of an artist who never gave less than her all, and is fondly remembered by a host of devotees." [4]
Track listing
- “ Remind Me” ( Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields)
- “ Out of This World” ( Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer)
- “You Wear Love So Well” ( George Handy, Jack Segal)
- “Off Beat” (Leon Pober)
- “The Bad and the Beautiful” ( David Raksin, Dory Langdon)
- “Who Cares About April?” ( Ken Hanna, Hank Levy)
- “You Say You Care” ( Jule Styne, Leo Robin)
- “Out of the Shadows” (Pete Rugolo, Bobby Troup)
- “ A Sleepin' Bee” (Harold Arlen, Truman Capote)
- “Somewhere (If Not in Heaven)” ( Kenny Burrell)
Personnel
Tracks 3, 5, 6, 8 and 10
- June Christy - vocals
- woodwinds including Bud Shank - also saxophone, flute
- Bob Cooper - tenor saxophone, oboe
- Larry Bunker - vibraphone
- Pete Rugolo - arranger, conductor
- string quartet
Recorded Capitol Tower, Hollywood, California, August 8, 1960
Tracks 1, 2, 4, 7 and 9
- June Christy - vocals
- trumpets including Don Fagerquist
- trombones including Frank Rosolino
- French horns
- woodwinds including Bud Shank - alto saxophone, flute
- Bob Cooper - tenor saxophone, oboe
- Joe Castro - piano
- Pete Rugolo - arranger, conductor
Recorded Capitol Tower, Hollywood, California, 19 August 1960
References
- ^ a b "Off Beat - June Christy | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 358.
- ^ Friedwald, Will (August 30, 2017). The Great Jazz and Pop Vocal Albums. Pantheon Books. ISBN 9780307379078 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c Siegel, Joel. "June Christy: The Song is You". JazzTimes.
External links
- Off-Beat at Discogs
- Off Beat at MusicBrainz
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