Released 1962 (1962) Producer Bill Miller Release date 1962 | Recorded 1962 Label Blue Note Records | |
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Big Band Specials is a 1962 album by June Christy, with tracks arranged by Bill Holman, Shorty Rogers and husband Bob Cooper.
Contents
Track listing
- “You Came a Long Way from St. Louis” (John Benson Brooks, Bob Russell) - 2:16
- “Swingin’ On Nothin’” (Sy Oliver, Billy Moore) - 2:23
- “Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby” (Billy Austin, Louis Jordan) - 2:46
- “Prelude to a Kiss” (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Irving Gordon) - 3:54
- “Skyliner” (Charlie Barnet as Dale Bannett) - 3:01
- “A Night in Tunisia” (Dizzy Gillespie, Jon Hendricks) - 2:50
- “It Don’t Mean a Thing” (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 1:43
- “Frenesi” (Alberto Dominguez, Ray Charles, Bob Russell) - 2:20
- “Stompin' at the Savoy” (Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb, Benny Goodman, Andy Razaf) - 2:30
- “Goodbye” (Gordon Jenkins) - 3:04
- “Time Was (Duerme)” (Miguel Prado, Gabriel Luna, Bob Russell) - 2:54
- “Until (The Mole)” ( LeRoy Holmes, Harry James, Hal David) - 2:47
Musicians
Tracks 3, 6, 7 Recorded Capitol Tower, Hollywood, 25 October 1962
Tracks 9, 10, 12 Recorded Capitol Tower, Hollywood, 5 November 1962
Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 11 Recorded Capitol Tower, Hollywood, 19 November 1962
Songs
1You Came a Long Way From St Louis2:18
2Swingin' on Nothin'2:26
3Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby2:49
References
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