I'm in my mid-eighties now, I still get that old feeling listening to this talented unassuming creature. During the 60's, when The Beatles (plus their wanna-be's) along with ...the ubiquitous Elvis (singing better than he acted) were distracting a world of fans, I just couldn't shake my love for Jazz and the magnificent Jazz vocalists that made the tours at that time.. I got to see most of the greats...Ella, Peggy Lee, Tony Bennett, Frank of course and a bunch more. But-But-But I never actually watched in person my all time favorite "The misty Miss Christy". She's gone now and I'm on my way, maybe she'll save me a seat in her audience as she most assuredly will be featured in the celestial choir.

She was and is one of the most fantastic jazz singer of all times.Something cool is a song hers alone.Period. This is the cool school in its best.Her voice was like an instrument among others around her. HIgh tones, low tones, sweet, raff, funny, sexy, you name it. She could everything and had a rare quality of saying the words in a very special waY

This is a marvelous find for those of us who loved June's music. I always thought her style by the late 1960's was so memorable. She was my aunt and our family thanks goes out to Buzz Stevens for posting this.

When I could not for the life of me find two of June's Capitol albums I finally wrote her a note and asked if she knew where I could find them. She wrote me a lovely note and said she had asked her musical director to get copies of them from the Capitol library and he did. I wrote her a long thank you note. Another gem was Chris Connor, who I had always assumed was aloof and strange. Wrong; I was from St. Louis, she from Kansas City and we were both connected with the University of Missouri in ColumbiA. When I finally met her in Chicago she was totally down to earth and very witty. Later I was invited to write the program booklet for a concert in her honor in New York City. I was amazed and poured my heart in it. She told the gentleman running the concert, "I guess it doesn't get nicer than this." Chris was a Anita O'Day fan, and eventually they double-billed together. I happened to know Anita's manager and thus was able to get a message of admiration to her. As a kid gathering all the records of these ladies I never dreamt they also might become at least a tiny part of my life.

We had the pleasure of having June appear with us on the Kenton Orchestra for the 1972 Newport in New York Jazz Festival. It was one of her last appearances in public and she did great. We were all thrilled to be able to back her up!

At this point June had entered a long period when she was no long recording. What a shame because she still was a remarkable talent and definitive artist and as you can see here she was beautiful and fashionable. But times were rough for jazz singers in the late 1960s. No one could foretell they eventually would gain new younger audiences and sell out engagements and record again with rewarding sales. Most survived on club dates, traveling a lot and performing abroad to still loyal audiences. Now they are legends with extensive reissues of their music selling big. What a saga.

June Christy is truly one of the best jazz singers and she sings her heart and soul in songs and man can she swing, too. xo

What a terrible, terrible loss that June was by this time not recording. She was an absolute gift.

Fell in love wit June Christy when I was 14; 70 years later I still have the crush - beautiful voice and great interpretations

As an old guy who thinks that West Coast jazz is the best thing since sliced bread June Christy and her tenor playing husband Bob Cooper has given me some great moments over the years, hail Shorty, Bud, Howard Rumsey and so on, thanks a lot.

One of the truly great cool school singers..

She was wonderful.. such an appealing voice.

So delighted to have found this. I have already played it several times. Kind regards to all of June's fans, who I hope, will keep lstening and recommending. March, 2023.

June is stilling it. Big time.

she is awesome, not many greats anymore

I adore June Christy.

her live performances are a thing to behold!!!

Was just watching the cult classic Plan 9 From Outer Space. In the background in one of the scenes was a billboard with the name June Christy on it. I Googled the name and made this amazing discovery. I'm hooked. She's amazing.

Incredible footage! This is like something out of a dream

I actually bought the Bobby Troup DVD a while ago, just for the June Christy numbers....and absolutely LOVE her version of THE MEANING OF THE BLUES. Her DADDY is very cute too but I'm sure that her LONELY GIRL was cut short! GRRRRR...how dare they cut June Christy short!!! :-)

Great. I especially loved hearing "Daddy," which is a song with a great melody and a lyric which makes me laugh.

Her voice was still in great shape in'72! She's still my favorite singer in 2018 - listen to her at some point every day.

Scott, I love June Christy's music, too. I have all of her CDs and had the thrill of meeting her once, way back in 1954. Shirley was a marvelous talent and she had a very pleasant personality. I have, on occasion, listened to her sing for several hours and one doesn't tire because she is so versatile. Her range as a singer of ballads is wonderful.

i liked her later stuff as much as the early Kenton era. reason being she was such a professional no matter what she nailed the tune like aged wine a Strad, such as "Lovely Way To Spend An Evening"

Even though this was later in the career in of The great Misty Miss Christy, it's amazing to see and hear how tremendous her voice still was. Almost exactly as rich and tonal, with the same timbre, as it had been for years prior !

This is a real find. Thanks for posting. June Christy was in her early 40's here, and as other posters noted, sounds better here than she did on some of her late records.

Sing it June christy

I am so pleased to go back in time and see/listen to June. She was my crush in high school. Her lovely face and wonderful voice and style was perfect for me back then ... and now ... thanks for posting ...

Mr. Feather came to my wedding. June fought drink for yrs. Her voice here is surprisingly great as she had quit singing by the late sixties. I thought her voice was at it's best in the 40's.

Wow. Gorgeous.

I can't thank you enough for posting this rarity. There really isn't enough of the elusive genius June on the internet. Thank you so so much.

Oh! Thank you for uploading this marvellous memory of the delectably misty Miss Christy.

A wonderful “piano” as well as her “forte.” A perfect singer , Juney.

Great singer!

Love this, thank you!

What a special treat. Thank you.

This is so wonderful. thanks for sharing with us.

WOW just WOW

Gee, Talk about underrated. He’s Mr. Underrated, Mr. Bobby Troup.

What a delight!

She sounds great, what a pity she had pretty much stopped making records by this period......

My favorite of her music was from “Road Show” a live date with Kenton in ‘57. I think she had a cold and her already husky voice was even more so!

So many great American women jazz vocalists around at the time but June was up at my top favourites and I have most her best albums. Sadly, I never caught a live performance.

delightful.

Effortless class.

Oh, man -- thanks for posting this! June sounds and looks pretty good... unlike my very distant recollections of her early '70s appearance on Dick Cavett.

La voce libera, sola, senza strumenti che raddoppiano la melodia, è fenomenale. L'intonazione, l'interpretazione intelligente del testo in June è veramente prodigiosa! ✨🎵👍

So nice. Thnx.

Incredible camera work.

Wonderful, I didn't know Lonely Girl had a verse. Those are kinda whacky lyrics! Going by memory I believe one reason she retired from recording was that her voice was giving out? That certainly was the case with Jo Stafford, according to Jo anyway, she was a complete perfectionist. But June sounds great here. I really like her Impromtu album as well. Thanks!

One of my very fav..Christy tv spots.. singing Bobby's material... I wrote the bio Lady Liberty: The Definitive Julie London Handbook available at www.jamesrspencer.com June does a beautiful job with Meaning of the Blues.. also recorded by Julie London for her 1957 About the Blues album.. and of course most people know "Lonely Girl" was Julie's 2nd album and Julie recorded 2 versions of "Daddy' ... from her Julie album and Whatever Julie Wants.. I knew Bobby and Julie before their passing.. and performed as a jazz pianist/vocalist with a few of Julie's studio musicians.... Great post!!! Thanks

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