A1 	You Came A Long Way From St. Louis	2:16
A2 	Swingin' On Nothin'	2:23
A3 	Is You Is, Or Is You Ain't My Baby	2:46
A4 	Prelude To A Kiss	2:53
A5 	Skyliner	2:57
A6 	A Night In Tunisia	2:50
B1 	It Don't Mean A Thing	1:43
B2 	Frenesi	2:19
B3 	Stompin' At The Savoy	2:29
B4 	Good-Bye	3:03
B5 	Time Was (Duerme)	2:52
B6 	Until (The Mole)	2:46

Arranged By, Conductor – Bill Holman, Bob Cooper, Shorty Rogers
Bass – Joe Mondragon
Drums – Mel Lewis
Piano – Jimmy Rowles
Saxophone – Bill Perkins, Bob Cooper, Bud Legge, Charlie Kennedy, Jack Nimitz, Joe Maini
Trombone – Dick Nash, Frank Rosolino, John Halliburton, Ken Shroyer, Lew McCreary, Vern Friley
Trumpet – Al Porcino, Conte Candoli, Lee Katzman, Ray Triscari

By the time this album was recorded in 1962, singer June Christy had already cut the great bulk of her discography. Many, critics especially, put her past her prime. This album demonstrates that the critics were wrong and the "Misty Miss Christy" was still at the top of her form. Her instantly recognizable voice takes the listener through a roster of tunes associated with the big bands. And she has a big band backing her that is made up of some of the best players on the West Coast -- or any coast, for that matter -- many of whom were habitues of the Stan Kenton band before Kenton's music became pretentious. The charts also came from former Kenton chart makers, Bill Holman, Shorty Rogers, and husband Bob Cooper. Most everything on this disc is done up-tempo. But things slow down a bit for a track or two, especially a typical Christy haunting version of "Goodbye" and a medium-tempo "Frenesi." The list of players in the band itself speaks eloquently of how good they sound. There are eloquent solos by Cooper, and Bob Mondragon basslines stand out on a few of the tunes. Jimmy Rowles and Mel Lewis round out the rhythm section. With Christy singing in her inimitable manner, backed by a big band of five star performers with top of the list charts, there's no way this album wasn't going to be successful. Originally issued on the Capitol label, the LP was reissued as a CD on Blue Note in 1999. A must for any jazz/pop vocal collection. ---Dave Nathan, AllMusic Review

I've had this on LP ever since 1962 when it first came out. Unfortunately my copy is now full of clicks, pops and surface noise. Particuarly annoying on a vocal album. Imagine my surprise when I spotted this new release on CD. Aside from the fact that Christy is in fine voice, the big attraction for me is the arrangments and big band backing her. Arrangements are by Bill Holman, Shorty Rogers and Bob Cooper and the band, which fits Christy like a glove, consists of people like Conte Candoli, Frank Rosolino, Bud Shank, Bob Cooper, Bill Perkins, Jimmy Rowles and Mel Lewis. Christy goes through 12 standards that all have been associated with the bands of Ellington, Jimmy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Ray McKinley, Goodman, Dizzy, Harry James and Charlie Barnet. Just check out the titles. Recording quality is excellent and you become very aware that this is one of those recordings with a big band and a vocalist where the band does not overpower the singer. A real joy. ---Ron Meyers, allaboutjazz.com

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1. Something Cool
2. I Want To Be Happy
3. Remind Me
4. Looking For A Boy
5. My Ship
6. Rock Me To Sleep
7. Day Dream
8. Baby All The Time
9. It's A Most Unusual Day
10. Midnight Sun
11. Fly Me To The Moon
12. Get Happy
13. When Sunny Gets Blue
14. Willow Weep For Me
15. Make Someone Happy
16. How High The Moon
17. Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
18. It Don't Mean A Thing

June Christy - Vocals
Laurindo Almeida - Guitar
Jim Amlotte - Trombone (Bass)
Benny Aronov 	- Piano
Don Bagley - Bass
Frank Beach - Trumpet
Cy Bernard - Viola
Milt Bernhart - Trombone
Gus Bivona - Sax (Alto)
Harry Bluestone - Violin
Bud Brisbois - Trumpet
Monty Budwig - Bass
Larry Bunker - Vibraphone
Red Callender - Bass
Jimmy Campbell - Drums
Conte Candoli - Trumpet
Frank Carlson - Drums
Joe Castro - Piano
Pete Chivily - Bass
Geoff Clarkson 	- Piano
Buddy Collette - Reeds, Sax (Baritone)
Bob Cooper - Clarinet (Bass), Conductor, Oboe, Reeds, Sax (Tenor)
James A. Decker - French Horn
Vincent DeRosa - French Horn
Nick Dimaio - Trombone
Rolf Ericson - Trumpet
Don Fagerquist - Trumpet
Fred Falensby - Sax (Tenor)
Maynard Ferguson - Trumpet
Russ Freeman - Piano
Vern Friley - Trombone
Chuck Gentry - Reeds, Sax (Baritone)
Alex Gershunoff - Flute
Joe Gordon - Trumpet
Conrad Gozzo - Trumpet
John Graas - French Horn
Johnny Halliburton - Trombone
Herbie Harper - Trombone
Stanley Harris - Viola
Arthur "Skeets" Herfurt - Sax (Alto)
Marvin Holladay - Sax (Baritone)
Bill Holman - Arranger, Conductor
Kathyrine Julye - Harp
Lee Katzman - Trumpet
Charlie Kennedy - Sax (Alto)
Stan Kenton - Piano
Barney Kessel 	- uitar
Dave Klein - Violin
Bobby Knight - Trombone (Bass)
Kent Larson - Trombone
Archie LeCoque - Trombone
Stan Levey - Drums
Mel Lewis - Drums
Ray Linn - Trumpet
Joe Maini - Sax (Alto)
Shelly Manne - Drums, Guest Artist
Charlie Mariano - Sax (Alto)
Bill Mathieu - Trumpet
Bernie Mattison - Vibraphone
Lew McCreary - Trombone
Roger Middleton - Trumpet
Jackie Mills - Drums
Red Mitchell - Bass
Joe Mondragon - Bass
Richard Taylor "Dick" Nash - Trombone
Ted Nash - Sax (Tenor)
Jack Nimitz - Sax (Baritone)
Dick Noel - Trombone
Tommy Pederson - Trombone
Dave Pell - Sax (Baritone)
Bill Perkins - Sax (Tenor)
Al Porcino - Trumpet
Uan Rasey - Trumpet
Dick Reynolds - Trombone
Tony Rizzi - Guitar
George Roberts - Trombone (Bass)
Howard Roberts - Guitar
Shorty Rogers - Arranger, Conductor, Trumpet
Frank Rosolino - Trombone
Jimmy Rowles - Piano
Ronnie Rubin - Sax (Tenor)
Pete Rugolo - Arranger, Conductor
Mischa Russell - Violin
Willie Schwartz - Sax (Alto)
Don Sebesky - Trombone
Bud Shank - Flute, Reeds, Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor)
Kenny Shroyer - Trombone (Bass)
Dalton Smith - Trumpet
Paul Smith - Piano
Ann Mason Stockton - Harp
Alvin Stoller - Drums
Ray Triscari - Trumpet
Bill Truillo - Sax (Tenor)
Leroy Vinnegar - Bass
Al Viola - Guitar
Claude Williamson - Piano
Jimmy Zito - Trumpet

Along with "Something Cool," Christy's biggest hit, this collection of her Capitol work from the 1950s includes "Baby All the Time," her duet with bandleader Stan Kenton, as well as "How High the Moon," a reunion date with the Kenton Orchestra. --- Jason Ankeny, Rovi

There is no doubt that the music on this CD is great, however there is no need for compilations, all of June Christy's classic Capital sessions are available on re-issues, the best place to start is The Misty Miss Christy(Capital) and the very best is Something Cool(Capital) however Capital re-issued it all mixed up as a compilation, so I would look hard for Something Cool on LP. Also worth getting "Off Beat", "Fair and Warmer", "The Song Is June" all of these I would reccomend instead of this compilation. --- amazon.com

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