"A decade ago Capitol released "Something Cool" on C.D. intermixed with singles done at the same time, totally obliterating one of the most original and significant albums in recording history. At last now the album is restored to its original form and once again we hear a fresh, intriguing collection matching off-beat songs to fascinating jazz vocals and imaginative arrangements. "Something Cool" was one of the first true albums, a gigantic seller and the catalyst for getting June Christy out of the B-list singles market into the A-list album field. Even better, we get the stereo remake done six years or so after the original album with nearly the same musicians and here's June a totally different artist, much deeper, much wiser, huskier in the voice, more experienced in the soul. With the same arrangements, same conductor, nearly the same musicians, same songs and same singer, it's still a totally different listening experience. But both albums, on the their own, are great and profound and thrilling. A double whammy."
Little June,big voice
ellafan | MI | 07/21/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I basically swiped this LP from my big brother when I was about 8 or so.I had listened to it every day,and when he was going back to the base,I sneaked it out of his suitcase! Then I wore the LP out,and had to get several more.So,here it is on CD!! Ms.Christy was a very tiny lady,but she can hit the low notes with the best of them.My absolute favorite on the CD is "Midnight Sun."Of all the versions I've heard of this song,June's is my favorite.Her unusual phrasing,and the depth of her voice is wonderful to listen to.Here I am,55 and still in love with the songs on this CD.I'm sure you will buy this as you fill up your Christy Quota.You will not be disappointed.
Oh,yes..I bought my brother his own CD when it came out!"
Something Cool, June Christy
HelenCarol | Ventnor, NJ United States | 04/15/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Having just reached the "legal" drinking age, on a sunny, hot summer afternoon, in Pittsburgh, PA, my "coolest" male friend decided to take me for a DRINK.
He loved jazz and jazz singers, so we went into a very dim, cool, jazz nightclub.
There, I spent what was to be one of the most memorable afternoons of my life...on stage, singing Something Cool, was June Christy. Quietly, my friend ordered my first Tom Collins for me.
As I was drinking it, Miss Christy paused, and said to me, "This one's for you." At that moment, I realized what being a first class, most talented singer can do...bring special joy, and create lasting memories.
With her wonderful, rich voice, and Something Cool, Miss Christy
still transports me back to that afternoon.
Get this CD, and allow her to make memories for you.
HCS
HCS"
June Christy - What A Classic Jazz Singer
M. A. Hughes | Corpus Christi, TX | 04/07/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"You don't hear Jazz Singers like this one anymore! WOW! June Christy has that sultry yet smooth voice from the past. Just picture a smoke-filled night club back East or out West in the late 1950s or early 1960s. You could even throw in a film noir with June Christy singing in the background with a spotlight on her as she swoons us on stage. With both mono and stereo tracks on this CD, you have a choice. Both tracks are flawless. Don't miss June Christy at her best - Something Cool indeed."
The Best
tasbjorn | Urbana, IL United States | 02/21/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I missed her when I was a little kid in the 50s. It wasn't until I lived with a woman older than me in the 1970s who was a big fan from her own high school days that I heard June Christy. My father had been a big band fan and I was pretty familiar with Ella and Sara and Billie Holiday. I thought white girl singers at the time were all Rosemary Clooney and Doris Day. Then I heard June and she took my heart away. Now, at 55, I have all her capitol records, an autographed picture from the forties, a copy of her obituary that was published in the Chicago Tribune in 1990, and I still play her records (now CDs), and they still give me that exquisite joy you get from something that is emotionally perfect. This CD is particularly good, having first the mono recordings of these songs, and then the stereo recordings, in the right order. I believe this to be one of the first real concept type albums, in the sense that it fits together remarkably well, in the order that it is in. I know there was an initial shorter release on the older vinyl. And I know there are some ep versions of this set, but I am convinced that the order of the songs as it appears twice on this CD is the order that June and Pete Rugolo put it in and meant it to be heard in. This album/CD is a story, a narrative. And you can find in it a real person. June's singing, while not technically as good as some of her contemporaries, is stunning because of the intimacy she brings to the lyrics. She is right there, actually living the song. And the arrangements are just perfect. This is one of the greatest records anybody in any genre ever made."