Track Listing
1. Bewitched, Bothered, And Bewildered
2. Night People
3. Do Nothing 'Til You Hear from Me
4. I Had a Little Sorrow
5. I'm in Love
6. Shadow Woman
7. Kissing Bug
8. My Ship
9. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
10. Make Love to Me
11. I Know About Love
12. Cry Like the Wind
13. Make Someone Happy
14. Asking for You
15. All You Need Is a Quarter
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Bob Cooper, Bud Shank | | Producer: | Bill Miller, Michael Cuscuna (Reissue) | | Distributor: | EMI Music Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Includes five bonus tracks.
Personnel: June Christy (vocals); Kathyrine Julye, Kathryn Julye (harp); Bob Cooper (clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone); Chuck Gentry (bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet); Bud Cooper (bass clarinet, tenor saxophone); Norman Benno, Norman Benno (oboe, English horn, bassoon); Jim Decker , Jim Decker (French horn); Monty Budwig, Red Callender, Buddy Clark (double bass); Al Viola (guitar); Bud Shank (flute, alto flute, alto saxophone); Buddy Collette (clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Joe Gordon (trumpet); Vincent DeRosa (French horn); Frank Rosolino (trombone); Joe Castro (piano); Mel Lewis, Shelly Manne, Stan Levey (drums).
Audio Remixer: Ron McMaster.
Liner Note Author: Will Friedwald.
Arranger: Bob Cooper.
Through her decade-long tenure on Capitol Records, the singer June Christy rarely recorded a less-than-stellar session. Most of her LPs were carefully programmed, arranged, and, of course, sung. (As with a classical singer, these professional habits only enhanced Christy's artistry.) BALLADS FOR NIGHT PEOPLE from 1959 also boasts relaxed, jazzy arrangements by the singer's husband, saxophonist Bob Cooper, a fellow alumnus of Stan Kenton's band. There are two Duke Ellington classics,"Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me" and "Don't Get Around Much Anymore," a definitive version of Kurt Weill's "My Ship," and an arresting performance of Rodgers & Hart's "Bewitched (Bothered & Bewildered)" which dramatically opens the set.
The music on Ballads for Night People (not reissued on CD) features the popular singer June Christy in a ballad-oriented program. She is backed by trombonist Frank Rosolino, a French horn, a sax section, a rhythm section, and a harp, all arranged by her husband, tenor saxophonist Bob Cooper. One in a long string of Christy's Capitol recordings, this fine set (highlighted by "Bewitched," "Do Nothin' 'Till You Hear from Me," "Kissing Bug," and "My Ship") holds its own with the singer's best sets. [This version of the album contains bonus material.] ~ Scott Yanow
Editorial Reviews
[T]here was a slightly heightened sophistication, a distingué urbanity about Christy that shines through on everything here...
JazzTimes
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