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1955 studio album by June Christy and Stan Kenton
Duet
Released 1955 Recorded May 7, 9 & 19, 1955Capitol Recording Studios, Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA
Genre
Jazz Length 40 :11
Label
Capitol T 656
Producer Bill Miller
Duet is an album by vocalist
June Christy and pianist
Stan Kenton with featuring performances of jazz standards recorded in 1955 and released on the
Capitol label.
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[2]
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Reception
The
Allmusic review by Stephen Cook noted "Kenton exercises unexpected restraint throughout, shading Christy's dramatically cool delivery with snatches of Ellington color and chamber music formality".
[4]
Track listing
"
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye " (
Cole Porter ) – 3:48
"Lonely Woman" (
Benny Carter ,
Ray Sonin ) – 5:54
"Just the Way I Am" (
Bobby Troup ) – 3:52
"You're Mine, You" (
Johnny Green ,
Edward Heyman ) – 3:10
"
Angel Eyes " (
Matt Dennis , Earl Brent) – 4:19
"Come to the Party" (
Joe Greene ) – 3:09
"Baby, Baby All the Time" (Troup) – 2:20
"
We Kiss in a Shadow " (
Richard Rodgers ,
Oscar Hammerstein II ) – 1:54
"
How Long Has This Been Going On? " (
George Gershwin ,
Ira Gershwin ) – 4:56
"
Prelude to a Kiss " (
Duke Ellington ,
Irving Gordon ,
Irving Mills ) – 3:40 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Thanks for You" (
Bernie Hanighen , Marvin Wright) – 3:09 Bonus track on CD reissue
Recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, CA on May 7, 1955 (track 8–10), May 9, 1955 (tracks 2, 3 and 5–7) and May 19, 1955 (tracks 1, 4 and 9)
Personnel
References
^ Vosbein, P.
Stan Kenton Discography accessed April 16, 2016
^ Watts, R., Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M.
Capitol Album Discography, Part 5: 600–2999 (1955–1968) accessed April 16, 2016
^
The Capitol Sessions of Stan Kenton: 1955 accessed April 16, 2016
^
a
b Cook, Stephen.
Duet – Review at
AllMusic . Retrieved April 11, 2016.
^
Cook, Richard ;
Morton, Brian (2008).
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.).
Penguin . p. 251.
ISBN
978-0-141-03401-0 .
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