Julie London

 

Artist:  Julie London
Birth Name:  Gayle Peck
Born:  September 26, 1926.  Santa Rosa, California, USA
Died:  October 18, 2000 (Aged 74).  Encino, California, USA
Genre:  Jazz Pop, Traditional Pop, Vocal Pop, Vocal Jazz, Standards, Cool, Pop
Occupation:  Singer, Actress

Julie London was an American Jazz and Pop Singer and Actress.  She was noted for her Smoky Voice and she released 32 albums of Pop and Jazz Standards during the 1950s and 1960s, with her signature song being the Classic "Cry Me A River".

Title:  Julie Is Her Name - Complete Sessions (2022)

Genre:  Jazz Pop, Traditional Pop, Vocal Pop, Vocal Jazz, Standards, Cool, Pop

Label:  American Jazz Classics

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Cry Me A River (2:58)

 2.  I Should Care (3:16)

 3.  I'm In The Mood For Love (2:29)

 4.  I'm Glad There Is You (2:27)

 5.  Can't Help Lovin' That Man (3:10)

 6.  I Love You (1:51)

 7.  Say It Isn't So (2:02)

 8.  It Never Entered My Mind (2:25)

 9.  Easy Street (3:14)

10. 'S Wonderful (1:34)

11. No Moon At All (1:53)

12. Laura (1:43)

13. Gone With The Wind (2:07)

14. Blue Moon (2:31)

15. What Is This Thing Called Love (1:46)

16. How Long Has This Been Going On (2:46)

17. Too Good To Be True (2:43)

18. Spring Is Here (2:07)

19. Goody Goody (1:54)

20. The One I Love Belong To (2:04)

21. If I'm Lucky (2:19)

22. Hot Today (1:49)

23. Little White Lies (2:50)

24. I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan (1:51)

25. I Got Lost I His Arms (2:08)

Bonus Tracks:

26. When Your Lover Has Gone (1:55)

27. It's The Talk Of The Town (2:37)

28. Lonely Girl (2:33)

29. Fools Rush In (2:09)

30. How Deep Is The Ocean (2:12)

31. Don'Cha Go Way Mad (2:38)

32. You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me (2:30)

33. Memphis In June (1:59)

34. September In The Rain (1:40)

Personnel:

Julie London:  Vocals on All Tracks

Tracks:  1-13 - Hollywood, California, July 1955

Barney Kessel:  Guitar

Ray Leatherwood:  Bass

Tracks:  14-25 - Hollywood, California, July 1958

Howard Roberts:  Guitar

Red Mitchell:  Bass

Bonus Tracks:  26-30 - Hollywood, California, April 1955

Al Viola:  Guitar on Track 28

Tracks:  31, 32 - Los Angeles, January, 1958

Jimmy Rowles & His Orchestra

Tracks:  33, 34 - Los Angeles, May 1956

Pete King & His Orchestra

Julie Is Her Name - Complete Sessions is the most sensual voice in the history of Jazz, contains Julie London's Complete Sessions, backed only by Guitar and Bass from Tracks 1-25, including the first version ever released of the Classic Standard "Cry Me A River", and Numerous Tracks of her finest recordings from this period with Bonus Tracks with Orchestra, released on December 9, 2022 by American Jazz Classics.  For Jazz Music Lovers.