Julie London (born Nancy Gayle Peck 1926-2000) was an American actress, jazz/pop singer and pin-up model with a carreer stretching between mid forties and late seventies, during which time she participated in twentytwo movies, a large number of TV shows and released thirty plus studio albums, over thirty 45:s and at least four compilations. Called a perfect blend of beauty and talent and today some of her original LP:s are considered collectible as much for the sleeve art as for the music. This was already her sixth album in three years. I'm as embraced by her soft, sexy vocal appearance here as I was on "Calender Girl" (see earlier post), but this is a far more adventurous journey due to the backing...here more contemporary jazzy than before with a fair share of equilibristic solos and rythmic gaming. Performed by Jimmy Rowles band, at the time including more or less known names as Benny Carter (who'd played with Miles Davies and Dizzie Gillespie among others), Pete Candoli (Woody Herman, Stan Kenton), Buddy Collette (Duke Ellington, Count Basie), Al Hendrickson (Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw) and Ray Leatherwood (Tommy Dorsey). And since these guys don't hold back much it would have been a fine jazz album even without her caressing vocals, but put together like this it's outstanding. Add to that the sleeve was nominated for a Grammy for best art work and the album as a whole remains a highly collectible classic. Premiere releases in US and Canada in both mono and stereo (Liberty LRP 3096/LST 7004). Japan 2010 CD on Liberty (TOCJ-9666). First UK in mono only had label as shown here and thin fully laminated flip/back cover. (FÄV*) (CLÄZ*) (JÖL*)
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