Big Band Specials

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A1	You Came A Long Way From St. Louis Written-By – Bob Russell, John Benson Brooks	2:16
A2	Swingin' On Nothin' Written-By – Moore*, Oliver*	2:23
A3	Is You Is, Or Is You Ain't My Baby Written-By – Billy Austin, Louis Jordan	2:46
A4	Prelude To A Kiss Written-By – Ellington*, Gordon*, Mills*	2:53
A5	Skyliner Written-By – Dale Bennett*	2:57
A6	A Night In Tunisia Written-By – Dizzy Gillespie, Jon Hendricks	2:50
B1	It Don't Mean A Thing Written-By – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills	1:43
B2	Frenesi Written-By – Dominguez*, Charles*, Russell*	2:19
B3	Stompin' At The Savoy Written-By – Razaf*, Goodman*, Webb*, Sampson*	2:29
B4	Good-Bye Written-By – Gordon Jenkins	3:03
B5	Time Was (Duerme) Written-By – Luna*, Prado*, Russell*	2:52
B6	Until (The Mole) Written-By – David*, James*, Holmes*	2:46

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.

Credits

• Arranged By, Conductor – Bill Holman, Bob Cooper, Shorty Rogers
• Bass – Joe Mondragon
• Drums – Mel Lewis
• Liner Notes – Peter J. Levinson
• Piano – Jimmy Rowles
• Producer – Bill Miller
• Saxophone – Bill Perkins, Bob Cooper, Bud Legge*, Charlie Kennedy, Jack Nimitz, Joe Maini
• Trombone – Dick Nash, Frank Rosolino, John Halliburton, Ken Shroyer*, Lew McCreary, Vern Friley
• Trumpet – Al Porcino, Conte Candoli, Lee Katzman, Ray Triscari

Notes

*Shank was signed to World Pacific, whose owner, Dick Bock, “didn’t like Capitol" hence Shank’s (barely) pseudonymous billing as Bud Legge.

Pressed At: Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Scranton or Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ST-1845, ST 1845	June Christy	Big Band Specials ‎(LP, Album)	Capitol Records, Capitol Records	ST-1845, ST 1845	US	1962
7243 4 98319 2 6	June Christy	Big Band Specials ‎(CD)	Capitol Jazz	7243 4 98319 2 6	Europe	1999
EJC-70230	June Christy	Big Band Specials ‎(LP, Album)	Capitol Records	EJC-70230	Japan	1985
PR 9039	June Christy	Big Band Specials ‎(LP, Album, Mono, RE)	PAUSA Records	PR 9039	US	1985
STK 83549, ST-1845	June Christy	Big Band Specials ‎(LP, Album)	Capitol Records, Capitol Records	STK 83549, ST-1845	Germany	1962

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