The Best Of

• Music

Singer June Christy is often considered the epitome of the ''cool'' jazz vocal style popular during the 1950s. Known as the ''Misty Miss Christy,'' her delivery quite clearly echoes the maturation of popular jazz music from the hot beats of the 1930s and 1940s to the playful sultriness of the 1950s and 1960s. June Christy's album "Something Cool" was important in launching the vocal cool movement, and it hit the Top 20 Charts, as did her third album "The Misty Miss Christy" (1956). This compilation includes tracks from her Capitol studio albums from the 50s and 60s as well as 5 tracks never released before on CD.