Julie London - Julie Is Her Name

Album cover for Julie London - Julie Is Her Name. Pin up style image of Julie with a pale green background.

Julie London - Julie Is Her Name

Classic smouldering torchlight songs. Just one of the all-time jazz vocal pop albums. It’s amazing how stripped down this album is, the only backing instrumentation is Barney Kessel on guitar and Ray Leatherwood on bass.

That minimalism creates intimacy. And London more than fills up the sparse arrangements with the richness of her vocal performance. Breathy sensuous crooning.

There’s such a palpable eroticism to this recording. I can’t imagine how this must have sounded to people in 1955.

Favourites: Cry Me A River  Can’t Help Lovin' That Man  No Moon At All

Other Highlights: I Should Care  I'm In The Mood For Love I Love You  It Never Entered My Mind  Easy Street


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