Music To Cook To In June – Django Reinhardt, Bing Crosby… And The Very Steamy Julie London

June music is a bit thin on the ground… but the Midsummer Night’s Dream is gorgeous as is the Vivaldi … and than Julie London is pretty steamy and there’s some other great jazz. Remember…

“no dictator can tolerate jazz”

Dave Brubeck

artist/composersong/albumwhat’s it like?buy it
Bing CrosbyJune in Januaryyoutubeamazon
Django ReinhardtLily Belle May Juneyoutubeamazon
Julie LondonMemphis in juneyoutubeamazon
Venice harp quartetVivaldi’s four season, Summeryoutubeamazon
Mungo jerryIn the summer timeyoutubeamazon
Royal philharmonic orchestraA midsummernight’s dreamyoutubeamazon
Kathleen BattleSummertime, from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bessyoutubeamazon

And then there’s the husky voice of Marianne Faithfull singing The Gypsy Faerie Queen:

… and John Coltrane with Equinox

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