She next got an offer from Jerry Wald. It was on a Wald broadcast from the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans that June Christy happened to hear her. Christy recommended her to Kenton, who hired her six months later. Let s face it. But she stayed with Kenton for less than a year, then landed a solo gig at Birdland, which led to a contract with the newly-launched Bethlehem Records.
Cool singers choose to imply rather than directly state.
They prefer to understate. Additionally, they seem to have had much admiration and respect for one another. I lived on the East Coast, but she was a doll. I loved her. I spotted Chris Connor out there.