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From its booze-soaked title cut, to its haunting selection of lonely ballads like "Midnight Sun" and "Stranger Called The Blues", this is one of the most fantastic vocal jazz albums of all time – and a record that we'd recommend instantly to anyone! June Christy has an incredibly icy tone on the record, filled with sorrow, regret, and loneliness – all of which are amplified even more deeply by Pete Rugolo's eerie, off-kilter arrangements. Titles include "Something Cool", "It Could Happen To You", "Lonely House", "I'm Thrilled", and "The Night We Called It A Day". Plus, this special CD reissue features the mono and stereo recordings of the album – completely different ones, as the album was originally recorded in mono in 1954, and completely re-recorded again with the same arrangements in 1960!

Jazzy Bay Area hip hop from producer/MC double threat Kero One – an unabashedly rearward leaning hip hop head from the left coast – with skills on par with the Soul Providers, Lightheaded and others on the scene! It's no secret that we have eager ears for hip hop that's schooled in the Native Tongues tradition of jazz-based beats and mellow grooves – as well as the brighter, more sun-soaked west coast applications thereof – and Kero One doesn't disappoint! Tracks include "Give Thanks" feat Niamaj, "Musical Journey", "My Story", "In A Dream", "Ain't That Somethin?", "Tempted", "In All The Wrong Places", "Keep It Alive!", "The Cycle Repeats", "Fly Fly Away", "It's A New Day" and "Check The Blueprints".

Otomo Yoshihide on guitar, Hiroaki Mizutani on bass, Yasuhiro Yoshigaki on drums, and Ryoichi Saito on guitar.