AMG Review of Gone for the Day/Fair and Warmer!

Scott Yanow
All Music Guide

The dozen songs on this June Christy two-fer Gone for the Day/Fair and Warmer! mostly have to do with having a peaceful life, taking time off and enjoying the weather. Highlights include "It's So Peaceful in the Country," "When the Sun Comes Out," "Love Turns Winter to Spring," "Lazy Afternoon," "Give Me the Simple Life" and Eddie Miller's "Lazy Mood." Pete Rugolo contributed the arrangements and used three separate groups on four songs apiece. Christy is accompanied either by a sextet with strings, which includes flutist Bud Shank and John Cave's French horn, a tentet with five trombones, or a septet with flutist Bud Shank and Bob Cooper's tenor plus strings. The results in all cases are quite enjoyable.~ Scott Yanow, Rovi