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| Released | 1955 | |||
| Recorded | May 7, 9 & 19, 1955 Capitol Recording Studios, Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:11 | |||
| Label | Capitol T 656 | |||
| Producer | Bill Miller | |||
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Duet is an album by vocalist June Christy and pianist Stan Kenton with featuring performances of jazz standards recorded in 1955 and released on the Capitol label. [1] [2] [3]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
The Allmusic review by Stephen Cook noted "Kenton exercises unexpected restraint throughout, shading Christy's dramatically cool delivery with snatches of Ellington color and chamber music formality". [4]
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