Justin has recorded at least four albums for
Lee Lessack's
LML Music label, which was dedicated to
cabaret,
jazz and
Broadway music. All four albums are collections of little-known old songs. •
A Rare Find: Forgotten Gems from the American Popular Songbook. Released 2001. After performing for three years at various Chicago
venues, Justin decided to put together some of his favorite songs, and so his debut album appeared. It contains songs mostly from the 1930s and 1940s by famous songwriters such as
Harold Arlen,
Frank Loesser ("I Go For That"),
Burke and
Van Heusen ("Humpty Dumpty Heart"),
Comden and Green ("You’re Awful"),
Steve Allen ("Kiss Me with a Smile"),
Hugh Martin ("I’m Not So Bright"), Joseph Meyer ("According to the Moonlight"). • ''Look Who's Been Dreaming: Neglected Treasures from Hollywood's Golden Age
. Released 2004. This album is a collection of songs from old Hollywood movies: "Please Pardon Us, We’re in Love" (from You Can’t Have Everything
), "Us on a Bus" (from Summer Wives
), "Baby Mine" (from Dumbo''), "Look Who's Been Dreaming" (from
The Farmer Takes a Wife), "Never Swat a Fly" (from
Just Imagine). For these albums, Justin worked with the bassist Jim Cox and the drummer Phil Gratteau, and sometimes with additional musicians.
Awards and recognition In 2001 After Dark Chicago Magazine gave Justin its "Outstanding Cabaret Artist" Award. ==References==