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Chris Connor 
Cover of 2005 Warner Jazz (UK) reissueStudio album by Chris Connor Released 1956 Recorded January 19, 23, and February 8, 1956 Genre Jazz Label Atlantic Producer Nesuhi Ertegun, Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Wexler Chris Connor chronology This Is Chris
(1955)Chris Connor
(1956)I Miss You So
(1956)Chris Connor is an album by jazz singer Chris Connor. Atlantic Records released the album, Connor's first for the label, in 1956. The recording was Atlantic's first jazz vocal LP record.[1]
Contents
Recording
The tracks appearing on Chris Connor were recorded over the course of three sessions. The first of these occurred on January 19, 1956, with a small orchestra accompanying Connor, using arrangements by Ralph Burns.[2] On January 23, Connor was accompanied by a quartet led by pianist John Lewis with Oscar Pettiford on bass.[2] On February 8, Connor's accompanists included Nick Travis, Zoot Sims and Milt Hinton, with arrangements by Burns.[2] The album comprises four tracks from each recording session.[2]
Critical reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating The Penguin Guide to Jazz 
(Core Collection)[3]allmusic 
[1]The Penguin Guide to Jazz includes Chris Connor in its "Core Collection," and assigns it a four-star rating (of a possible four), noting that "'Ev'ry Time', 'It's All Right With Me', 'I Wonder What Became Of Me' and several more are unlikely to be bettered."[3] John Bush, writing for allmusic, calls the album one of Connor's best, giving the album a rating of four-and-a-half stars (of a possible five).[1]
Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Arranger Length 1. "I Get a Kick Out of You" Cole Porter John Lewis 1:50 2. "Something to Live For" Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn Ralph Burns 3:13 3. "Get Out of Town" Porter Burns 3:04 4. "Where Are You" Jimmy McHugh and Harold Adamson Lewis 3:32 5. "Anything Goes" Porter Burns 2:11 6. "When the Wind Was Green" Don Hunt Burns 3:24 7. "He Was Too Good to Me" Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart Burns 3:41 8. "You Make Me Feel So Young" Josef Myrow and Mack Gordon Burns 2:46 9. "Everytime" Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin Lewis 3:47 10. "Way Out There" George Wallington and Buddy Goodman Burns 2:27 11. "My April Heart" Wallington and Goodman Burns 2:41 12. "Almost Like Being in Love" Frederick Loewe and Alan Lerner Lewis 2:09 Personnel
On "Something to Live For", "When the Wind Was Green", "He Was Too Good to Me" and "My April Heart" (recorded January 19, 1956):
- Chris Connor – vocals
- 19-piece orchestra (Ralph Burns, conductor)
On "I Get a Kick Out of You", "Where Are You", "Everytime" and "Almost Like Being in Love" (recorded January 23, 1956):
- Chris Connor – vocals
- John Lewis – piano
- Barry Galbraith – guitar
- Oscar Pettiford – bass
- Connie Kay – drums
On "Get Out of Town", "Anything Goes", "You Make Me Feel So Young", and "Way Out There" (recorded February 8, 1956):
- Chris Connor – vocals
- Nick Travis – trumpet
- Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone; solo on "Way Out There"
- Al Young, Sam Marovitz, Ray Beckenstein and Danny Banks – saxophones
- Moe Wechsler – piano
- Barry Galbraith – guitar
- Milton Hinton – bass
- Osie Johnson – drums
References
- ^ a b c Bush, John. Chris Connor: Review at Allmusic. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- ^ a b c d Shadwick, Keith (1956). Album notes for Chris Connor by Chris Connor, 2005 reissue notes [booklet]. United Kingdom: Warner Music UK Ltd. (8122731382).
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 299. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
Categories:- Chris Connor albums
- Atlantic Records albums
- 1956 albums
- Albums produced by Nesuhi Ertegun
- Albums produced by Ahmet Ertegun
- Albums produced by Jerry Wexler
- English-language albums
- Albums conducted by Ralph Burns
- 1950s jazz album stubs
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