Chris Connor - Chris (Remastered) '2019

Tracks list

Along with June Christy, Helen OConnell, and Julie London, Chris Connor
epitomized cool jazz singing in the 1950s. Influenced by Anita ODay, the torchy,
smoky singer wasnt one for aggression. Like Chet Baker on the trumpet or Paul
Desmond and Lee Konitz on alto sax, she used subtlety and restraint to their
maximum advantage. At the University of Missouri, Connor (who had studied
clarinet at an early age) sang with a Stan Kentonish big band led by trombonist
Bob Brookmeyer before leaving her native Kansas City for New York in 1947. Quite
appropriately, she was featured in the lyrical pianist Claude Thornhills
orchestra in the early 50s. After leaving Thornhill, Connor was hired by Kenton
at Christys recommendation, and her ten-month association with him in 1952-1953
resulted in the hit All About Ronnie. Connor debuted as a solo artist in 1953,
recording three albums for Bethlehem before moving to Atlantic in 1955 and
recording 12. Connor reached the height of her popularity in the 1950s, when she
delivered her celebrated versions of Billy Strayhorns Lush Life and George
Shearings Lullaby of Broadway, and recorded such excellent albums as The Rich
Sound of Chris Connor and Lullabies of Birdland for Bethlehem and Chris Craft
and Ballads of the Sad Cafe for Atlantic. Connor made a poor career move in
1962, the year she left Atlantic and signed with a label her manager was
starting, FM Records -- Connor had recorded only two albums for FM when they
folded. Connors recording career was rejuvenated in the 1970s, and she went on
to record for Progressive, Stash, and Contemporary in the 70s and 80s. Connor
maintained a devoted following in the 1990s and continued to tour
internationally.

Tracklist:
01. Chris Connor - All About Ronnie (Remastered) (3:01)
02. Chris Connor - Misers Serenade (Remastered) (2:47)
03. Chris Connor - Everything I Love (Remastered) (2:19)
04. Chris Connor - Indian Summer (Remastered) (2:58)
05. Chris Connor - I Hear Music (Remastered) (2:22)
06. Chris Connor - Come Back To Sorrento (Remastered) (2:47)
07. Chris Connor - Out Of This World (Remastered) (2:57)
08. Chris Connor - Lush Life (Remastered) (2:56)
09. Chris Connor - From This Moment On (Remastered) (2:32)
10. Chris Connor - A Good Man Is A Seldom Thing (Remastered) (3:26)
11. Chris Connor - Dont Wait Up For Me (Remastered) (2:36)
12. Chris Connor - In Other Words (Remastered) (3:11)

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