Chris Connor - The Early Years: Singles & Albums 1952-56 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]
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- Genre: Jazz
- Description: Chris Connor was one of female jazz singers of the post-war era, who sang with the innovative big bands of the day before embarking on a solo career, with her albums encompassing not only jazz but stylish interpretations of the Great American Songbook which placed her among that coterie of peerless performers of sophisticated pop along with the likes of Peggy Lee, Jeri Southern and Sarah Vaughan. She enjoyed a career that spanned more than four decades, performing and recording into the 1990s, but this set focuses on the early years of her career as she established her reputation and laid the groundwork for her prolific album output through the late '50s and early '60s. This 73-track 3-CD set comprises early singles on the Decca, Capitol and Bethlehem labels, some with Stan Kenton's orchestra, plus some 'live' recordings with Claude Thornhill's orchestra, along with the tracks from her albums InchSings Lullabys Of BirdlandInch, InchSings Lullabys For LoversInch and InchThis Is ChrisInch for Bethlehem, and InchChris ConnorInch and InchHe Loves Me, He Loves Me NotInch for Atlantic. It includes performances with the orchestras of Claude Thornhill, Stan Kenton, Sy Oliver, Ralph Burns and Ray Ellis, plus the Ellis Larkins Trio, Vinnie Burke Quartet and small groups featuring Herbie Mann, Milt Hinton, J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, John Lewis, Oscar Pettiford Album Tracks 1. You're the Cream in My Coffee 2. Raisins and Almonds 3. Come Rain or Come Shine 4. Sorta Kinda 5. Wish You Were Here 6. And the Bull Walked Around, Olay 7. Jeepers Creepers 8. If I Should Lose You 9. All About Ronnie 10. I Get a Kick Out of You 11. Blue Silhouette [Blue Sunshine] 12. Miser's Serenade 13. Ask Me 14. Chiquita from Chi-Wah-Wah 15. I Hear Music 16. What Is There to Say 17. Come Back to Sorrento 18. Why Shouldn't I 19. Lullaby of Birdland 20. Try a Lit
- Artist: Chris Connor
- Title: The Early Years: Singles & Albums 1952-56
- Format: CD
- Label: Acrobat
- Release Date: 11/05/2021
- Genre: Jazz
- Number Of Discs: 3
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- Product Name: Chris Connor - The Early Years: Singles & Albums 1952-56 - COMPACT DISCS
- UPC: 824046911522
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Chris Connor was one of female jazz singers of the post-war era, who sang with the innovative big bands of the day before embarking on a solo career, with her albums encompassing not only jazz but stylish interpretations of the Great American Songbook which placed her among that coterie of peerless performers of sophisticated pop along with the likes of Peggy Lee, Jeri Southern and Sarah Vaughan. She enjoyed a career that spanned more than four decades, performing and recording into the 1990s, but this set focuses on the early years of her career as she established her reputation and laid the groundwork for her prolific album output through the late '50s and early '60s. This 73-track 3-CD set comprises early singles on the Decca, Capitol and Bethlehem labels, some with Stan Kenton's orchestra, plus some 'live' recordings with Claude Thornhill's orchestra, along with the tracks from her albums InchSings Lullabys Of BirdlandInch, InchSings Lullabys For LoversInch and InchThis Is ChrisInch for Bethlehem, and InchChris ConnorInch and InchHe Loves Me, He Loves Me NotInch for Atlantic. It includes performances with the orchestras of Claude Thornhill, Stan Kenton, Sy Oliver, Ralph Burns and Ray Ellis, plus the Ellis Larkins Trio, Vinnie Burke Quartet and small groups featuring Herbie Mann, Milt Hinton, J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, John Lewis, Oscar Pettiford Album Tracks 1. You're the Cream in My Coffee 2. Raisins and Almonds 3. Come Rain or Come Shine 4. Sorta Kinda 5. Wish You Were Here 6. And the Bull Walked Around, Olay 7. Jeepers Creepers 8. If I Should Lose You 9. All About Ronnie 10. I Get a Kick Out of You 11. Blue Silhouette [Blue Sunshine] 12. Miser's Serenade 13. Ask Me 14. Chiquita from Chi-Wah-Wah 15. I Hear Music 16. What Is There to Say 17. Come Back to Sorrento 18. Why Shouldn't I 19. Lullaby of Birdland 20. Try a Lit
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