Chris Connor
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Biography
[Edit]Along with June Christy, Helen O'Connell, and Julie London, Chris Connor epitomized cool jazz singing in the 1950s. Influenced by Anita O'Day, the torchy, smoky singer wasn't 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 Thornhill's orchestra in the early '50s. After leaving Thornhill, Connor was hired by Kenton at Christy's 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 Strayhorn's "Lush Life" and George Shearing's "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. Connor's 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.
Title: The Sun Has Disappeared (feat. Allanah Carson) - Single
Artist: Chris Connor
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Chris Connor Sings the George Gershwin Almanac of Song
Artist: Chris Connor
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Collections
Title: Jukebox Favourites - Best of Jazz Ladies
Genre: Jazz
Title: Cocktail Bar Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Vocal Gems
Genre: Jazz
Title: Revisit #2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jukebox Favourites - Best of Bar Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Divas Sing Gershwin
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blondes Have More Fun!
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Greatest St. Valentines Day Love Songs, Vol. 7
Genre: Pop
Title: "P", Cole Porter
Genre: Jazz
Title: Cole Porter - The Genius Collection
Genre: Pop
Title: Atlantic Top 60: Jazz, Jive and Strut
Genre: Jazz
Title: Bethlehem Records Volume One
Title: The Cole Porter Songbook: 40 Greatest Hits
Genre: Jazz
Title: Atlantic Jazz: Best of the 50's
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Greatest Musicals
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Greatest Bar B Q Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: Manhattan's Madmen
Title: Rat Pack Boys & Girls
Genre: Pop
Title: The Good Life - La Dolce Vita
Genre:
Title: Crooners Rat Pack Special
Genre:
Title: Paris Jazz Café, Vol. 4 / Paris Jazz Cafe, Vol. 4
Genre: Jazz
Title: Download Favourites, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Hommage à Nesuhi / Hommage a Nesuhi
Genre: Jazz
Title: Vintage Jazz Lounge, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: The George Gershwin Songbook: 40 Greatest Hits
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Bethlehem Valentine
Genre: Jazz
Title: Nina Simone And Her Friends
Genre: Jazz
Title: Sassafras & Moonshine: The Songs Of Laura Nyro
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: The Bethlehem Records Story (CD2)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: The Bethlehem Records Story (CD3)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Love Me Or Leave Me The Bethlehem Records Story (CD3)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Love Me Or Leave Me The Bethlehem Records Story (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Lounge Elegant Style 5
Genre: Lounge
Title: Anything Goes: Capitol Sings Cole Porter
Genre: Blues
Title: Vocalists Of The 50ies (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Vocalists Of The 50ies (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Vocalists Of The 50ies (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Vocalists Of The 50ies (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Jazz Divas - The Very Best Of
Genre: Vocal Jazz
Title: Softly And Swingin'
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Leopard Lounge Original Album Series (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Leopard Lounge Original Album Series (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: 101 Greatest Ever Vocal Jazz (CD1)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: 101 Greatest Ever Vocal Jazz (CD2)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Romance Jazz Style
Genre: Jazz
Title: Soho Scene 61 Jazz Goes Mod
Genre: Jazz
Title: Lunchtime Jazz 2017
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz It Up Autumn Collection (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Viagem Com Jazz 2018
Genre: Jazz
Title: Satin Dolls 2018
Genre: Vocal Jazz
Title: April In Paris Romantic Jazz & Easy Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: Women In Love # 2
Title: 1950s R&B Hits 2019
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Music For A Bachelorette's Pad 2020
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Greatest Jazz & Blues Singers 2020
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Hygge Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Music To Watch Girls By - Easy Listening Classics
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Easy Listening
Title: Sampled Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Kurt Weill's Songs (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Atlantic Records Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Featuring albums
Title: Great American Songwriters Vol. 5
Artist: Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington
Title: Those Lovely Jazz Ladies!.... With Stan Kenton! (Remastered)
Artist: Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
Genre: Jazz