Chris Connor (album)
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| Chris Connor | ||||
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 Cover of 2005 Warner Jazz (UK) reissue | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 1956 | |||
| Recorded | January 19, 23, and February 8, 1956 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Nesuhi Ertegun, Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Wexler | |||
| Chris Connor chronology | ||||
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Chris Connor is an album by jazz singer Chris Connor. Atlantic Records released the album, Connor's first for the label, in April 1956. The recording was Atlantic's first jazz vocal LP record.[1]
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]
Release and critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  (Core Collection)[3] |
| allmusic |  [1] |
Chris Connor was released by Atlantic in April 1956. Billboard gave it a favorable review, praising Connor's "warm and savvy" vocals throughout the product.[4] 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]
