• Home >
  • Buy >
  • CDs >

  • This Is Chris [Remaster] by Chris Connor (CD, Apr-2001, Avenue Jazz)

This Is Chris [Remaster] by Chris Connor (CD, Apr-2001, Avenue Jazz) 
This Is Chris [Remaster] by Chris Connor (CD, Apr-2001, Avenue Jazz)

 
This Is Chris [Remaster] by Chris Connor (CD, Apr-2001, Avenue Jazz)

Artist: Chris Connor
Release Date: Apr 2001
Format: CD
Record Label: Avenue Jazz
Genre: Cool, Jazz Vocal
UPC: 081227668426
Product ID: EPID3450026
Description: Personnel: Chris Connor (vocals); Herbie Mann (flute); J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding (trombone); Ralph Sharon (piano); Joe Puma (guitar); Milt Hinton (bass); Osie Johnson (drums). Recorded in April 1955. Originally released on Bethlehem Reco...
Save this productSell oneWrite a review
Portions of this page Copyright 1948 - 2010 Muze Inc. All rights reserved.
Refine search
Preferences
Distance
Please enter valid zipcode.
Please select a valid popular city.
Please enter valid zipcode or select a valid popular city.
Within miles of ZIP
2 results|Group by condition
Page 1 of 1
Track Listing
1. Blame It on My Youth
2. It's All Right With Me
3. Someone to Watch Over Me
4. Trouble Is a Man
5. All This and Heaven Too
6. Thrill Is Gone, The
7. I Concentrate on You
8. All Dressed up With a Broken Heart
9. From This Moment On
10. Ridin' High

Details
Contributing Artists:Herbie Mann, J.J. Johnson, Joe Puma, Kai Winding, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson, Ralph Sharon
Distributor:WEA (Distributor)
Recording Type:Studio
Recording Mode:Mono
SPAR Code:n/a

Album Notes
Personnel: Chris Connor (vocals); Herbie Mann (flute); J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding (trombone); Ralph Sharon (piano); Joe Puma (guitar); Milt Hinton (bass); Osie Johnson (drums).
Recorded in April 1955. Originally released on Bethlehem Records.
The short-lived West Coast Bethlehem label certainly made an impact with a hip catalogue that included Nina Simone's first album, Bob Dorough's debut, seminal LPs by Mel Torme, Charles Mingus, Betty Roche, and, not least, Chris Connor. Connor was with the label less than a year before she moved on to Atlantic but all three of her Bethlehem titles are winners. THIS IS CHRIS (1955) doesn't have a particular standout (though her version of Alec Wilder's "Trouble Is a Man" comes close) but its dark, concise mood is satisfying in the way of classic '50s jazz vocal albums. In truth, Chris Connor was a jazz singer with a somewhat limited vocal and emotional range. But she is a classic because she never overreaches and can be depended on to hit the notes squarely on the mark, like an experienced B-movie actress who always delivers. Another highlight: the great Kai Winding-J.J. Johnson trombone duo taking the lead on "I Concentrate On You," as Chris saunters in easily midway, buoyed by the congas and easy swing of the band.

See an error? Submit a change request

    About eBay | Announcements | Security Center | Resolution Center | eBay Toolbar | Policies | Government Relations | Site Map | Help
    Copyright © 1995-2009 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of the eBay User Agreement and Privacy Policy.
    eBay official time

    Error
    We're sorry, but there's been an error.
    Please try again.