Chris Connor (album)

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]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	(Core Collection)[3]
allmusic	[1]

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]

On "Something to Live For", "When the Wind Was Green", "He Was Too Good to Me" and "My April Heart" (recorded January 19, 1956):

• Chris Connor – vocals
• 19-piece orchestra (Ralph Burns, conductor)

On "I Get a Kick Out of You", "Where Are You?", "Everytime" and "Almost Like Being in Love" (recorded January 23, 1956):

• Chris Connor – vocals
• John Lewis – piano
• Barry Galbraith – guitar
• Oscar Pettiford – bass
• Connie Kay – drums

On "Get Out of Town", "Anything Goes", "You Make Me Feel So Young", and "Way Out There" (recorded February 8, 1956):

• Chris Connor – vocals
• Nick Travis – trumpet
• Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone; solo on "Way Out There"
• Al Young, Sam Marovitz, Ray Beckenstein, Danny Banks – saxophones
• Moe Wechsler – piano
• Barry Galbraith – guitar
• Milton Hinton – bass
• Osie Johnson – drums