Chris Connor discography

Chris Connor discography
Chris Connor discography
Studio albums	37
Live albums	2
Compilation albums	6
Singles	24
Other contributions	22

This is the discography of singer Chris Connor. Connor recorded approximately 42 albums and several singles between the years 1949 and 2003. This discography lists all known first-release EPs, LPs and CDs released by the singer, and includes some live recordings released on CD containing her 1950s radio performances.

Early studio recordings (1949–1953)

Chris Connor moved to New York in 1949 and secured a job as a big band singer, working with Claude Thornhill and his vocal group The Snowflakes. Connor toured with Thornhill off and on until 1952, when she joined the Jerry Wald Orchestra. After a brief period with Wald, she landed her dream job as a replacement for June Christy in Stan Kenton's orchestra. Including an alternate recording of All About Ronnie, Chris Connor only recorded 8 songs in the Capitol Records studio with Kenton's band. After non-stop touring in the United States and performing live on radio, she left the Kenton band in late 1953 to establish herself as a solo performer.

Recorded	Title	Label	Release	Catalogue No.	Issued	Band
1949	There's a Small Hotel (with the Snowflakes)/Sleepy Serenade (instrumental)	RCA-Victor	78 rpm	RCA-20-3391	1949	Claude Thornhill
	I Don't Know Why(with the Snowflakes)/Lullaby Of The Rain (instrumental)		78 rpm	RCA-20-3392
1952	You're The Cream In My Coffee/Cherokee	Decca	78 rpm	Decca-28203	1952	Jerry Wald
			45 rpm	Decca-9-28203
	Pennies from Heaven/Raisins and Almonds		78 rpm	Decca-29575
			45 rpm	Decca-9-29575
	Terremoto/The Thrill Is Gone (instrumental)		78 rpm	Decca-28554
			45 rpm	Decca-9-28554
1953	And The Bull Walked Around, Olé/Jeepers Creepers	Capitol	78 rpm	Capitol-2388	1953	Stan Kenton
			45 rpm	Capitol F-2388
	All About Ronnie/Baia		78 rpm	Capitol-2511
			45 rpm	Capitol F-2511
1953	If I Should Lose You		Unreleased	Capitol 11120		Stan Kenton
	Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen		Unissued/Lost	Capitol 11353
	I Get A Kick Out Of You		Unreleased	Capitol 11559-23
	All About Ronnie (alternate take)		Unreleased	Capitol ?
1953	Stan Kenton: The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Holman And Russo Charts	Capitol Records/Mosaic Records	4 CD box	MD4-136	1991	Stan Kenton Cd 2 includes all songs recorded by Chris Connor with the Stan Kenton Orchestra, except Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen

Early live recordings (selected) (1952–1953)

Recorded	Location	Album title	Orchestra	Label	Format	Catalogue No.	Issued	# of Connor Songs	Titles
10/1952	Statler Hotel, NYC	The Great Ladies on V-Disc, Vol. 3	Claude Thornhill	Dan Records (Japan)	LP	VC-5016	1979	4	Come Rain or Come Shine Sorta Kinda Wish You Were Here Who Are We to Say
				Tokuma Records (Japan)	CD	TKCF-77076	2001	4	CD version contains the same tracks as listed on above LP.
2/19/1953	National Guard Armory, Eugene, OR	Stan Kenton: Eugene Armory (Part 1)	Stan Kenton	Magic/Submarine (England)	CD	796	2009	5	Jeepers Creepers If I Should Lose You September in the Rain I'll Remember April Taking a Chance on Love
		Stan Kenton: Eugene Armory (Part 2)	Stan Kenton	Magic/Submarine (England)	CD	799	2009	4	Don't Worry About Me Tenderly There Will Never Be Another You Lullaby In Rhythm
		Stan Kenton: Eugene Armory (Part 3)	Stan Kenton	Magic/Submarine (England)	CD	802	2010	5	Jeepers Creepers Darn That Dream You're Mine You I Only Have Eyes For You Everything Happens To Me
3/17/53	Trianon Ballroom, Oklahoma City, OK	Stan Kenton: Concert In Miniature (Episodes 38 & 39)	Stan Kenton	Vintage Radio Classics	CD	54365	2007	1	Jeepers Creepers
3/27/53-4/9/53	Blue Note, Chicago, IL	Stan Kenton: Concert Encores (Episodes 9 & 10)	Stan Kenton	Vintage Radio Classics	CD	54465	2007	2	Don't Worry About Me I'll Remember April
		In True '52 Stereo: Direct from the Famous Blue Note Jazz Club	Stan Kenton	Dynaflow	CD	DNYF-2007-1	2007	2	Jeepers Creepers I'll Remember April
		Stan Kenton: Concert Encores (Episodes 11 & 12)	Stan Kenton	Vintage Radio Classics	CD	54466	2007	1	All About Ronnie
4/22/53-5/6/53	Birdland Club, NYC	Stan Kenton: Live Birdland Encores	Stan Kenton	Mr. Music	CD	MMCD-9002	2011	2	If I Should Lose You Taking A Chance On Love
		Stan Kenton: The 1950s Birdland Broadcasts	Stan Kenton	Jazz Band (England)	CD	EBCD-2132-5	1998	4	Jeepers Creepers Taking A Chance On Love Love Me Or Leave Me If I Should Lose You
		Concert In Miniature Encores: 23 Degrees North, 82 Degrees West	Stan Kenton	Natasha Imports	CD	NI-4006	1992	2	There Will Never Be Another You I'll Remember April
5/12/53	Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD	Stan Kenton: Concert in Miniature (Episodes 44 & 45)	Stan Kenton	Vintage Radio Classics	CD	54368	2007	1	Everything Happens To Me

Studio albums (1954–1966)

Bethlehem Records

Chris Connor recorded around 38 sides for the Bethlehem Records label between December 1953 and April 1955. Connor was the first vocalist signed to the new label, and her dual 10" LPs Sings Lullabys of Birdland and Sings Lullabys For Lovers were the first albums ever released by Bethlehem. Only one full length 12" LP was released during Chris' tenure there: the album This Is Chris (in 1955). Her other two Bethlehem albums were issued in 1957 (after she left the label).

Recorded	Album title	Format	Catalogue No.	Issued
1954	Chris Connor Sings Lullabys of Birdland	10" LP	BCP-1001	1954
	Chris Connor Sings Lullabys For Lovers	10" LP	BCP-1002
1955	This Is Chris (AKA Cocktails and Dusk)	LP	BCP-20	1955
	Chris (AKA The Rich Sound of Chris Connor)	LP	BCP-56	1957
	Chris Connor Sings Lullabys of Birdland	LP	BCP-6004

Bethlehem EPs & Singles

Recorded	Title	Format	Catalogue No.	Issued
1953	Lullaby Of Birdland/Try A Little Tenderness	78 rpm	BET-B1302	1954
		45 rpm	BET-B1302
	Miser's Serenade/Blue Silhouette	78 rpm	BET-1291	1954
	Chiquita From Chi Wah-Wah/Ask Me	78 rpm	BET-1293
1954	Try a Little Tenderness/What Is There to Say	45 rpm	11001	1954
1954	Chris Connor Sings Lullabys Of Birdland (Part 1)	EP	BEP-101A	1954
	Chris Connor Sings Lullabys Of Birdland (Part 2)	EP	BEP-101B
	Chris Connor Sings Lullabys For Lovers (Part 1)	EP	BEP-102A
	Chris Connor Sings Lullabys For Lovers (Part 2)	EP	BEP-102B
1953	Chris (Part 1)	EP	BEP-114	1955
1954–1955	Chris (Part 2)	EP	BEP-127
1953–1955	Chris (Part 3)	EP	BEP-130
1955	This Is Chris (Part 1)	EP	BEP-126
	This Is Chris (Part 2)	EP	BEP-129

Atlantic Albums

Chris Connor's longest (and most successful) association with a record label was at Atlantic Records. She began recording for Atlantic in 1956 and, over the course of seven years, released thirteen critically acclaimed and best-selling albums. Fans often consider this period the peak of Connor's career, as she had complete artistic control over both the songs and the musicians with whom she would work.

During the Atlantic period, Connor worked with many well-respected musicians in the industry, including Doc Severinsen, Jerry Wexler, Quincy Jones, Hank Jones, Rufus Jones, Nesuhi Ertegun, Osie Johnson, and Ronnie Ball. She also recorded many relatively unknown compositions during this time, including those of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Frank Loesser, Margo Guryan, Sy Coleman, Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen, Bronislau Kaper, Peggy Lee, Ornette Coleman, Benny Goodman, Alex North, Ogden Nash and Bart Howard.

In April, 1960, Billboard Magazine announced that Connor would be awarded a gold record for the sale of 500,000 albums for the label.

Recorded	Album title	Format	Catalogue No.	Issued	Titles
1956	Chris Connor (mono)	LP	ATL-1228	1956	I Get a Kick Out of You Something to Live For Get Out of Town Where Are You Anything Goes When the Wind Was Green He Was Too Good to Me You Make Me Feel So Young Ev'rytime Way Out There My April Heart Almost Like Being in Love
	He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not	LP	ATL-1240/SD-1240
	I Miss You So	LP	ATL-8014/SD-8014	1957
1957	Chris Connor Sings The George Gershwin Almanac of Song	LP	ATL-2-601
1956	A Jazz Date With Chris Connor	LP	ATL-1286/SD-1286	1958
1958	Chris Connor (stereo)	LP	ATL-SD-1228
	Chris Craft	LP	ATL-1290/SD-1290
1959	Chris Connor Sings Ballads of the Sad Café	LP	ATL-1307/SD-1307	1959
	Witchcraft	LP	ATL-8032/SD-8032
	Chris In Person	LP	ATL-8040/SD-8040
1960	A Portrait of Chris	LP	ATL-8046/SD-8046	1960
	Double Exposure (with Maynard Ferguson)	LP	ATL-8049/SD-8049	1961
1961	Free Spirits	LP	ATL-8061/SD-8061	1962
1956–1959	The Best of Chris Connor (Japan)	LP	MJ-7020	1963	The Man I Love Chinatown, My Chinatown These Foolish Things Senor Blues Flying Home Anything Goes Moonlight In Vermont Come Rain Or Come Shine You Make Me Feel So Young The Lady Sings The Blues Where Flamingos Fly They Can't Take That Away From Me
1958–1960	Misty (Japan)	LP	P-6135A	1975	Senor Blues Misty Moon Ride I Sold My Heart To The Junkman Invitation Under Paris Skies I Heard A Bluebird Flying Home I Won't Cry Anymore Circus To Each His Own Fortune Cookies Long Hot Summer (I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over
1956–1961	The Best Of Chris Connor (Japan)	CD	AMCY-1078	1991	All About Ronnie (1959 Recording) I Hear The Music Now Oh! You Crazy Moon I'm Gonna Go Fishin' These Foolish Things Jump for Joy Go 'Way From My Window Hallelujah I Love Him So (1958 Recording) I Won't Cry Anymore I Miss You So Bargain Day Summertime Witchcraft He Was Too Good To Me I Get A Kick Out Of You

Atlantic EPs & Singles

Recorded	Title	Format	Catalogue No.	Issued	Chart Peak
1956	Chris Connor	EP	ATL-577	1956
	Chris Connor (I Miss You So)	EP	ATL-580	1957
1957	Chris Connor Sings The George Gershwin Almanac of Song (Part 1)	EP	ATL-593	1957
	Chris Connor Sings The George Gershwin Almanac of Song (Part 2)	EP	ATL-594	1957
	Chris Connor Sings The George Gershwin Almanac of Song (Part 3)	EP	ATL-595	1957
	Chris Connor Sings The George Gershwin Almanac of Song (Part 4)	EP	ATL-596	1957
	A Jazz Date With Chris Connor	EP	ATL-615	1958
1958	Chris Craft	EP	ATL-6??	1958
1959	Pop Goes Chris In "Witchcraft"	EP	ATL-622	1959
	Chris In Person	EP	ATL-623	1960
1956	Past The Age Of Innocence/Go 'Way From My Window	45 rpm	ATL-1097	1956
	I Miss You So/My Heart Is So Full Of You	45 rpm	ATL-1105	1956	#34
	Time Out For Tears/I Love You, Yes I Do	45 rpm	ATL-1121	1957
	Trust In Me/Mixed Emotions	45 rpm	ATL-1138	1957	#95
1958	Under Paris Skies/Moon Ride	45 rpm	ATL-1188	1958
	Hallelujah I Love Him So/I Won't Cry Anymore	45 rpm	ATL-1198	1958
1959	Flying Home/Circus	45 rpm	ATL-2017	1959
	Señor Blues/Misty	45 rpm	ATL-2037	1959
1960	That's My Desire/I Only Want Some	45 rpm	ATL-2053	1960
	Invitation/I Sold My Heart To The Junkman	45 rpm	ATL-2073	1960
1961	Summertime/The Lonesome Road (with Maynard Ferguson)	45 rpm	ATL-5014	1961
	The Sweetest Sounds/Opportunity, Please Knock	45 rpm	ATL-5017	1961

Roulette Records

Both Chris Connor and trumpeter Maynard Ferguson previously performed with the Stan Kenton band. In 1960, Atlantic Records made a special arrangement with Roulette Records, allowing Connor to record an album with Ferguson for their label (Ferguson was under contract with Roulette at the time). As part of the deal, he also recorded Double Exposure on Atlantic Records with Connor.

Recorded	Album title	Format	Catalogue No.	Issued
1960-61	Two's Company (with Maynard Ferguson)	LP	S/R-52068	1961

FM Records

Between 1962 and 1963, Chris Connor's manager, Monte Kay convinced her to leave Atlantic Records to join his new record company, FM Records. This turned out to be a poor choice for Connor, since she no longer had the support of a big label to promote her music. Her first release with the label, Chris Connor at the Village Gate, failed to mirror the sales success of her previous Atlantic efforts (although it was critically acclaimed). Before her second release on FM, A Weekend in Paris, was even released, the FM label declared bankruptcy in 1964.

Recorded	Album title	Label	Format	Catalogue No.	Issued
1963	Chris Connor at the Village Gate, Early Show and Late Show	FM Records	LP	FM-300/SFM-300	1963
	A Weekend in Paris	FM Records	LP	FM-312/SFM-312	1964

FM Single

Recorded	Title	Format	Catalogue No.	Issued
1963	A Lot of Livin' to Do/I Concentrate on You	45 rpm	FM-3002	1963

ABC Records/Paramount Records

By the end of 1964, Connor became a free agent and secured a 2-album deal with ABC Records. While at ABC, she released an album of Bossa Nova themed songs. She also began exploring the pop market, adding to her repertoire songs from The Beatles, Steve Lawrence and songs from recent films, such as Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte, Baby the Rain Must Fall and the play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.

Recorded	Album title	Label	Format	Catalogue No.	Issued
1965	Chris Connor Sings Gentle Bossa Nova	ABC-Paramount Records	LP	ABC-529	1965
1966	Now!	ABC-Paramount Records	LP	ABCS-585	1966

ABC-Paramount EPS & Singles

Recorded	Title	Label	Format	Catalogue No.	Issued
1965	Chris Connor Sings Gentle Bossa Nova	ABC-Paramount Records	EP	ABCS-529	1965
1966	Never On Sunday/The Boys from Madrid	ABC-Paramount Records	45 rpm	ABC-10906	1966

Studio albums (1969–2003)

After her ABC contract expired, Chris Connor began releasing albums for various record labels, many of which were geared for the Japanese market. She was without a regular record contract until the mid-80s, when she released two albums on the Contemporary Records label in 1987. Between 1991 and 1995, she released 4 albums for the Japanese label Alfa Records. Six years later, she went back into the recording studio to record tracks for the U.S. HighNote Records label between 2001 and 2002. Her last solo album was issued in 2003.

Recorded	Album title	Label	Format	Catalogue No.	Issued
1969	Softly and Swinging	JVC Records (Japan)	LP	SMJ-7511	1969
1971	Sketches	Stanyan Records	LP	SR-10029	1971
1976	Chris Moves	CBS/Sony Records (Japan)	LP	25AP-538	1977
1978	Sweet and Swinging	Progressive Records	LP	PRO-728	1978
1978	Alone Together	Lobster Records (Japan)	LP	LOB-LDC 1015	1979
1983	Love Being Here with You	Stash Records	LP	ST-232	1983
1986	Classic	Contemporary Records	LP	5C/C-14023	1987
1987	New Again	Contemporary Records	LP	5C/C-14038	1987
1991	As Time Goes By	Alfa Records (Japan)	CD	ALCR-111	1991
1991	Angel Eyes	Alfa Records (Japan)	CD	ALCR-124	1991
1992	My Funny Valentine	Alfa Records (Japan)	CD	ALCR-253	1993
1995	Blue Moon	Alfa Records (Japan)	CD	ALCB-3902	1995
2001	Haunted Heart	HighNote Records	CD	HCD-7079	2001
2002	I Walk With Music	HighNote Records	CD	HCD-7095	2002
2002	Everything I Love	HighNote Records	CD	HCD-7108	2003

Additional compilations and live recordings

Recorded	Location	Album title	Label	Format	Catalogue No.	Issued	Chris Connor Songs	Titles
1954–1955	New York	Bethlehem's Girlfriends	Bethlehem	LP	BCP-6006	1956	4	It's All Right With Me All This And Heaven Too Lush Life The Thrill Is Gone
1954–1955		Nina Simone and Her Friends			BCP-6041	1959	4	A Cottage For Sale Try A Little Tenderness What Is There To Say Goodbye
05/27/57	"Stars of Jazz" TV Show	Sessions Live, 1957	Calliope Records	LP	3030	1976	2	S'Wonderful Love Walked In
		S'Wonderful	Blue Moon	CD	BMCD-3074	1998	13	*Cd contains the 2 songs from the Sessions Live* LP as well as the 11 songs from the Chris Connor, Live At the Village Gate: Early and Late Show album.**
1959	Unknown	Sound Flights Into Jazz	USA Government's Air Force Recruitment Service	LP	Vol. 10	1959	12	Strike Up The Band All About Ronnie (incomplete) Misty Fine And Dandy (incomplete) Señor Blues Angel Eyes (incomplete) I Hear The Music Now I Miss You So (incomplete) It Don't Mean A Thing 'Round Midnight (incomplete) Blow Gabriel Blow Loverman (incomplete)
		I Hear The Music Now	SSJ Records (Japan)	CD	XQAM 1058	2012	15	*CD contains the 6 complete versions of the songs from the Sound Flights Into Jazz* LP:** Strike Up The Band Misty Señor Blues I Hear The Music Now It Don't Mean A Thing Blow Gabriel Blow
1959–1960		Manhattan Melodies	US Govt Air Force Recruitment Svc	LP	PGM 26	1960	3	I Hear Music Just In Time Witchcraft
1960	Ed Sullivan Show	The Sullivan Years: Great Ladies of Jazz	TVT records	CD	9450-4/2	1960	2	I Get A Kick Out Of You Come Rain or Come Shine
1960 or 1962		Sounds of Freedom	Armed Forces Radio Svc	LP	PGM 4	1962	2	I Got A Right To Sing The Blues God Bless The Child
1959 or 1960		Stars for Defense	Armed Forces Radio Svc	LP	PGM ?	1962	5	Lonesome Road Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most Black Coffee Witchcraft Baltimore Oriole
		I Hear The Music Now	SSJ Records (Japan)	CD	XQAM 1058	2012	15	*CD contains the song God Bless The Child* from the Sounds of Freedom LP as well as the 5 tracks from Stars for Defense LP.**
1961	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	At the American Jazz Festival in Latin America	Westwind	CD	2025	1995	6	Day In - Day Out Hallelujah I Love Him So Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most I Get A Kick Out Of You From This Moment On Blow Gabriel Blow
1962	New York	No Strings: An After-Theater Version	Atlantic	LP	ATL-1383	1962	4	The Sweetest Sounds Look No Further No Strings Nobody Told Me 'The above titles were included as bonus tracks for the Japanese cd reissue of Free Spirits (AMCY-1077)
1966		Guest Star: Chris Connor	USA Government's Treasury Dept	LP	1024	1966	3	Goin' Out Of My Head Carnival (Black Orpheus) Nowhere Man
		I Hear The Music Now	SSJ Records (Japan)	CD	XQAM 1058	2012	15	*CD contains the three songs from the Guest Star: Chris Connor* LP. Note the track Nowhere Man is incomplete.**
1982	Avery Fischer Hall, New York	Jazz Alive - Kool '82 - This Time The Ladies	NPR Radio	Cassette		1982	6	I Love Being Here With You Willow Weep For Me Things Are Swingin' I Miss You So I Feel A Song Coming On How High The Moon (duet with Sylvia Syms, Bill Henderson, Dizzy Gillespie and others)
1983	New York	Chris Connor Live	Applause Records	LP	APCS/APLP 1020	1983	13	I Hear The Music Now Good Morning Heartache It Might As Well Be Spring Things Are Swingin' Where Flamingos Fly All Or Nothing At All Lover Get Out Of Town All About Ronnie Any Place That I Hang My Hat Is Home Just In Time Glad To Be Unhappy Poor Little Rich Girl
1995		Lover Come Back to Me: Live At Sweet Basil	Evidence Records (Japan)	CD	ECD 22110-2	1995	15	*CD contains songs 1-3, 5-6, and 8-12 of the Chris Connor Live* LP. The additional 5 tracks were only released on CD.** I've Got You Under My Skin A Foggy Day Lover Come Back To Me Lush Life My Heart Stood Still
1983	Tokyo	Three Pearls	Toshiba-EMI	CD	EWJ-90028	1984	4	I Love Being Here With You The Thrill Is Gone Solitude A Foggy Day (with Carol Sloane and Ernestine Anderson)
1990	London	The London Connection	Audiophile	CD	ACD-246	1993	19	recorded live at Pizza on the Park
1996		Billy Taylor's Jazz At The Kennedy Center - Guest: Chris Connor	NPR	Cassette	970421	1997	9	This cassette includes songs and an extended interview, as well audience questions. Summertime Blue Moon This Can't Be Love Just One Of Those Things Angel Eyes September In The Rain A Foggy Day Everytime We Say Goobye I Get A Kick Out Of You