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Chris Connor on Bethlehem

bethlehem BR-5001/BCP-56

Her first recording session for Bethlehem Records included Everything Is Love, Miser's Serenade and Indian Summer. The big band accompaniment was arranged and conducted by Sy Oliver. The backing for the other tracks was handled by the Ellis Larkins Trio (#1,5,6); the Vinnie Burke Quartet (#7-8) and the Ralph Sharon Group (#9-12).

Personnel for the trio is Ellis Larkins-piano; Everett Barksdale-guitar; Beverley Peer-bass. The Vinnie Burke Quartet featured Vinnie Burke on bass, Ronny Odrich on flute and clarinet; Art Mardigan on drums; Joe Cinderella on guitar and Don Burns on accordion. Ralph Sharon's band consisted of Ralph Sharon-piano; Herbie Mann-flute, tenor sax; Joe Puma-guitar; Milt Hinton-bass; Osie Johnson-drums; Kai Winding, J.J. Johnson-trombone.

Chris Connor's voice and the musicians behind her combine to make some very distinctive sounds...

TRACKS:

• 1. All About Ronnie (Joe Greene)


• 2. Miser's Serenade (Claude Reese Isaacs-Frederick Patrick-Jack Val)


• 3. Everything I Love (Cole Porter)


• 4. Indian Summer (Victor Herbert-Al Dubin)


• 5. I Hear Music (Burton Lane-Frank Loesser)


• 6. Come Back To Sorrento (arranged by Ellis Larkins)


• 7. Out Of This World (Harold Arlen-Johnny Mercer)


• 8. Lush Life (Billy Strayhorn)


• 9. From This Moment On (Cole Porter)


• 10. A Good Man Is A Selsom Thing (Charles DeForest)


• 11. Don't Wait Up For Me (Charles DeForest)


• 12. In Other Words (Bart Howard)