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クリス・コナー

クリス・コナー （Chris Connor、1927年11月8日 - 2009年8月29日）は、アメリカ合衆国出身のジャズ歌手。安定感のある歌唱力を持ち、ハスキーボイスが特徴で、アニタ・オデイ、ジューン・クリスティらと並び、スタン・ケントン・オーケストラが輩出した女性歌手（「ケントン・ガールズ」と言われる）の一人であり、先の二人と同様に1950年代に一定の成功を収めた。代表作は「バードランドの子守唄 (Lullaby Of Birdland)」。 (Wikipedia)

1. Chris Connor (1956/1/19, 23, 2/8)
2. Chris in Person (1959/9/13)
3. My Funny Valentine (1992)

Chris Connor (1956/1/19, 23, 2/8)

source: Wikipedia 2016/2/14

1. I Get a Kick Out of You (Cole Porter) 1:50
2. Something to Live For (Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn) 3:13
3. Get Out of Town (Porter) 3:04
4. Where Are You? (Jimmy McHugh and Harold Adamson) 3:32
5. Anything Goes (Porter) 2:11
6. When the Wind Was Green (Don Hunt) 3:24
7. He Was Too Good to Me (Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart) 3:41
8. You Make Me Feel So Young (Josef Myrow and Mack Gordon) 2:46
9. Everytime (Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin) 3:47
10. Way Out There (George Wallington and Buddy) 2:27
11. My April Heart (Wallington and Goodman) 2:41
12. Almost Like Being in Love (Frederick Loewe and Alan Lerner) 2:09

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, vo; 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, vo; John Lewis, p; Barry Galbraith, g; Oscar Pettiford, b; Connie Kay, ds

On "Get Out of Town", "Anything Goes", "You Make Me Feel So Young", and "Way Out There" (recorded February 8, 1956): Chris Connor, vo; Nick Travis, tp; Zoot Sims, ts solo on 10; Al Young, Sam Marovitz, Ray Beckenstein and Danny Banks, sax; Moe Wechsler, p; Barry Galbraith, g; Milton Hinton, b; Osie Johnson, ds / Atlantic

Chris in Person (1959/9/13)

source: amazon 2016/2/13

1. Introduction
2. Strike Up The Band (Gershwin) 2:07
3. Misty (J.Burke, E.Garner) 3:10
4. Senor Blues (H.Silver) 3:17
5. Lover Come Back To Me (S.Romberg, O.Hammerstein) 2:38
6. Angel Eyes (M.Dennis, E.Brent) 3:46
7. Hallelujah I Love Him So (R.Charles) 2:56
8. Poor Little Rich Girl (N.Coward) 2:41
9. 'Round Midnight (B.Hanighen, C.Wiiliams, T.Monk) 3:52
10. All About Ronnie (J.Green) 2:49
11. Fine And Dandy (P.James, K.Switt) 1:55
12. Don't Worry 'Bout Me (T.Koehler, R.Bloom) 2:50
13. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (Ellington) 2:49
14. Chinatown My Chinatown (W.Jerome, J.Schwartz) 2:18

Chris Connor, vo; Bill Rubenstein, p: Kenny Burrell, g: Eddie de Haas, b; Lex Humphrie, ds; Recorded September 13, 1959 at the Village Vanguard, New York City / Warner Music WPCR-25402 (Atl. SD-8040)

My Funny Valentine (1992)

source: israbox.eu 2016/2/14

1. Come Fly With Me (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) 4:31
2. Summertime (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) 4:22
3. Funny (Not Much) (Marcia Neil, Phillip Folsom Broughton, Hughie Prince, Bob Merrill) 5:36
4. You Go To My Head (John Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) 3:55
5. Night And Day (Cole Porter) 5:23
6. This Heart Of Mine (Harry Warren, Ralph Freed) 3:34
7. It's Easy to Remember (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) 4:25
8. Just One Of Those Things (Cole Porter) 2:35
9. My Funny Valentine (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) 5:04
10. Flying Down To Rio (Gus Kahn, Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu) 3:21
11. Beauty and the Beast (Alan Menken, Howard Ashman) 3:20
12. The Last Dance (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) 4:10
13. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye (Cole Porter) 5:27

Chris Connor, ldr); Todd Barkan, Satosh Hirano, pdr; Theodore Nash aka Theodore Nash, fl, ts; Jim Powell, tp, fh; Chip Jackson, b; Bob Kaye, p; Richard Rodney Bennett, kb; Vinton W. "Vinnie" Johnson, ds; Chris Connor, vo; Recorded May 31 and June 2 & 4, 1992 at Sound on Sound Recording Studio, New York / ALFA JAZZ CD: ALCR-253 (Japan)