Chris Connor

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Genre: Vocal Jazz
Hometown: Kansas City
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There were two jazz queens of coffeehouse Cool during the 1950s. While June Christy ruled the West Coast with complex material, Chris Connor was throned in a New York expresso bar. We give the edge to Christy, but there is always room for nobility in our jazz mansion. Besides, if they sound similar it was Christy who handpicked Connor to take her spot with the Stan Kenton band. A master of musical and emotional subtlety, Connor quickly became one of Atlantic Records' biggest stars during the '50s. Working with a constantly shifting cavalcade of musical giants -- Milt Jackson, Herbie Mann, Maynard Ferguson -- her Atlantic albums offer a plethora of riches that are rooted to Connor's "less is more" approach. Like so many popular jazz-based artists, she had a hard time during the tumultuous '60s, but she has come back strong, amassing a large cult following. The bargain priced Warm Cool compilation creams her Atlantic years into one swell, two-CD set.

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		They Can't Take That Away From Me (2:14)
		Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home (Live At The Village Gate, NYC) (3:52)
		Ballad Of The Sad Cafe (LP Version) (5:00)
		Opportunity, Please Knock (3:10)
		Get Out Of Town (LP Version) (3:09)
		High On A Windy Hill (LP Version) (3:46)
		I Miss You So (LP Version) (2:30)
		Skyscraper Blues (LP Version) (4:15)
		But Not For Me (LP Version) (3:50)
		All Or Nothing At All (Live At The Village Gate, NYC) (3:02)
		Something's Coming (Live At The Village Gate, NYC) (4:17)
		Lilac Wine (Album Version) (4:51)
		Where Flamingos Fly (3:25)
		You Came A Long Way From St Louis (Live At The Village Gate, NYC) (2:09)
		Here's That Rainy Day (3:02)
		Bargain Day (LP Version) (3:14)
		Thursday's Child (LP Version) (3:53)
		I Get A Kick Out Of You (LP Version) (1:51)
		On The First Warm Day (2:42)
		I'm Shooting High (2:34)

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		High On A Windy Hill (LP Version) (3:46)
		All About Ronnie (Live At The Village Vanguard) (2:58)
		Anything Goes (LP Version) (2:14)
		Blame It On My Youth (4:03)
		Lover Come Back To Me (Live At The Village Vanguard) (3:17)
		Can't Get Out Of This Mood (2:45)
		Where Are You (2:14)
		Ballad Of The Sad Cafe (LP Version) (5:00)
		Bargain Day (LP Version) (3:14)
		I Never Meant To Hurt You (3:49)
		I'm Gonna Go Fishin' (2:50)
		'Round About (LP Version) (3:57)
		But Not For Me (LP Version) (3:50)
		Mixed Emotions (LP Version) (2:50)
		Lilac Wine (Album Version) (4:51)
		Get Out Of Town (LP Version) (3:09)
		Skyscraper Blues (LP Version) (4:15)
		I Get A Kick Out Of You (2:43)
		That's How It Went, All Right (3:10)
		I Wish I'd Met You (4:14)