# Chris Connor discography

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 |