Chris Connor
Chris Connor
Top Songs
| 1 | Strike Up the Band | ||
| 2 | Just Squeeze Me | ||
| 3 | Slap That Bass | ||
| 4 | It Only Happens When I Dance with You | ||
| 5 | Blow, Gabriel, Blow |
Albums
May 2019 • 24 songs
Feb 2016 • 11 songs
Oct 2015 • 11 songs
Similar Artists
Popular On
- Classic Vinyl Jazz, Commercial-Free
- Savannah's Best R&B and Old School
- Cedar Rapids' 60s & 70s Hits
About
Biography
Along with June Christy, Helen O'Connell, and Julie London, Chris Connor epitomized cool jazz singing in the 1950s. Influenced by Anita O'Day, the torchy, smoky singer wasn't one for aggression. Like Chet Baker on the trumpet or Paul Desmond and Lee Konitz on alto sax, she used subtlety and restraint to their maximum advantage. At the University of Missouri, Connor (who had studied clarinet at an early age) sang with a Stan Kentonish big band led by trombonist Bob Brookmeyer before leaving her native Kansas City for New York in 1947. Quite appropriately, she was featured in th...