Chris in Person / Sings George Gershwin

~ Release by Chris Connor (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Introduction
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
recorded at:
Village Vanguard in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-09-13)
0:12
2Strike Up the Band
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1959-09-13) and Phil Iehle (on 1959-09-13)
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
bass:
Eddie de Haas
drums (drum set):
Lex Humphries
guitar:
Kenny Burrell
piano:
Bill Rubenstein
vocals:
Chris Connor (jazz singer)
recorded at:
Village Vanguard in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-09-13)
live cover recording of:
Strike Up the Band (1927 Gershwin song)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1927)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
part of:
Strike up the Band (1927 Gershwin musical)
2:09
3Misty
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1959-09-13) and Phil Iehle (on 1959-09-13)
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
bass:
Eddie de Haas
drums (drum set):
Lex Humphries
guitar:
Kenny Burrell
piano:
Bill Rubenstein
vocals:
Chris Connor (jazz singer)
recorded at:
Village Vanguard in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-09-13)
live cover recording of:
Misty
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Erroll Garner
publisher:
Marke Music Publishing Co., Inc., My Dad’s Songs, Inc., Octave Music Publishing Corp., Pocketful of Dreams Music, Reganesque Music Company, The Songwriters Guild, Vernon Music Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
is based on:
Misty (original instrumental work)
3:11
4Señor Blues
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1959-09-13) and Phil Iehle (on 1959-09-13)
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
bass:
Eddie de Haas
drums (drum set):
Lex Humphries
guitar:
Kenny Burrell
piano:
Bill Rubenstein
vocals:
Chris Connor (jazz singer)
recorded at:
Village Vanguard in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-09-13)
live cover recording of:
Señor Blues
writer:
Horace Silver
3:19
5Lover, Come Back to Me
cover recording of:
Lover, Come Back to Me (The New Moon)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1928)
writer:
Sigmund Romberg
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1928)
publisher:
Bambalina Music Publishing Company, Redwood Music, Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1928)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The New Moon: Act II
3:17
6Angel Eyes
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1959-09-13) and Phil Iehle (on 1959-09-13)
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
bass:
Eddie de Haas
drums (drum set):
Lex Humphries
guitar:
Kenny Burrell
piano:
Bill Rubenstein
vocals:
Chris Connor (jazz singer)
recorded at:
Village Vanguard in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-09-13)
live cover recording of:
Angel Eyes (1946 jazz standard)
lyricist:
Earl Brent (in 1946)
composer:
Matt Dennis (American singer, pianist, band leader) (in 1946)
publisher:
Bradshaw Music, Inc., Dorsey Bros Music Ltd. (Angel Eyes - Dennis/Brent), Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Onyx Music Corporation and ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
3:39
7Hallelujah I Love Him So
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1959-09-13) and Phil Iehle (on 1959-09-13)
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
bass:
Eddie de Haas
drums (drum set):
Lex Humphries
guitar:
Kenny Burrell
piano:
Bill Rubenstein
vocals:
Chris Connor (jazz singer)
recorded at:
Village Vanguard in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-09-13)
live cover recording of:
Hallelujah, I Love Her So
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Progressive Music (publisher), Unichappell Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:49
8Poor Little Rich Girl
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1959-09-13) and Phil Iehle (on 1959-09-13)
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
bass:
Eddie de Haas
drums (drum set):
Lex Humphries
guitar:
Kenny Burrell
piano:
Bill Rubenstein
vocals:
Chris Connor (jazz singer)
recorded at:
Village Vanguard in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-09-13)
live cover recording of:
Poor Little Rich Girl
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
2:47
9’Round Midnight
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1959-09-13) and Phil Iehle (on 1959-09-13)
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
bass:
Eddie de Haas
drums (drum set):
Lex Humphries
guitar:
Kenny Burrell
piano:
Bill Rubenstein
vocals:
Chris Connor (jazz singer)
recorded at:
Village Vanguard in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-09-13)
live cover recording of:
’Round Midnight
lyricist:
Bernie Hanighen
composer:
Thelonious Monk and Cootie Williams
publisher:
Advanced Music, Advanced Music corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Thelonious Music, Thelonious Music Corporation (Publisher, affiliated to BMI.), Ultra Empire Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
is based on:
I Need You So
3:49
10All About Ronnie
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1959-09-13) and Phil Iehle (on 1959-09-13)
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
bass:
Eddie de Haas
drums (drum set):
Lex Humphries
guitar:
Kenny Burrell
piano:
Bill Rubenstein
vocals:
Chris Connor (jazz singer)
recorded at:
Village Vanguard in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-09-13)
live cover recording of:
All About Ronnie
lyricist and composer:
Joe Greene (US songwriter Joseph Perkins Greene, 1915-1986)
2:59
11Fine and Dandy
live cover recording of:
Fine and Dandy
lyricist:
Paul James (Lyricist, aka James Warburg)
composer:
Kay Swift
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp.
2:19
12Don’t Worry ’bout Me
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (on 1959-09-13) and Phil Iehle (on 1959-09-13)
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
bass:
Eddie de Haas
drums (drum set):
Lex Humphries
guitar:
Kenny Burrell
piano:
Bill Rubenstein
vocals:
Chris Connor (jazz singer)
recorded at:
Village Vanguard in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-09-13)
live cover recording of:
Don’t Worry ’bout Me
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1939)
writer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist) and Ted Koehler
composer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist) (in 1939)
publisher:
Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
2:50
13It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
cover recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1931)
composer:
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1931-08)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:23
14Chinatown My Chinatown
live cover recording of:
Chinatown, My Chinatown
lyricist:
William Jerome (in 1910)
composer:
Jean Schwartz (in 1910)
publisher:
Beuscher and Sim (Related to Éditions Sim)
2:36
15A Foggy Day
cover recording of:
A Foggy Day (in London Town)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell North America Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
3:24
16Summertime
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Dorothy Kuhns (playwright), Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
2:40
17They Can’t Take That Away From Me
cover recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
2:13
18Slap That Bass
cover recording of:
Slap That Bass (from “Shall We Dance”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
2:03
19I Was Doing All Right
cover recording of:
I Was Doing All Right
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938)
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
2:21
20Love Walked In
cover recording of:
Love Walked In
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938)
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
3:04
21Nice Work If You Can Get It
cover recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
1:23
22I Loves You, Porgy
recording of:
I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I loves you, Porgy”
2:51
23For You for Me for Evermore
cover recording of:
For You, for Me, for Evermore
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (from 1936 until 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1936 until 1937)
publisher:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1946)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (movie score)
3:39
24Love Is Here to Stay
cover recording of:
Love Is Here to Stay
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Frankie G. Songs, George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music, Nokawi Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
3:20