Atlantic · in the Kissa Kissa racks

Chris Connor

Recorded	Jan 19 & Feb 8, 1956
Label	Atlantic
Released	1956
Personnel	14 credited players
Discogs	master 371229

The record

Atlantic paired her with a deep bench of swing and bop talent -- Oscar Pettiford, John Lewis, Connie Kay among them -- for a January 1956 session built on tasteful restraint. Arrangement and improvisation trade the lead throughout, never crowding her phrasing.

Session personnel

Milt Hinton — bass
Oscar Pettiford — bass
Connie Kay — drums
Osie Johnson — drums
Barry Galbraith — guitar
John Lewis — piano
Moe Wechsler — piano
Al Young — saxophone, clarinet
Danny Bank — saxophone, clarinet
Ray Beckenstein — saxophone, clarinet
Sam Marowitz — saxophone, clarinet
Zoot Sims — saxophone, clarinet
Nick Travis — trumpet
Chris Connor — vocals

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 24 pressings on file.

1956	Atlantic · 1228 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, MGM Pressing earliest on file · laminated sleeve
1956	Atlantic — MONO
1956	London Records · HA-K 2020 — Vinyl, LP, Mono
1956	London Records · HAA-2020 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1956	Music · LPM 2002 — Vinyl, LP, Mono
1956	Atlantic · AT 1228 — Vinyl, LP, Mono
1956	Atlantic · 1228 — Vinyl, LP, Mono
1956	Atlantic · EP 580 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP
1956	London Records · HA-K 2020 — Vinyl, LP, Mono
1957	London Records · HAA-2020 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · laminated sleeve
1958	Atlantic · SD 1228 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, MGM Custom Pressing
1958	Atlantic · 3D-7 — Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, 2-Track Stereo, 7" Cine Reel, Album
1959	London Records · SAH-K.6032 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo
1960	Atlantic · 1228 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo, Repress