ArtistInfo
Chris Connor
voc, 1927-2009 US, Kansas City, Missouri
Singer / Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. Mary Jean Loutsenhizer
Born: 8th November 1927 Kansas City, Missouri, USA Died: 29th August 2009 Toms River, New Jersey, USA American jazz vocalist. First major appearance by the end of the 40's with Claude Thornhill's vocal group The Snowflakes. After a stint with Jerry Wald's jazz group, she had major success with Stan Kenton's band in the early 50's before breaking as a solo act by the mid 50's becoming the best-selling artist for the Bethlehem label before signing as the first jazz singer to the Atlantic label.
Genres
Plays With
| The Snowflakes |
Popular Tracks 
You Make Me Feel so Young on Chris Connor by Chris Connor (How Little It Matters) How Little We Know on Witchcraft by Chris Connor Moonlight in Vermont on A Jazz Date With Chris Connor by Chris Connor All Dressed Up With a Broken Heart on Try a Little Tenderness by Chris Connor I've Got A Crush On You on Chris Connor Sings the George Gershwin Almanac Of Song by Chris Connor All About Ronnie on All About Chris by Chris Connor How Long Has This Been Going On? on Try a Little Tenderness by Chris Connor Try a Little Tenderness on Try a Little Tenderness by Chris Connor Lullaby Of Birdland on All About Chris by Chris Connor The Night We Called It a Day on A Jazz Date With Chris Connor by Chris ConnorTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Members
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Complete Atlantic Singles 1956-1960 | Chris Connor | 2017 | Compil. |
| Eight Classic Albums | Chris Connor | 2014 | Compil. |
| I Hear The Music Now | Chris Connor | 2012 | Compil. |
| Double Exposure Plus Two's Company | Maynard Ferguson And Chris Connor | 2012 | Compil. |
| From California With Love | The SSJ All-Stars, Alan Broadbent, Jim Cox, Gerard Hagen, Johnny Holiday, Diane Hubka, Christian Jacob, Leslie Lewis, Sam Most, Dick Noel, Frankie Randall, Sue Raney, Kurt Reichenbach, Dan Sawyer, Tierney Sutton, Pinky Winters, Chris Connor | 2011 | Album |
| Introducing Chris Connor | Chris Connor | 2008 | Compil. |
| Her Complete Bethlehem Recordings | Chris Connor | 2007 | Compil. |
| Alone Together | Chris Connor + Anita O'Day | 2004 | Compil. |
| Everything I Love | Chris Connor | 2003 | Album |
| I Walk With Music | Chris Connor | 2002 | Album |
| Chris In Person / Chris Connor Sings George Gershwin | Chris Connor | 2001 | Compil. |
| Haunted Heart | Chris Connor | 2001 | Album |
| I Miss You So / Witchcraft | Chris Connor | 2001 | Compil. |
| Chris Connor / He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not | Chris Connor | 1999 | Album |
| Warm Cool - The Atlantic Years | Chris Connor | 1999 | Compil. |
| West Coast Wailers / Sings Ballads Of The Sad Cafe | Conte Candoli & Lou Levy / Chris Connor | 1999 | Compil. |
| All About Ronnie | Chris Connor | 1996 | Compil. |
| A Jazz Date With Chris Connor / Chris Craft | Chris Connor | 1994 | Compil. |
| Carmen McRae VS Chris Connor | Carmen McRae, Chris Connor | 1994 | Album |
| The London Connection | Chris Connor | 1993 | Album |
| Out Of This World | Chris Connor / Carmen McRae | 1993 | Compil. |
| The Best Of Chris Connor | Chris Connor | 1991 | Compil. |
| As Time Goes By | Chris Connor | 1991 | Album |
| Two's Company | Maynard Ferguson And Chris Connor | 1989 | Album |
| A Double Date With Helen Forrest & Chris Connor | Helen Forrest & Chris Connor | 1989 | Compil. |
| Chris Connor Sings The George Gershwin Almanac Of Song | Chris Connor | 1989 | Single |
| Chris Connor Chante Gershwin | Chris Connor | 1989 | Single |
| New Again | Chris Connor | 1988 | Album |
| Classic | Chris Connor | 1987 | Album |
| Bethlehem's Girlfriends | Chris Connor, Julie London, Carmen McRae | 1986 | Album |
| Out Of This World | Chris Connor | 1984 | Album |
| Love Being Here With You | Chris Connor | 1984 | Album |
| Three Pearls | Chris Connor Chris Conner Ernestine Anderson, Carol Sloane | 1984 | Album |
| Live | Chris Connor | 1983 | Album |
| I Hear Music | Chris Connor, Carmen McRae | 1983 | Album |
| Alone Together | Chris Connor | 1979 | Album |
| The Great Ladies On V-Disc Vol. 3 | Chris Connor / June Christy / Peggy Lee / Martha Tilton | 1979 | Compil. |
| Singin' In N.Y. | Chris Connor | 1978 | Compil. |
| Sweet And Swinging | Chris Connor | 1978 | Album |
| Sessions, Live | Cal Tjader, Chris Connor And Paul Togawa | 1976 | Album |
| Girls & Kenton | Stan Kenton And His Orchestra, June Christy, Chris Connor, Anita O'Day | 1976 | Compil. |
| Sessions, Live | Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars, Julie London, Bud Shank And Chris Connor | 1976 | Album |
| Misty | Chris Connor | 1975 | Album |
| Kenton's Girl Friends | Stan Kenton And His Orchestra, June Christy, Chris Connor, Anita O'Day, Jerri Winters, Ann Richards, Jean Turner | 1973 | Compil. |
| Sketches | Chris Connor | 1972 | Album |
| Office Of Civil Defense "Stars For Defense" Program No. 545 / Program No. 546 | Chris Connor / Vaughn Monroe | 1967 | Album |
| Now ! | Chris Connor | 1966 | Album |
| Sings Gentle Bossa Nova | Chris Connor | 1965 | Album |
| Sings Gentle Bossa Nova | Chris Connor | 1965 | Album |
| A Weekend In Paris | Chris Connor | 1964 | Album |
| Chris Connor Sings George Gershwin | Chris Connor | 1964 | Compil. |
| At The Village Gate | Chris Connor | 1964 | Album |
| Manhattan Melodies | Chris Connor / Richard Hayman | 1963 | Album |
| At The Village Gate: Early Show / Late Show | Chris Connor | 1963 | Album |
| 5 Big Hits | Chris Connor | 1963 | Single |
| Free Spirits | Chris Connor | 1962 | Album |
| Opportunity / The Sweetest Sounds | Chris Connor With Al Cohn And His Orchestra | 1962 | Single |
| Richard Rodgers' No Strings. An After-Theatre Version | LaVern Baker / Chris Connor / Herbie Mann / Bobby Short | 1962 | Album |
| Double Exposure | Chris Connor And Maynard Ferguson | 1961 | Album |
| Two's Company | Maynard Ferguson And Chris Connor | 1961 | Album |
| Summertime / The Lonesome Road | Chris Connor & Maynard Ferguson | 1961 | Single |
| A Portrait Of Chris | Chris Connor | 1960 | Album |
| Senor Blues | Chris Connor | 1960 | Single |
| That's My Desire | Chris Connor | 1960 | Single |
| Invitation / I Sold My Heart To The Junkman | Chris Connor | 1960 | Single |
| Chris In Person | Chris Connor | 1959 | Single |
| Witchcraft | Chris Connor | 1959 | Single |
| The Finest Of Chris Connor | Chris Connor | 1959 | Compil. |
| Witchcraft | Chris Connor | 1959 | Single |
| Circus / Flying Home | Chris Connor | 1959 | Single |
| Chris In Person | Chris Connor | 1959 | Album |
| Witchcraft | Chris Connor | 1959 | Album |
| Sings Ballads Of The Sad Cafe | Chris Connor | 1959 | Album |
| A Jazz Date With Chris Connor | Chris Connor | 1958 | Album |
| Chris Craft | Chris Connor | 1958 | Album |
| Under Paris Skies / Moon Ride | Chris Connor | 1958 | Single |
| Come Back To Sorrento / Blame It On My Youth | Chris Connor | 1958 | Single |
| Hallelujah I Love Him So / I Won't Cry Anymore | Chris Connor | 1958 | Single |
| A Jazz Date With Chris Connor | Chris Connor | 1958 | Single |
| Try A Little Tenderness | Chris Connor | 1958 | Single |
| Hallelujah I Love Him So | Chris Connor | 1958 | Single |
| London's Girl Friends No.2 | Chris Connor | 1957 | Single |
| Chris Connor Sings The George Gershwin Almanac Of Song Vol. 1 | Chris Connor | 1957 | Album |
| Chris Connor Sings The George Gershwin Almanac Of Song | Chris Connor | 1957 | Album |
| I Miss You So | Chris Connor | 1957 | Album |
| Time Out For Tears / I Love You Yes I Do | Chris Connor | 1957 | Album |
| Chris Connor Sings The George Gershwin Almanac Of Song - Part 3 | Chris Connor | 1957 | Single |
| I Miss You So | Chris Connor | 1957 | Single |
| Trust In Me / Mixed Emotions | Chris Connor | 1957 | Single |
| Past The Age Of Innocence / Go Way From My Window | Chris Connor | 1956 | Single |
| Chris | Chris Connor | 1956 | Album |
| Chris Connor | Chris Connor | 1956 | Single |
| Chris Connor | Chris Connor | 1956 | Single |
| Chris | Chris Connor | 1956 | Single |
| Chris | Chris Connor | 1956 | Single |
| You Make Me Feel So Young / My April Heart | Chris Connor | 1956 | Single |
| Bethlehem's Girlfriends | Chris Connor, Julie London, Carmen McRae | 1956 | Compil. |
| Sings Lullabys Of Birdland | Chris Connor | 1956 | Album |
| Past The Age Of Innocence / Go Way From My Window | Chris Connor | 1956 | Single |
| He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not | Chris Connor | 1956 | Album |
| Chris Connor | Chris Connor | 1956 | Album |
| Chris | Chris Connor | 1956 | Single |
| My Heart Is So Full Of You | Chris Connor | 1956 | Single |
| This Is Chris | Chris Connor | 1956 | Single |
| This Is Chris | Chris Connor | 1955 | Album |
| This Is Chris | Chris Connor | 1955 | Single |
| Gimme, Gimme, Gimme, Gimme, Gimme / Blue Silhouette | Chris Connor | 1954 | Album |
| Sings Lullabys Of Birdland | Chris Connor | 1954 | Single |
| Sings Lullabys Of Birdland | Chris Connor | 1954 | Single |
| Lullaby of Birdland / All About Ronnie | Chris Connor | 1954 | Single |
| Lullaby Of Birdland | Chris Connor | 1954 | Single |
| Sings Lullabys For Lovers | Chris Connor | 1954 | Album |
| Sings Lullabys For Lovers | Chris Connor | 1954 | Single |
| Ask Me/Chiquita From Chi-Wah-Wah | Chris Connor, Jim Bright Orchestra | Single | |
| Chris Connor Meets J And Kai | Chris Connor | Single | |
| Ask Me/Chiquita From Chi-Wah-Wah | Chris Connor | Album |
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