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Chris Connor
Sings Ballads Of The Sad Cafe
Album US 1959 on Atlantic label
Jazz (Soul-Jazz, Big Band)
Recorded in NYC, January 29, 1959 (A1 to A4, B1, B2, B4) and March 19, 1959 (A5, B3) [jazzdisco.org].
Musicians
 | Chris Connor voc, 1927-2009 US vocals, album by |
 | Marshall Royal as, sax, 1912-1995 US alto saxophone |
 | Phil Woods as, 1931-2015 US alto saxophone |
 | Charlie Fowlkes bs, sax, 1916-1980 US baritone saxophone |
 | Don Payne b, US bass |
 | Eddie Jones b, 1929-1997 US bass |
 | David Soyer vc, 1923-2010 US cello, violoncello |
 | Maurice Brown vc, cello, violoncello |
 | Ralph Sharon p, 1923-2015 US conductor, arranged by |
 | Billy Exiner dr, 1910-1983 US drums |
 | Ed Shaughnessy dr, 1929-2013 US drums |
 | Sonny Payne dr, 1926-1979 US drums |
 | Bobby Jaspar ts, fl, 1926-1963 BE flute, reeds, saxes |
 | Barry Galbraith g, 1919-1983 US guitar |
 | Freddie Green g, 1911-1987 US guitar |
 | Kenny Burrell g, *1931 US guitar |
 | Stan Free syn, *1922 US piano |
 | Gerald Sanfino sax, fl, bcl, 1919-2011 US reeds, saxes |
 | Morty Lewis ts, US reeds, saxes |
 | Stanley Webb fl, US reeds, saxes |
 | Steve Perlow sax, bs, reeds, saxes |
 | Frank Foster ts, sax, 1928-2011 US tenor saxophone |
 | Seldon Powell ts, sax, 1928-1997 US tenor saxophone |
 | Al Grey tb, 1925-2000 US trombone |
 | Eddie Bert tb, 1922-2012 US trombone |
 | Frank Rehak tb, 1926-1987 US trombone |
 | Richard Hixson tb, trombone |
 | Wayne Andre tb, 1931-2003 US trombone |
 | Willie Dennis tb, 1926-1965 US trombone |
 | Donald Byrd tr, 1932-2013 US trumpet |
 | Ernie Royal tr, 1921-1983 US trumpet |
 | Harry Edison tr, US trumpet |
 | Joe Newman tr, 1922-1992 US trumpet |
 | Snooky Young tr, 1919-2011 US trumpet |
 | David Markowitz , viola |
 | Isadore Zir vl, viola |
 | Gene Orloff vn, str, 1921-2009 US violin |
 | George Ockner vn, 1916-1970 violin |
 | Harry Katzman vn, violin |
 | Harry Melnikoff vn, violin |
 | Harry Urbont vn, US violin |
 | Leo Kruczek vn, 1908-1977 US violin |
 | Mac Ceppos vn, violin |
 | Ray Free vn, violin |
 | Sam Rand vn, violin |
 | Sylvan Shulman vn, US violin |
 | Tosha Samaroff vn, violin |
Producers
| Marvin Israel design, cover |
| Bob Rolontz liner notes |
| Lee Friedlander photography by, cover |
| Heinz Kubicka recorded by, recording engineer |
| Herb Kaplan recorded by, recording engineer |
| Tom Dowd recorded by, recording engineer |
| Nesuhi Ertegun supervised by, supervision |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | These Foolish Things | Chris Connor | Harry Link, Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey | 3:35 |
| 2 | Bargain Day | Chris Connor | William Roy | 3:12 |
| 3 | The End Of A Love Affair | Chris Connor | E.C. Redding | 3:54 |
| 4 | Glad To Be Unhappy | Chris Connor | Rodgers & Hart | 3:30 |
| 5 | Ballad Of The Sad Cafe | Chris Connor | Charles DeForest | 4:55 |
| 6 | Good Morning Heartache | Chris Connor | Dan Fisher, Ervin Drake, Irene Higginbotham | 4:22 |
| 7 | Something I Dreamed Last Night | Chris Connor | Herbert Magidson, Jack Yellen, Sammy Fain | 4:26 |
| 8 | Lilac Wine | Chris Connor | James H. Shelton | 4:53 |
| 9 | One For My Baby | Chris Connor | Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer | 4:51 |
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