Chris Connor - The Early Years: Singles & Albums 1952-56Chris Connor was one of female jazz singers of the post war era, who sang with the innovative big bands of the day before embarking on a solo career, with her albums encompassing not only jazz but stylish interpretations of the Great American Songbook which placed her among that coterie of peerless performers of sophisticated pop along with the likes of Peggy Lee, Jeri Southern and Sarah Vaughan. She enjoyed a career that spanned more than four

Naucke used scenes from Andrei Tarkovsky's foundational 1975 film The Mirror as a signpost for mood and atmosphere

released here on 2 albums an extensive accompanying full-color booklet containing scholarly essays

Performed by a top-notch ensemble occupied as Il Gardellino unfolds the music only her charm

but the Louisiana melting pot added it's own spice to the gumbo

Dick Haymes was one of the most stylish and popular vocalists of the 1940s and '50s

the music of Dion DiMucci helped pave the way for countless rockers who followed

they incorporated the styles which formed the backbone of the secular soul music which became popular during the 1960s

After the Missa Solemnis

He currently serves as a teacher at JAMU in Brno

The tracklist and fulsome sleeve notes have been put together by Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne) and Martin Green (Smashing

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and we hope this collection of his best sellers from the era provides an entertaining showcase for his distinctive talents