Chris Connor – Warm, Cool: This Is Chris! (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

This lovely jazz vocalist recorded something like 150 songs for the Atlantic label alone, about a quarter of which are collected here on this double-CD set. Fans may fear a set of poor song choices with such a large number of recordings to choose from, but the songstress herself was involved in the compiling, working with an enthusiastic producer who seems to get a bigger kick out of music than anyone on the planet, Joel Dorn. This collection comes with his usual send-offs, dripping with camaraderie, and a sense of deep appreciation for the works of art he is presenting. These recordings brings us a voice with all the colors of the rainbow dropped into one swinging and well thought out instrumental combination after another. Jazz fans can listen for blowing from top-flight players such as Frank Foster, Al Cohn, Maynard Ferguson (his tracks are also recommended for dogs as well as jazz fans), Jaki Byard, Oliver Nelson, and Clark Terry. Even the mighty Mongo Santamaria is on hand. Chris Connor and her arrangers must have had pretty consistent good taste with their choice of material, because there are less lemons in the batch than one might expect skipping around through more than a dozen albums spread out over an equal number of years.

Tracklist:
1-1. Chris Connor – Blue Silhouette (Remastered) (02:45)
1-2. Chris Connor – Miser’s Serenade (Mad Miser Man) (Remastered) (02:45)
1-3. Chris Connor – Ask Me (Remastered) (02:45)
1-4. Chris Connor – Chiquita From Chi-Wah-Wah (Remastered) (02:48)
1-5. Chris Connor – Ev’rything I Love (Remastered) (02:17)
1-6. Chris Connor – Indian Summer (Remastered) (02:56)
1-7. Chris Connor – What Is There To Say? (Remastered) (02:52)
1-8. Chris Connor – I Hear Music (Remastered) (02:20)
1-9. Chris Connor – Come Back To Sorrento (Remastered) (02:46)
1-10. Chris Connor – Why Shouldn’t I? (Remastered) (02:45)
1-11. Chris Connor – Try A Little Tenderness (Remastered) (03:04)
1-12. Chris Connor – Lullaby Of Birdland (Remastered) (02:24)
1-13. Chris Connor – All About Ronnie (Remastered) (02:59)
1-14. Chris Connor – Spring Is Here (Remastered) (02:55)
1-15. Chris Connor – Out Of This World (Remastered) (02:56)
1-16. Chris Connor – Lush Life (Remastered) (02:54)
1-17. Chris Connor – A Cottage For Sale (Remastered) (02:35)
1-18. Chris Connor – How Long Has This Been Going On? (Remastered) (02:32)
1-19. Chris Connor – Goodbye (Remastered) (02:34)
1-20. Chris Connor – Stella By Starlight (Remastered) (02:27)
1-21. Chris Connor – Gone With The Wind (Remastered) (02:19)
1-22. Chris Connor – He’s Coming Home (Remastered) (02:43)
1-23. Chris Connor – Blame It On My Youth (Remastered) (02:39)
1-24. Chris Connor – Ridin’ High (Remastered) (04:14)
1-25. Chris Connor – It’s All Right With Me (Remastered) (02:28)
1-26. Chris Connor – All Dressed Up A With Broken Heart (Remastered) (01:51)
1-27. Chris Connor – Trouble Is A Man (Remastered) (02:53)
1-28. Chris Connor – All This And Heaven Too (Remastered) (03:29)
1-29. Chris Connor – From This Moment On (Remastered) (02:30)
1-30. Chris Connor – The Thrill Is Gone (Remastered) (02:47)
1-31. Chris Connor – Someone To Watch Over Me (Remastered) (03:11)
1-32. Chris Connor – I Concentrate On You (Remastered) (03:30)
1-33. Chris Connor – Don’t Wait Up For Me (Remastered) (02:34)
1-34. Chris Connor – A Good Man Is A Seldom Thing (Remastered) (03:25)
1-35. Chris Connor – Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) (Remastered) (03:08)