Chris Connor - Chris in Person (1959) - At The Village vanguard

Review by John Bush
Recorded at the Village Vanguard with a great quartet (including guest Kenny Burrell on guitar), Chris in Person finds vocal heavyweight Chris Connor showing an even better sense of chops and swing as on her studio dates. She gets off to a great start with the apt "Strike up the Band," torches her way through a few of her standards ("Lover Come Back to Me," "Angel Eyes," "'Round Midnight"), and shows she can swing in a soul groove with an ebullient cover of Ray Charles' "Hallelujah I Love Him So." Add in a pair of songs, "Poor Little Rich Girl" and "All About Ronnie," known best (if at all) as Chris Connor songs, and fans of the best cool singer of the '50s get a rich, dynamic live set showing Connor lighting up a crowd.
Tracks

01 - Introduction
02 - Strike up the Band
03 - Misty
04 - Senor Blues
05 - Lover, Come Back to Me
06 - Angel Eyes
07 - Hallelujah I Love Him So
08 - Poor Little Rich Girl
09 - 'Round Midnight
10 - All About Ronnie
11 - Fine and Dandy
12 - Don't Worry 'Bout Me
13 - It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
14 - Chinatown My Chinatown