Chris Connor Sings George Gershwin Almanac Of Song, Double LP 1957 - NM Vinyl

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(Visually Graded) Vinyl looks Near Mint and sleeve looks VG+. See pics and info for details.
Chris Connor Sings George Gershwin Almanac Of Song

Label:
 Atlantic ?– 2-601
Format:
 2 × Vinyl, Double LP, Gate-fold, Mono, 12", 33 RPM
Country:
 US
Released:
 1957
Genre:
 Jazz
Style:
 Swing
 
Tracklist

A1     Somebody Loves Me    
A2     Fascinating Rhythm    
A3     Little Jazzbird    
A4     That Certain Feeling    
A5     The Man I Love    
A6     Looking For A Boy    
A7     Clap Yo Hands    
A8     `S Wonderful    
B1     My One And Only    
B2     How Long Has This Been Going On    
B3     Liza    
B4     I've Got A Crush On You    
B5     Strike Up The Band    
B6     Soon    
B7     I Got Rhythm    
B8     Embraceable You    
C1     Bla Bla Bla    
C2     Of Thee I Sing    
C3     Love Is Sweeping The Country    
    Medley From "Porgy And Bess"    
C4a     Summertime    
C4b     There's A Boat That's Leaving Soon For New York    
C4c     I Love You Porgy    
C5     I've Got Beginner's Luck    
C6     A Foggy Day    
D1     Slap That Bass    
D2     They Can't Take That Away From Me    
D3     I Can't Be Bothered Now    
D4     Nice Work If You Can Get It    
D5     Love Is Here To Stay    
D6     Love Walked In    
D7     I Was Doing All Right    
D8     For You, For Me, For Evermore    

Credits

    Arranged By – Ray Ellis (tracks: A2, A4, D5)
    Baritone Saxophone – Danny Bank (tracks: A2, A4, D5)
    Bass – Milt Hinton (tracks: A1, A6, B2 to B8, C2, D3, D6), Oscar Pettiford (tracks: A5, A8, C3 to C6, D8), Vinnie Burke (tracks: C1, D2, D4), Wendell Marshall (tracks: A2, A3, A4, A7, B1, D5, D7)
    Bongos – Johnny Rodriguez (tracks: A6, B3 to B7, C2)
    Clarinet – Peanuts Hucko (tracks: C1, D2, D4), Sam Most (tracks: C1, D2, D4)
    Design, Cover – Marvin Israel
    Drums – Ed Shaughnessy (tracks: A1 to A4, A7, B1, B2, B8, D3, D5 to D7), Osie Johnson (tracks: A5, A6, A8, B3 to B7, C2, C4, C6), Ronnie Free (tracks: C3, C5, D1, D8)
    Engineer [Associate Recording Engineer] – Al Schmitt, Heinz Kubicka
    Engineer [Chief Recording Engineer] – Tom Dowd
    Flute – Herbie Mann (tracks: C1, C3, C5, D1, D2, D4, D8)
    Guitar – Barry Galbraith (tracks: A3, A7, B1, C3, C5, D1, D7, D8), Joe Puma (tracks: C1, D2, D4), Mundell Lowe (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B2, B8, D3, D5, D6)
    Liner Notes – Gary Kramer
    Photography By, Cover – Jay Maisel
    Piano – Hank Jones (tracks: A3, A7, B1, D7)
    Piano, Arranged By – Ralph Sharon (tracks: A5, A6, A8, B3 to B7, C1 to C6, D2, D4, D8), Stan Free (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B2, B8, D3, D5, D6)
    Supervised By – Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Wexler, Nesuhi Ertegun
    Tenor Saxophone – Al Cohn (tracks: A2, A4, A6, B3 to B7, C2, D5)
    Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – Eddie Wasserman* (tracks: A3, A7, B1, D7)
    Trombone – Eddie Bert (tracks: A2, A4, D5), Jim Thompson (17) (tracks: A3, A7, B1, D7), Warren Covington (tracks: A3, A7, B1, D7)
    Trombone, Soloist – Jimmy Cleveland (tracks: A3, A7, B1, D7)
    Trumpet – Doc Severinsen (tracks: A2, A4, D5), Joe Newman (tracks: A6, B3 to B7, C2)
    Vibraphone – Eddie Costa (tracks: A6, B3 to B7, C2), Milt Jackson (tracks: A1, B2, B8, D3, D6)
    Vocals – Chris Connor

Notes

Single double sided printed page bound in center of gatefold

- BIO - Chris Connor
Real Name:
Mary Jean Loutsenhizer
Profile:
Born: 8th November 1927 Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Died: 29th August 2009 Toms River, New Jersey, USA

 Famous 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.

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NM-
(NEAR MINT) The vinyl is almost flawless, bright and shiny. A very light minor, barely visible mark or two may be permitted. The disc should play with no audible noise. The label is bright, clean and unmarked. Sleeve looks almost Mint.
VG++/EX
(VERY GOOD ++/ Excellent) Disc plays near perfectly, but may have minor, light scuffs that do not interfere with the sound quality. There can possibly be a light hairline scratch or two but nothing that is obvious or affects play. Vinyl is bright and shiny; label is clean and unmarked. Sleeve is Excellent.
VG+
(VERY GOOD PLUS) Some visible surface wear, very minor scratches and scuffs, but minimal impact on the sound quality. Vinyl will still have good luster; labels may have minor imperfections (small labels or initials, etc.) but otherwise clean. Sleeve may have some shelf wear, or minor writing, no seem splits.
VG
(VERY GOOD) Vinyl will have noticeable scratches and scuffs that cause surface noise There should be no skips. Vinyl may appear somewhat dull and grayish. Labels may have small tears, tape marks, larger writing, etc. but still easily legible.  Sleeve may have moderate wear or writing, tape, price tags etc, seem splits. May have promo corner, hole or notch in sleeve.