Atlantic LP 1286 · 12-inch LP · 1958

LP 1286

A Jazz Date With Chris Connor

Chris Connor With Ralph Sharon's Orchestra

Released: 1958
Tracks: 12

Who's on it

Ralph Sharon – piano, arranger
Joe Wilder – trumpet
Al Cohn – tenor sax
Eddie Costa – vibes
Chris Connor – vocal
Oscar Pettiford – bass
Osie Johnson – drums
Sam Most – flute
Joe Puma – guitar
Lucky Thompson – tenor sax
Mongo Santamaria – conga
Chino Pozo – bongo

The tracks

Every track in the order it was recorded, across 3 sessions.

1Poor Little Rich GirlDecember 16, 1956 · 2204
2Everything I've GotDecember 16, 1956 · 2205
3All I Need Is YouDecember 16, 1956 · 2206
4It Only Happens When I Dance With YouDecember 16, 1956 · 2207
5Lonely TownDecember 17, 1956 · 2243
6Fancy FreeDecember 17, 1956 · 2244
7Moon RayDecember 17, 1956 · 2245
8DriftwoodDecember 17, 1956 · 2246
9My Shining HourDecember 19, 1956 · 2278
10Just Squeeze MeDecember 19, 1956 · 2279
11I'm Shooting HighDecember 19, 1956 · 2280
12It's A Most Unusual DayDecember 19, 1956 · 2281

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The 3 sessions

December 16, 1956NYCChris Connor With Ralph Sharon's Orchestra
- Ralph Sharon – piano, arranger
- Joe Wilder – trumpet
- Al Cohn – tenor sax
- Eddie Costa – vibes
- Chris Connor – vocal
- Oscar Pettiford – bass
- Osie Johnson – drums
4 tracks on this record · 4 takes that dayOpen the session →
December 17, 1956NYCChris Connor With Ralph Sharon's Orchestra
- Ralph Sharon – piano, arranger
- Sam Most – flute
- Eddie Costa – vibes
- Joe Puma – guitar
- Chris Connor – vocal
- Oscar Pettiford – bass
- Osie Johnson – drums
4 tracks on this record · 4 takes that dayOpen the session →
December 19, 1956NYCChris Connor With Ralph Sharon's Orchestra
- Ralph Sharon – piano, arranger
- Al Cohn – tenor sax
- Lucky Thompson – tenor sax
- Eddie Costa – vibes
- Chris Connor – vocal
- Oscar Pettiford – bass
- Osie Johnson – drums
- Mongo Santamaria – conga
- Chino Pozo – bongo
4 tracks on this record · 4 takes that dayOpen the session →

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

7 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	BCP-84	Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume Three	Various Artists	1958	Ralph Sharon, Al Cohn, Chris Connor, Oscar Pettiford, Osie Johnson, Sam Most, Joe Puma

4 of them 4 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
BCP-20	This Is Chris	Chris Connor	1955	Ralph Sharon, Chris Connor, Osie Johnson, Joe Puma
BCP-56	Chris	Chris Connor	1956	Ralph Sharon, Chris Connor, Osie Johnson, Joe Puma
BCP-6006	Bethlehem's Girl Friends	Julie London, Carmen McRae, Chris Connor	1956	Ralph Sharon, Chris Connor, Osie Johnson, Joe Puma
BCP-6041	An Intimate Variety Of Vocal Charm	Nina Simone And Her Friends	1960	Ralph Sharon, Chris Connor, Osie Johnson, Joe Puma

3 of them 19 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
BCP-14	Urbie - East Coast Jazz/6	Urbie Green	1955	Al Cohn, Oscar Pettiford, Osie Johnson
BCP-18	I'm Nuts About The Most....Sam That Is! - East Coast Jazz/9	Sam Most	1955	Oscar Pettiford, Osie Johnson, Sam Most
BCP-1019	Basically Duke	Oscar Pettiford	1955	Joe Wilder, Oscar Pettiford, Osie Johnson
LP 1228	Chris Connor	Chris Connor With Ralph Burns' Orchestra	1956	Chris Connor, Oscar Pettiford, Osie Johnson
LP 1250	Bix-Duke-Fats	Arranged By Tom Talbert	1956	Joe Wilder, Oscar Pettiford, Osie Johnson
MG-36066	Introducing Jimmy Cleveland And His All Stars	Jimmy Cleveland Octet	1956	Oscar Pettiford, Osie Johnson, Lucky Thompson
BCP-2	Jazz Mainstream	Oscar Pettiford/Red Mitchell	1957	Joe Wilder, Oscar Pettiford, Osie Johnson
BCP-13	Mr & Mrs Jazz	Sue And Ralph Sharon	1957	Ralph Sharon, Eddie Costa, Joe Puma
BCP-73	Moody	Marilyn Moore	1957	Joe Wilder, Al Cohn, Osie Johnson
MG-36104	The Swingin' Miss D	Dinah Washington	1957	Joe Wilder, Osie Johnson, Lucky Thompson
BCP-6024	Winner's Circle	Various Artists	1958	Al Cohn, Eddie Costa, Oscar Pettiford
BCP-85	Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz - Do You Dig It?	Various Artists	1959	Joe Wilder, Oscar Pettiford, Osie Johnson
BCP-87	Double Barrel Jazz - No Blanks Here	Various Artists	1959	Joe Wilder, Oscar Pettiford, Osie Johnson
BCP-88	Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money	Various Artists	1959	Joe Wilder, Oscar Pettiford, Osie Johnson
BCP-92	No Sour Grapes ...Just Pure Jazz	Various Artists	1959	Joe Wilder, Oscar Pettiford, Osie Johnson
BCP-91	A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knitted Jazz Album	Various Artists	1960	Joe Wilder, Oscar Pettiford, Osie Johnson
BCP-6035	Fifteen Star Saxophones	Various Artists	1960	Al Cohn, Eddie Costa, Oscar Pettiford
A-9	Into The Hot	The Gil Evans Orchestra	1962	Joe Wilder, Eddie Costa, Osie Johnson
BCP-6065	Golden Jazz Instrumentals	Various Artists	1962	Al Cohn, Eddie Costa, Oscar Pettiford

2 of them 45 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PR 7813	Serge Chaloff And The Herdsmen · not on the site yet	Serge Chaloff And The Herdsmen	1949	Al Cohn, Oscar Pettiford
MGN-1003	Afro	Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra	1954	Lucky Thompson, Mongo Santamaria
DLP-15	Jazz Workshop Volume Three	Ada Moore	1955	Oscar Pettiford, Osie Johnson
BCP-33	Oscar Pettiford	Oscar Pettiford Octet	1955	Oscar Pettiford, Osie Johnson
MGC-680	The Kid And The Brute	Illinois Jacquet And Ben Webster	1955	Osie Johnson, Chino Pozo
BCP-40	The Herbie Mann-Sam Most Quintet	Herbie Mann - Sam Most Quintet	1956	Sam Most, Joe Puma
LP 1242	Ballads & Blues	Milt Jackson	1956	Oscar Pettiford, Lucky Thompson
LP 1245	Wednesday's Child	Patty McGovern And Thomas Talbert	1956	Joe Wilder, Osie Johnson
MG 12040	Boyd Meets Stravinski (Volume 2)	Boyd Raeburn And His Orchestra	1956	Al Cohn, Oscar Pettiford
MG-36103	Swingin' With Terry Gibbs	Terry Gibbs And His Orchestra	1956	Al Cohn, Osie Johnson
BCP-75	Sam Most Plays Bird, Bud, Monk & Miles	Sam Most Orchestra	1957	Oscar Pettiford, Sam Most
RLP 12-225	Trigger Happy!	Trigger Alpert's Absolutely All-Star Seven	1957	Joe Wilder, Al Cohn
RLP 12-234	Sultry Serenade	Herbie Mann	1957	Oscar Pettiford, Joe Puma
RLP 12-244	Jazz For Lovers	Various Artists	1957	Oscar Pettiford, Joe Puma
CL 941	Music For Brass	The Brass Ensemble Of The Jazz And Classical Music Society	1957	Joe Wilder, Osie Johnson
LP 1269	Plenty, Plenty Soul	Milt Jackson	1957	Oscar Pettiford, Lucky Thompson
BCP-6014	All Of Me - The Debonair Mr. Hartman	Johnny Hartman	1957	Osie Johnson, Lucky Thompson
BCP-6018	While At Birdland	The Pat Moran Quartet	1957	Oscar Pettiford, Sam Most
MG 12101	Dancing Jazz	Billy Ver Planck And His Orchestra	1957	Joe Wilder, Eddie Costa
MG 12108	Yardbird Suite	Herbie Mann	1957	Eddie Costa, Joe Puma
MG 12112	The Jazz We Heard Last Summer	Various Artists	1957	Eddie Costa, Joe Puma
BCP-82	Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume One	Various Artists	1958	Oscar Pettiford, Osie Johnson
RLP 12-267	Riverside Drive	Various Artists	1958	Joe Wilder, Al Cohn
RLP 12-272	8 Ways To Jazz: Cole Porter	Various Artists	1958	Joe Wilder, Al Cohn
LP 1276	Jimmy Giuffre And His Music Men Play The Music Man	Jimmy Giuffre And His Music Men	1958	Joe Wilder, Al Cohn
MG 12121	Jazz For Playgirls	Billy Ver Planck's Orchestra	1958	Joe Wilder, Eddie Costa
MG 12125	The Many Faces Of The Blues	Various Artists	1958	Joe Wilder, Eddie Costa
MG 12126	The Jazz Hour	Various Artists	1958	Joe Wilder, Eddie Costa
CL 1250	Legrand Jazz	Michel Legrand	1959	Joe Wilder, Osie Johnson
LP 1307	Chris Connor Sings Ballads Of The Sad Cafe	Chris Connor With Ralph Sharon's Orchestra	1959	Ralph Sharon, Chris Connor
CL 1388	Something New, Something Blue	Manny Albam, Teddy Charles, William Russo, Teo Macero	1959	Al Cohn, Eddie Costa
BCP-90	A Handful Of Cool Jazz	Various Artists	1960	Sam Most, Joe Puma
BCP-6036	Trombone Bandstand	Various Artists	1960	Al Cohn, Oscar Pettiford
LP 1337	The Blues In Modern Jazz	Various Artists	1961	Oscar Pettiford, Lucky Thompson
CL 1577	Sin & Soul	Oscar Brown Jr.	1961	Joe Wilder, Osie Johnson
CL 1618	Like Tweet - Jazz Versions Of Authentic Bird Calls	Joe Puma	1961	Osie Johnson, Joe Puma
V-8836	Clark Terry - Bob Brookmeyer Quintet · not on the site yet	Clark Terry - Bob Brookmeyer Quintet	1961	Eddie Costa, Osie Johnson
A-22	Cabin In The Sky	Curtis Fuller	1962	Eddie Costa, Osie Johnson
LP 1383	Richard Rodgers' No Strings: An After-Theatre Version	LaVern Baker, Chris Connor, Herbie Mann, Bobby Short	1962	Al Cohn, Chris Connor
CL 1765	Who's Who In The Swinging Sixties	Various Artists	1962	Al Cohn, Eddie Costa
BCP-6067	The Epitome Of Jazz	Herbie Mann	1962	Sam Most, Joe Puma
V-8443	The Jazz Version "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying"	The Gary McFarland Orchestra	1962	Al Cohn, Osie Johnson
V-8455	Gloomy Sunday And Other Bright Moments	The Bob Brookmeyer Orchestra	1962	Al Cohn, Eddie Costa
A-67	Great Scott!!	Shirley Scott Trio	1964	Joe Wilder, Osie Johnson
V-8561	Sandy's Gone	Johnny Hodges	1964	Joe Wilder, Osie Johnson

Sources

Jazz Discography Project (sessions, takes, personnel)

In the 1200 series

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