I Walk with Music

by Chris Connor

Overview

There comes a point in each singer's life, at least anyone who lives to a decent age, where she or he has to decide whether it is time to stop recording. Virtually all vocalists (except for the remarkable Herb Jeffries) show their age in their voices and, once they hit their sixties and especially their seventies, they should ask themselves if they really want to be documented at that age. Chris Connor, who was at her peak in the 1950s, was 74 when she recorded I Walk With Music in 2002. Although her phrasing is still fine and her enthusiasm is high, her voice sounds very weathered and unreliable. She was wise to mostly pick songs for this set that only involve her using a small range but, despite some fine solos (particularly from Bill Easley on bass clarinet and guitarist Jack Wilkins), the decline in Chris Connor's voice makes this a difficult CD to recommend. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	09/17/2002
Label:	HIGHNOTE
UPC:	0632375709525

Tracks

1. Route 66
2. Where Can I Go Without You
3. Quiet Nights
4. That Old Black Magic
5. How High the Moon
6. I Walk With Music
7. Serenade in Blue
8. Shall We Dance?
9. This Heart of Mine
10. On the Road Again

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Chris Connor   Primary Artist,Vocals
Jack Wilkins   Guest Artist
Bill Easley   Guest Artist,Reeds
Dennis Mackrel   Drums
Chip Jackson   Bass
Memo Acevedo   Percussion
Michael Abene   Piano

Technical Credits

Hoagy Carmichael   Composer
Arthur Freed   Composer
Antonio Carlos Jobim   Composer
Doug Ramsey   Liner Notes
Gene Lees   Composer
Victor Young   Composer
Harry Warren   Composer
R. Andrew Lepley   Photography
Richard Sussman   String Arrangements
M. Gordon   Composer
Roy Gumpel   Photography
Keiji Obata   Design
Harold Arlen   Composer
Joe Fields   Executive Producer
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
Bobby Troup   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Peggy Lee   Composer
Nancy Hamilton   Composer
Michael Abene   Arranger,Producer
Morgan Lewis   Composer
Mitch Yuspeh   Engineer
Willie Nelson   Composer