| The Trumpet Artistry of Chet Baker | ||||
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| Released | 1955 | |||
| Recorded | July 29 & 30, October 3, December 22, 1953 and September 9 & 15, 1954 | |||
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:53 | |||
| Label | Pacific Jazz PJ 1206 | |||
| Producer | Richard Bock | |||
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The Trumpet Artistry of Chet Baker is an album by jazz trumpeter Chet Baker recorded in 1953 and 1954 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.[1] The album compiles tracks previously released on the 1954 10 inch LP Chet Baker Sextet along with previously unissued recordings.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Allmusic rated the album with 3 stars stating "This well-rounded LP features the very popular trumpeter in his early days... those listeners running across this LP will find it a perfect introduction to the music of the early Chet Baker".[2]
Track listing
- "I'm Glad There Is You" (Jimmy Dorsey, Paul Mertz) - 3:10
- "Moon Love" (Jerome Kern, George Grossmith, Jr., P. G. Wodehouse) - 3:15
- "Moonlight Becomes You" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 3:24
- "Imagination" (Burke, Van Heusen) - 3:01
- "Little Man You've Had a Busy Day" (Al Hoffman, Maurice Sigler, Mabel Wayne) - 4:44
- "Goodbye" (Gordon Jenkins) - 3:50
- "All the Things You Are" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 2:57
- "No Ties" (Russ Freeman) - 3:01
- "Happy Little Sunbeam" (Freeman) - 2:45
- "Bea's Flat" (Freeman) - 2:58
- "Russ Job" (Freeman) - 2:54
- "Tommy Hawk" (Johnny Mandel) - 3:39
- Recorded in Los Angeles on July 29 & 30, 1953 (tracks 4 & 11), at Radio Recorders in Hollywood on October 3, 1953 (tracks 2 & 7-10), at Capitol Studios in Hollywood on December 22, 1953 (tracks 3 & 6) and in Los Angeles on September 9, 1954 (track 12) and September 15, 1954 (tracks 1 & 5)
Personnel
- Chet Baker - trumpet
- Bob Brookmeyer - valve trombone (tracks 1, 5 & 12)
- Herb Geller - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone (tracks 3 & 6)
- Jack Montrose - tenor saxophone (tracks 3 & 6)
- Bob Gordon (tracks 3 & 6), Bud Shank (tracks 1, 5 & 12) - baritone saxophone
- Russ Freeman - piano
- Joe Mondragon (tracks 3 & 6), Carson Smith (tracks 1, 5 & 12), Bob Whitlock (tracks 2, 4 & 7-11) - bass
- Shelly Manne (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6 & 12), Bobby White (tracks 2, 4 & 7-11) - drums
References
- ↑ Chet Baker discography accessed August 6, 2013
- 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic listing accessed August 6, 2013
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