Chet Baker & Strings
Chet Baker & Strings is an album by jazz trumpeter Chet Baker recorded in late 1953 and early 1954 and released on the Columbia label.[2]
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Released | April 14, 1954[1] | |||
Recorded | December 30–31, 1953 and February 20, 1954 Los Angeles, California | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 36:47 (original LP) 46:05 (CD reissue) | |||
Label | Columbia CL 549 | |||
Producer | Richard Bock | |||
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Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
Lindsay Planer of Allmusic stated: "This release offers a unique glimpse of a young Chet Baker in a quintet setting, complemented by a nine-piece string section... The easygoing and otherwise winding strings support the cool bop like a kite in a March breeze — light, airy, and conspicuous only in altitude".[3]
Track listing
- "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Don Raye, Gene de Paul) - 3:30
- "I'm Thru With Love" (Fud Livingston, Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck) - 2:39
- "Love Walked In" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 2:59
- "You Better Go Now" (Irvin Graham, Bickley Reichner) - 3:06
- "I Married An Angel" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 3:37
- "Love" (Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane) - 2:34
- "I Love You" (Cole Porter) - 2:48
- "What a Diff'rence a Day Made" (María Grever, Stanley Adams) - 2:40
- "Why Shouldn't I?" (Cole Porter) - 3:35
- "A Little Duet for Zoot and Chet" (Jack Montrose) - 2:37
- "The Wind" (Russ Freeman) - 4:02
- "Trickleydidlier" (Shorty Rogers) - 2:40
- "You Don't Know What Love Is" [Alternate Take] (Raye, de Paul) - 3:30 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "You Better Go Now" [Alternate Take] (Reichner, Graham) - 3:09 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "A Little Duet for Zoot and Chet" [Alternate Take] (Montrose) - 2:39 Bonus track on CD reissue
- Recorded in Los Angeles, California on December 30, 1953 (tracks 3, 5, 10, 14 & 15), December 31, 1953 (tracks 1, 2, 9, 12 & 13) and February 20, 1954 (tracks 4, 6-8 & 11).
Personnel
- Chet Baker - trumpet
- Bud Shank - alto saxophone, flute (tracks 4, 6-8 & 11)
- Zoot Sims - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-3, 5, 9, 10 & 12-15)
- Russ Freeman - piano
- Joe Mondragon - bass
- Shelly Manne - drums
- Sam Cytron, Jack Gasselin, George Kast, Eudice Shapiro, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin - violin
- Lou Kievman, Paul Robyn - viola
- Victor Gottlieb cello
- Jack Montrose (tracks 4, 10, 14 & 15), Johnny Mandel (tracks 1, 6, 7, 11 & 13), Marty Paich (tracks 3 & 5), Shorty Rogers (tracks 2, 8, 9 & 12) - arrangers
References
- Discogs
- Chet Baker discography accessed August 5, 2013
- Planer, L. Allmusic listing accessed August 5, 2013
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