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All but two of these 13 tracks date from the late 1950s (the other two were done in 1965), and while Baker's talents were undimmed at this point, this wasn't his best era recording-wise, in terms of either material or bands. For his best you should turn to the earlier Pacific Jazz discs, but this is still a good set of slow and sentimental Baker for those who have heard the peak stuff in this vein and want yet more. "Autumn in New York," recorded in Italy with a string orchestra, is one extreme of his sentimental predilections, yet there's also stuff in a far more straight-ahead vein with the likes of Bill Evans and Kenny Burrell among the backup musicians. "Almost Like Being in Love" is a standout, Baker's trumpet taking on an oddly echoing tone, though with its sharp bebop rhythm it's not really a ballad. Not many vocals on this set, but it does close out with a couple of good Baker-sung standards, "I'm Old Fashioned" and "My Heart Stood Still."
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Johnny Burke, Author - Chet Baker, MainArtist - Jimmy Van Heusen, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1958 Fantasy, Inc.
Vernon Duke, ComposerLyricist - Chet Baker, MainArtist
℗ 1960 Fantasy, Inc.
Arthur Johnston, Composer - Sam Coslow, Author - Chet Baker, MainArtist
℗ 1960 Fantasy, Inc.
Bill Evans, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Connie Kay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Herbie Mann, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Chambers, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Pepper Adams, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Howard Dietz, ComposerLyricist - Arthur Schwartz, ComposerLyricist - Chet Baker, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1959 Fantasy, Inc.
Sammy Cahn, ComposerLyricist - Paul Weston, ComposerLyricist - Chet Baker, MainArtist - Axel Stordahl, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1960 Fantasy, Inc.
Spencer Williams, Author - Chet Baker, MainArtist - Benny Carter, Composer
℗ 1958 Fantasy, Inc.
Mitchell Parish, ComposerLyricist - Frank Signorelli, ComposerLyricist - Chet Baker, Flugelhorn, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Coleman, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Kirk Lightsey, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Matty Malneck, ComposerLyricist - Herman Wright, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Brooks, Jr., Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 Fantasy, Inc.
VICTOR HERBERT, ComposerLyricist - Chet Baker, MainArtist - A. Dubin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1960 Fantasy, Inc.
Herbie Mann, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Pepper Adams, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Zoot Sims, Tenor Saxophone, Alto, AssociatedPerformer - Chet Baker, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Frederick Loewe, ComposerLyricist - Alan Jay Lerner, ComposerLyricist - Earl May, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bob Corwin, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Clifford Jarvis, Drum, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1959 Riverside, Inc.
Herbie Mann, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Pepper Adams, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Zoot Sims, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Chet Baker, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Frederick Loewe, ComposerLyricist - Alan Jay Lerner, ComposerLyricist - Earl May, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bob Corwin, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Clifford Jarvis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1959 Riverside, Inc.
Tadd Dameron, ComposerLyricist - Chet Baker, MainArtist
℗ 1965 Fantasy, Inc.
Johnny Mercer, ComposerLyricist - Jerome Kern, ComposerLyricist - Philly Joe Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chet Baker, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Drew, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - George Morrow, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bill Grauer, Producer
℗ 1958 Riverside, Inc.
Richard Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Lorenz Hart, ComposerLyricist - Philly Joe Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chet Baker, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Drew, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - George Morrow, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 1958 Riverside, Inc.
Album review
All but two of these 13 tracks date from the late 1950s (the other two were done in 1965), and while Baker's talents were undimmed at this point, this wasn't his best era recording-wise, in terms of either material or bands. For his best you should turn to the earlier Pacific Jazz discs, but this is still a good set of slow and sentimental Baker for those who have heard the peak stuff in this vein and want yet more. "Autumn in New York," recorded in Italy with a string orchestra, is one extreme of his sentimental predilections, yet there's also stuff in a far more straight-ahead vein with the likes of Bill Evans and Kenny Burrell among the backup musicians. "Almost Like Being in Love" is a standout, Baker's trumpet taking on an oddly echoing tone, though with its sharp bebop rhythm it's not really a ballad. Not many vocals on this set, but it does close out with a couple of good Baker-sung standards, "I'm Old Fashioned" and "My Heart Stood Still."
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:07:00
- Main artists: Chet Baker
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Prestige
- Genre: Jazz
© 1998 Fantasy, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1998 Fantasy, Inc.
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