Chet is a Jazz album by Chet Baker, originally released in 1959. On Gatefold: 110 pressings tracked, owned by 20 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Cool Jazz
- velvety
- melancholic
- romantic
About
Chet Baker's penultimate session for Riverside -- which was strictly instrumental -- produced an all-star lineup to support him, including jazz heavyweights Pepper Adams, Bill Evans, and Kenny Burrell. Each of them makes important contributions to the session. Adams' baritone sax solo on "Alone Together" is one of the album's high points, while Herbie Mann and Bill Evans make their presence known on several cuts. Baker possessed one of the most melodious trumpets in jazz, compelling in its simplicity. Rarely extending his range above a single octave, he nonetheless had few peers when it came to slow, romantic ballads, which .
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Tracklist
- 1Alone Together6:52
- 2How High The Moon3:35
- 3It Never Entered My Mind4:40
- 4'Tis Autumn5:17
- 5If You Could See Me Now5:16
- 6September Song3:04
- 7You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To4:31
- 8Time On My Hands4:30
- 9You And The Night And The Music4:06
Credits
Performers
- Pepper AdamsBARITONE SAXOPHONE
- Paul ChambersBASS
- "Philly" Joe JonesDRUMS
- Connie KayDRUMS
- Herbie MannFLUTE ALTO FLUTE TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Kenny BurrellGUITAR
- Bill EvansPIANO
- Chet BakerTRUMPET
- Zoot SimsALTO SAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Earl MayBASS DOUBLE BASS
- Clifford JarvisDRUMS
- Benoit QuentinBASS
- Jean-Louis VialeDRUMS
- Raymond FolPIANO
- Bob CorwinPIANO
20 collectors on Gatefold own this · 110 pressings tracked on Gatefold