The Trumpet Artistry of Chet Baker

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The Trumpet Artistry of Chet Baker · The Trumpet Artistry of Chet Baker is a compilation on the Pacific Jazz label with recordings from 1953 and 1954, made in Los Angeles and Hollywood. The album contains tracks that had previously appeared on the ten-inch LP Chet Baker Sextet, supplemented with material that had not yet been released. The line-up varies from session to session. Pianist Russ Freeman plays on it, on some tracks we hear Bob Brookmeyer on valve trombone and on others the saxophonists Herb Geller, Jack Montrose, Bob Gordon and Bud Shank. Freeman himself wrote, among others, No Ties, Happy Little Sunbeam and Bea's Flat.

The programme consists largely of standards by composers such as Jerome Kern and Jimmy Van Heusen, such as All the Things You Are and Imagination, supplemented with Goodbye by Gordon Jenkins. AllMusic gave the record three stars and called it a perfect introduction to the trumpeter's early music.

Listening

Track list

1. 1I'm Glad There Is You3:14Apple Music ↗
2. 2Moon Love (feat. Russ Freeman)3:16Apple Music ↗
3. 3Moonlight Becomes You2:52Apple Music ↗
4. 4Imagination2:00Apple Music ↗
5. 5Little Man You've Had A Busy Day4:42Apple Music ↗
6. 6Goodbye3:42Apple Music ↗
7. 7All The Things You Are (feat. Russ Freeman)2:54Apple Music ↗
8. 8No Ties (feat. Russ Freeman)2:58Apple Music ↗
9. 9Happy Little Sunbeam2:41Apple Music ↗
10. 10Bea's Flat (feat. Russ Freeman)2:59Apple Music ↗
11. 11Russ Job4:22Apple Music ↗
12. 12Tommy Hawk3:42Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗