Chet Baker - Grey December FLAC

Chet Baker Bop Cool Jazz 1992

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1	Grey December Written-By – F. Campo*	3:40
2	I Wish I Knew Written-By – Warren, Gordon	3:59
3	Someone To Watch Over Me Written-By – Gershwin-Gershwin*	3:00
4	This Is Always Written-By – Warren, Gordon	3:06
5	Headline Written-By – J. Montrose*	3:07
6	Ergo Written-By – J. Montrose*	3:08
7	Bockhanal Written-By – J. Montrose*	2:58
8	Bockhanal (Alternate Take) Written-By – J. Montrose*	2:33
9	A Dandy Line Written-By – J. Montrose*	2:48
10	A Dandy Line (Alternate Take) Written-By – J. Montrose*	2:48
11	Pro Defunctus Written-By – J. Montrose*	3:26
12	Little Old Lady Written-By – H. Carmichael*	2:47
13	Little Old Lady (Alternate Take) Written-By – H. Carmichael*	2:00
14	Moonlight Becomes You Written-By – Burke-Van Heusen*	3:24
15	Moonlight Becomes You (Alternate Take) Written-By – Burke-Van Heusen*	2:52
16	Goodbye Written-By – G. Jenkins*	3:47
17	Goodbye (Alternate Take) Written-By – G. Jenkins*	3:42

Companies, etc.

Copyright (c) – Capitol Records, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Capitol Records, Inc.
Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.
Recorded At – Capitol Studios

Credits

Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Herb Geller (tracks: 5 to 17)
Arranged By [Strings] – Frank Campo (tracks: 1 to 4), Johnny Mandel (tracks: 1 to 4), Marty Paich (tracks: 1 to 4)
Baritone Saxophone – Bob Gordon (tracks: 5 to 17)
Bass – Joe Mondragon (tracks: 5 to 17), Red Mitchell (tracks: 1 to 4)
Drums – Bob Neel (tracks: 1 to 4), Shelly Manne (tracks: 5 to 17)
Engineer [Recording] – Allan Emig
Flute – Bud Shank (tracks: 1 to 4)
Harp – Corky Hale (tracks: 1 to 4)
Liner Notes – Todd Selbert
Photography By [Cover], Design – William Claxton
Piano – Russ Freeman
Producer – Richard Bock
Reissue Producer – Michael Cuscuna
Tenor Saxophone, Arranged By – Jack Montrose (tracks: 5 to 17)
Transferred By [Digital Transfers] – Malcolm Addey
Trumpet – Chet Baker
Vocals – Chet Baker (tracks: 1 to 4)

Notes

Recorded at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles
#1-4: Recorded on February 28, 1955
#5-10: Recorded on December 14, 1953
#11-17: Recorded on December 22, 1953

#1-4 previously released on the 1955 Pacific Jazz Records Sings And Plays With Bud Shank, Russ Freeman And Strings.
#5-8, 11, 12, 14, & 16 previously released on the 1954 Pacific Jazz Records 10" album Chet Baker Ensemble.
#8 previously released on the 1955 Pacific Jazz Records compilation Jazz West Coast
#15 & 17 previously released on the 1955 Pacific Jazz Records album The Trumpet Artistry Of Chet Baker.
#10 & 13 previously unreleased.

© ℗ 1992 Capitol Records, Inc.

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Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 0 7777-97160-2 9
Other (SPARS Code): AAD
Matrix / Runout (Mirror band): B2 97160 S1C04P

Bolanim

As the photo model of the cooljazz in 1950s was Chet Baker for a time the icon of the sensitive subculture of that decade. But instead of to climb the ladder of celebrity he remained an outsider, the most important under the ' beautiful losers '. The subsequent thirty years he appeared in and out of the spotlight by brilliant moments with physical decline and personal misery. After his teeth out of his mouth were struck at a drug-related Brawl, he stopped playing for a long time. When he finally made his comeback, he turned out a still powerful, but restless mind appearance. In 1987 appeared the acclaim Baker-documentary Let's Get Lost, but a year later, under the influence of drugs, Baker fell from the window of an Amsterdam hotel and died a death that was just as tragic as his life characterized by genius.