Smokin' with the Chet Baker Quintet
| Smokin' with the Chet Baker Quintet | ||||
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| Released | 1965 | |||
| Recorded | August 23, 25 & 29, 1965 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:45 | |||
| Label | Prestige PR 7449 | |||
| Producer | Richard Carpenter | |||
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Smokin' with the Chet Baker Quintet is an album by trumpeter Chet Baker which was recorded in 1965 and released on the Prestige label.[1]
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Scott Yanow of Allmusic states, "these sessions let one know he could break through his "cool" image by playing heated bop when he wanted to. It also finds him debuting on fluegelhorn and the softer tone of the horn fit his introverted sound well".[2]
Track listing
[edit]- "Grade "A" Gravy" (Richard Carpenter, Gladys Bruce) - 6:27
- "Serenity" (Carpenter, Bruce) - 5:21
- "Fine and Dandy" (Isham Jones, Kay Swift) - 7:23
- "Have You Met Miss Jones?" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 6:38
- "Rearin' Back" (Carpenter, Sonny Stitt) - 6:04
- "So Easy" (Tadd Dameron) - 6:52
Personnel
[edit]- Chet Baker - flugelhorn
- George Coleman - tenor saxophone
- Kirk Lightsey - piano
- Herman Wright - bass
- Roy Brooks - drums
References
[edit]- ^ Chet Baker discography accessed March 19, 2013
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 19, 2013
