Chet Baker - The Essential Collection

Title: The Essential Collection Artist: Chet Baker Release Date: 3/19/2007 Re-Released On: 5/22/2007 Label: West End Records, EMI Music Distribution Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPCs: 094638460824, 5022810188520 Genre: Jazz Styles: Cool, West Coast Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz Moods: Atmospheric, Intimate, Melancholy, Relaxed, Dreamy, Elegant, Gentle, Reserved, Restrained, Somber, Sophisticated, Stylish, Autumnal, Laid-Back/Mellow, Refined/Mannered, Reflective, Romantic, Sweet, Sensual Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 2

1. Isn't It Romantic?
2. Pavane for a Dead Princess (The Lamp Is Low)
3. This Time the Dream's on Me
4. Maid in Mexico
5. Imagination
6. Russ Job
7. Batter Up
8. Easy to Love
9. No Ties
10. Band Aid
11. Bea's Flat
12. All the Things You Are
13. Long Ago and Far Away
14. Moon Love
15. Happy Little Sunbeam
16. Carson City Stage
17. Winter Wonderland
18. The Thrill Is Gone
19. Headline
20. Bockhanal
21. Ergo
22. A Dandy Line
23. Pro Defunctus
24. Little Old Lady
25. Moonlight Becomes You
26. Goodbye

1. Summertime
2. Tenderly
3. You Go to My Head
4. There's a Small Hotel
5. Lover Man
6. Moonlight in Vermont
7. These Foolish Things
8. I Married an Angel
9. A Little Duet for Zoot and Chet
10. Love Walked In
11. You Better Go Now
12. Trickleydidlier
13. Why Shouldn't I?
14. I'm Through with Love
15. You Don't Know What Love Is
16. What a Diff'rence a Day Made
17. The Wind
18. Love
19. I Love You

Year Type Label Catalog # 2007 CD West End Records 885 2007 CD EMI Music Distribution 384608

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The early '50s saw Chet Baker honing his talents on the trumpet, plying his craft in hard bop and cool jazz. Singing was not yet his forté, but playing with strings, as he does here on select tracks, probably left many of his fans nonplussed. This double-CD collection with a whopping 45 tracks gives an example of the diverse Baker, not necessarily his best from start to finish. The value in this project is the inclusion of the long neglected pianist and composer Russ Freeman, who is represented by seven compositions and his wonderful playing. Equally important is the contribution of saxophonist/composer Jack Montrose, a criminally neglected jazz figure who shows up on five vital cuts, as well as the more popularized Zoot Sims, who is included as a bandmate. It's an inconsistent program for sure, but retains beaucoup merit in the aforementioned sections. ~ Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide

Name Credits Bobby Whitlock Bass Bud Shank Sax (Alto), Flute (Tenor) Carson Smith Bass Chet Baker Trumpet Dave Bennett Remastering, Compilation Eddie Barclay Producer Eudice Shapiro Strings Felix Slatkin Strings George Kast Strings Gerard Gustin Piano Herb Geller Sax (Tenor), Sax (Alto) Jack Montrose Arranger, Sax (Tenor) Jacques Gasselin Strings Jimmy Bond Bass Joe Mondragon Bass Johnny Mandel Arranger Larry Bunker Drums Louis Kievman Strings Marty Paich Arranger Paul Robyn Strings Paul Shure Strings Red Mitchell Bass Richard Bock Producer Richard Palmer Essay Roger Beardsley Digital Editing Russ Freeman Trio Piano Samuel Cytron Strings Shelly Manne Drums Shorty Rogers Arranger Victor Gottlieb Strings Zoot Sims & His Five Brothers Sax (Tenor)