Chet Baker - Chet Baker Ensemble

Title: Chet Baker Ensemble Artist: Chet Baker Release Date: 9/21/2004 Re-Released On: 2/7/2005 Label: Pacific Jazz, Blue Note Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPCs: 724357997126, 0724357997157, 724357997225 Genre: Jazz Styles: Cool, West Coast 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: 1

1. Bockhanal
2. Ergo
3. Moonlight Becomes You
4. Headline
5. A Dandy Line
6. Little Old Lady
7. Goodbye
8. Pro Defunctus
9. Bockhanal [Alternate Take]
10. Moonlight Becomes You [Alternate Take]
11. A Dandy Line [Alternate Take]
12. Little Old Lady [Alternate Take]
13. Goodbye [Alternate Take]

Year Type Label Catalog # 2005 CD Blue Note 5799722 2004 CD Pacific Jazz 79971

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Chet Baker Ensemble collects all the tracks recorded by trumpeter Chet Baker and his group on a session for Pacific Jazz in late December of 1953. Having been released piecemeal on various albums over the years, this represents the first complete gathering of this material. Recorded less than two months before the legendary Chet Baker Sings sessions, these tracks showcase the young Baker as a hardcore jazz trumpeter before the public became overwhelmingly infatuated with his unique vocal abilities. Featuring first-rate "West Coast"-style arrangements by tenor saxophonist Jack Montrose -- who also composed many of the songs -- the septet seems to combine the jocular interplay of Baker's work with saxophonist Gerry Mulligan with the hip, swinging work popularized by the large ensembles of trumpeter Shorty Rogers. Besides Montrose, backing Baker here are saxophonists Herb Geller and Bob Gordon, bassist Joe Mondragon, drummer Shelly Manne, and pianist Russ Freeman. Rating alongside the best of Baker's catalog, Chet Baker Ensemble is a must-hear for both longtime fans and neophytes of the iconic trumpeter/vocalist's work. ~ Matt Collar, All Music Guide

Name Credits Allan Emig Audio Engineer, Engineer Bob Gordon Sax (Baritone) Chet Baker Trumpet Herb Geller Sax (Tenor), Sax (Alto) Jack Montrose Sax (Tenor), Arranger Joe Mondragon Bass, Double Bass Michael Cuscuna Liner Notes, Reissue Producer Richard Bock Audio Production, Producer Ron McMaster Mastering Russ Freeman Piano Shelly Manne Drums William Claxton Cover Design