Chet Baker

INCLUDES 9 BONUS TRACKS

"Chet Baker Quartet Vol.1" (Barclay 84009) was the first album recorded by Baker in Europe. Before that 1955 tour, he had never been to the Old Continent. Traveling with him was pianist Dick Twardzik, a highly talented player who had been praised by the likes of fellow pianist Russ Freeman (who encouraged him to record his only session as a leader) and Charlie Parker (who called Twardzik to back him during several Boston engagements). Twardzik would die in Paris at the age of 24 due to a heroin overdose a few days after recording the two sessions included on the present album.

Further sessions recorded by Baker in Paris for Barclay and originally included on "Chet Baker and His Quintet" (Barclay BLP-84042) and on the "Blue Star" EP-74020 have been added here as a bonus.

PERSONNEL:

CHET BAKER, trumpet
DICK TWARDZIK, piano
JIMMY BOND, bass
PETER LITTMAN, drums

Pathé-Magellan studio, Paris, France, October 11 (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6 & 7)
& October 14 (tracks 2, 5, 8 & 9), 1955.

BONUS TRACKS [10-18]:

10-12: Chet Baker (tp), Benny Vasseur (tb), Jean Aldegon (as),
Armand Migiani (ts), William Boucaya (bar),
René Urtreger (p), Jimmy Bond (b), Nils-Bertil Dahlander (d).
Paris, France, October 25, 1955.

13-14: Chet Baker (tp), Jean-Louis Chautemps (ts), Francy Boland (p),
Eddie de Haas (b), Charles Saudrais (d).
Paris, France, February 10, 1956.

15-18: Chet Baker (tp), Benny Vasseur (tb), Teddy Ameline (as),
Armand Migiani (ts), William Boucaya (bar), Francy Boland (p),
Benoit Quersin (b), Pierre Lemarchand (d).
Paris, France, March 15, 1956.

TRACKS:

01 RONDETTE
02 PIECE CAPRICE
03 MID-FORTE
04 RE-SEARCH
05 POMP
06 SAD WALK
07 JUST DUO
08 THE GIRL FROM GREENLAND
09 BRASH
10 CHET (*)
11 DINAH (*)
12 VLINE [First Version] (*)
13 ANTICIPATED BLUES (*)
14 TASTY PUDDING (*)
15 MYTHE (*)
16 NOT TOO SLOW (*)
17 VLINE [Second Version] (*)
18 IN A LITTLE PROVINCIAL TOWN (*)

(*) BONUS TRACKS

Total Time: 68:55