Chet Baker

This release presents the complete master takes by Gerry Mulligan's original 1952-53 piano-less quartet with Chet Baker. These recordingswould prove enormously influential and set the groundwork for many other groups. However, Mulligan and Baker's paths would separate afterward and they would not record more than a couple of albums together.

PERSONNEL:

CHET BAKER, trumpet and GERRY MULLIGAN, baritone sax,
on all tracks plus:

BOB WHITLOCK, CARSON SMITH or JOE MONDRAGON, bass
CHICO HAMILTON or LARRY BUNKER, drums

Recorded in San Francisco, Hollywood and Los Angeles, 1952-53.

DISC ONE:

01 BERNIE'S TUNE
02 LULLABY OF THE LEAVES
03 UTTER CHAOS #1
04 LINE FOR LYONS
05 CARIOCA
06 MY FUNNY VALENTINE
07 BARK FOR BARKSDALE
08 UTTER CHAOS #2
09 NIGHTS AT THE TURNTABLE
10 FRENESÍ
11 AREN'T YOU GLAD YOU'RE YOU
12 WAEKIN' SHOES
13 SOFT SHOES
14 FREEWAY
15 TIMELIGHT
16 THE LADY IS A TRAMP
17 TURNSTILE
18 MOONLIGHTIN VERMONT
19 DINAH
20 SHE DIDN'TSAY YES, SHE DIDN'TSAY NO
21 GODCHILD
23 AREN'T YOU GLAD YOU'RE YOU
24 GET HAPPY
25 CHERRY
26 CARSON CITY STAGE

DISC TWO:

01 MAKIN' WHOOPEE
02 MOTEL
03 MY OLD FLAME
04 ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE
05 LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME
06 JERU
07 SWING HOUSE
08 UTTER CHAOS #3
09 I MAY BE WRONG
10 l' M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT
11 THE NEARNESS OF YOU
12 TEA FOR TWO
13 DARN THAT DREAM
14 VARSITY DRAG
15 SPEAK LOW
16 HALF NELSON
17 LADYBIRD
18 LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME
19 SWING HOUSE
20 FIVE BROTHERS
21 I CAN'T GET STARTED
22 MY FUNNY VALENTINE
23 IDE'S SIDE
24 FUN HOUSE

Total Time: 78:36