Chet Baker

Chet Baker’s Quartet with Russ Freeman was one of the best combos of its time. The May 9, 1954 concert at Ann Arbor took place at the city’s Masonic Temple, and was originally issued as Jazz at Ann Arbor (Pacific Jazz Records – PJ 1203). Presented here is the Ann Arbor concert in its entirety, along with, as a bonus, five quartet sides recorded by Chet in a Paris studio in 1955 during his first European tour, among them another version of the classic “Lover Man”.

PERSONNEL:

CHET BAKER, trumpet
RUSS FREEMAN, piano
CARSON SMITH, bass
BOB NEEL, drums

Live at the Masonic Temple, Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 9, 1954.

(*) BONUS TRACKS:
Chet Baker (tp), Gérard Gustin (p), Jimmy Bond (b), Nils-Bertil Dahlander (d).
Paris, France, October 24, 1955.

TRACKS:

01 Announcement
02 LINE FOR LYONS
03 LOVER MAN
04 MY FUNNY VALENTINE
05 MAID IN MEXICO
06 STELLA BY STARLIGHT
07 MY OLD FLAME
08 HEADLINE
09 RUSS JOB
10 THESE FOOLISH THINGS (*)
11 AUTUMN IN NEW YORK (*)
12 YOU GO TO MY HEAD (*)
13 TENDERLY (*)
14 LOVER MAN (*)

TOTAL TIME: 75:13 Min.