Chet Baker

This CD presents the complete studio recordings made by the great Chet Baker in Milan, Italy, in 1959. This music is compiled here on one set for the first time ever, and is presented in the order in which it was recorded. As a bonus, the music made by Chet in Italy during the same period for film soundtracks.

PERSONNEL:

CHET BAKER trumpet & vocals on all tracks, plus:

CD 1 [-4] CHET BAKER SEXTET:

GLAUCO MASETTI, alto sax
GIANNI BASSO, tenor sax
RENATO SELLANI, piano
FRANCO CERRI, bass
GENE VICTORYM drums
GIULIO LIBANI, arranger

Milan, Italy, September 25, 1959.

CD 1 [5-15] CHET BAKER with FIFTY ITALIAN STRINGS
(Chet Baker with Len Mercer's Orchestra):

MARIO PEZZOTTA, trombone
GLAUCO MASETTI, alto sax
GIANNI BASSO, tenor sax
FAUSTO PAPETTI, baritone sax
GIULIO LIBANI, piano, arranger
unknown strings (16 violins 4 violas, cello),
FRANCO CERRY,
GENE VICTORYRY, drums
LEN MERCER [aka Ezio Leoni] (arr, cond).

Milan, Italy, September 28 (tracks 5-8),
September 29 (tracks 9-12) & October 5 (tracks 13-15), 1959.

CD 2 [1-4] CHET BAKER SEXTET AND QUARTET

GLAUCO MASETTI, alto sax
GIANNI BASSO, tenor sax
RENATO SELLANI, piano
FRANCO CERRI, bass
GENE VICTORYRY
GIULIO LIBANI, arranger

Milan, Italy, October 6, 1959.
Masetti and Basso out on 2-3.

BONUS TRACKS CD 2 [5-16] Italian Movie So undtracks by CHET BAKER (tp, vcl).
Conducted by Piero Umillani. Rome, Italy, 1960-62.

INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLET

CD1:

01 Lady Bird
02 Cheryl
03 Tune Up
04 Line For Lyons
05 Angel Eyes
06 When I Fall In Love
07 The Song Is You
08 Deep In A Dream
09 Goodbye
10 I Should Care
11 Autumn In New York
12 My Funny Valentine
13 Street Of Dreams
14 Violets For Your Furs
15 Forgetful

Total Time: 63:01

CD 2:

01 Pent-Up House
02 My Old Flame
03 Indian Summer
04 Look For The Silver Lining
05 Tensione
06 Alone In A Crowd (Aka I Soliti Ignoti)
07 Relaxin' With Chet
08 I Soliti Ignoti (Aka Lyda / Aka Movimenti Con Swing)
09 Tema D'amore (Aka Sentirsi Solo)
10 Smog (Introduzione E Finale)
11 Twilight In Los Angeles (Aka Smog Versione Strumentale)
12 Thinking Blues (Aka Hollywood Tonight)
13 Improvvisando In Blues
14 Motorizzazione
15 Furtivamente
16 Arrivederci

Total Time: 71:12