Chet Baker....attn jazz guys, I need suggestions

[fenderbender]

So I've been coming to the realization that i need to round out my jazz collection with some Chet Baker

I have collected from trumpet players, just about all pre 75 Mies Davis, Freddie hubbard, Lee Morgan, Blue Mitchel, ....plenty of Dizzy, Satchmo, etc....but I know very little about Chet and west coast jazz....I guess that I would be mostly interested in the earlier works...and no vocals []

So any suggestions of lp's , labels, pressings ..... would be greatly appreciated.......anybody got any they wish to part with???

Thanks

[Audio Flynn]

http://home.ica.net/~blooms/bakerdisco.html

This is a good vinyl origonal I have.

Gerry Mulligan - Chet Baker Octet

Chet Baker (tp -1/4, tp, vo -5) Ed Byrne (tb -5) Gerry Mulligan
(bars -1/4) Dave Samuels (vib -1,3,4, per -2) Bob James (el-p -1, p -2/5) John
Scofield (g -1,3,4) Ron Carter ( Harvey Mason (d)

"Carnegie Hall", NYC, November 24, 1974

1.	Line for Lyons	CTI 6054 S1
2.	My Funny Valentine	-
3.	It's Sandy at the Beach	CTI 6055 S1
4.	Bernie's Tune	-
5.	There Will Never Be Another You	-

* Gerry Mulligan/Chet Baker - Carnegie Hall Concert, Vol. 1
(CTI 6054 S1)

* Gerry Mulligan/Chet Baker - Carnegie Hall Concert, Vol. 2 (CTI 6055 S1

[garymd]

Rick's suggestion is a good one. I really like that album!!

If you want Chet in your collection however, this is the one you need:

[fenderbender]

Thanks guy's .....great suggestions so far, I will keep my eye's peeled

[Travis In Austin]

I second Gary's suggestion of Chet Baker sings. I have have a first pressing of it and it is something pretty special. I would also like to suggest to you

Chet Baker In New York; and

Picture of Heath

If you are looking for this in CD go directly to Concord Music for some good deals. http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/artists/Chet-Baker/ They are having some discounted offers now they you might be of interest.

Since your interest was sparked by trumpet players I would also like to suggest that you check out Jon Faddis. My favorite trumpeter of all time.

Travis

[Islander]

Chet was very prolific and a fast worker, once recording three albums in three days, IIRC, so his list of releases is really long. Here's what Wikipedia lists:

Discography

• With Charlie Parker: Inglewood Jam: Bird and Chet Live at the Trade Winds (1952) (Fresh Sound FRS-CD 17)
• With Al Haig: Chet Baker: Live at the Trade Winds (1952) (Fresh Sound FSCD1001)
• Gerry Mulligan Quartet Featuring Chet Baker (1952) (Fantasy OJCCD-711-2)
• Haig '53: the other piano-less quartet (1953) (Philology)
• L.A get together (1953) (Fresh Sound)
• Chet Baker & strings [bonus tracks] (1953) (Columbia/Legacy)
• Chet Baker sings (1953) (Pacific)
• Compositions and arrangements by Jack Montrose (1953) (Pacific Jazz)
• Grey December (1953) (Pacific Jazz)
• Quartet live, vol. 1: This time the dream's on me (1953) (Blue Note)
• Witch doctor (1953) (Original Jazz Classics)
• Chet Baker big band (1954) (Pacific Jazz)
• Chet Baker sextet (1954) (Pacific Jazz)
• Jazz at Ann Arbor (1954) (Pacific Jazz)
• My funny Valentine (1954) (Philology)
• Quartet live, vol. 2: Out of nowhere (1954) (Blue Note)
• Quartet live, vol. 3: My old flame (1954) (Blue Note)
• The trumpet artistry of Chet Baker (1954) (Pacific)
• Chet Baker sings and plays with Bud Shank, Russ Freeman & strings (1955) (Pacific Jazz)
• In Europe, 1955 (1955) (Philology)
• At the Forum Theater (1956) (Fresh Sound)
• Chet Baker & Crew (1956) (Pacific Jazz)
• Chet Baker cools out (1956) (Boblicity)
• Chet Baker in Europe (1956) (Pacific Jazz)
• Chet Baker Sings (1956) (Pacific Jazz)
• Live in Europe 1956 (1956) (Accord)
• Playboys (1956) (Pacific Jazz)
• Quartet: Russ Freeman/Chet Baker (1956) (Pacific Jazz)
• The James Dean story (1956) (Blue Note)
• Embraceable You (1957) (Pacific Jazz)
• Pretty/groovy (1957) (World Pacific)
• Chet (The lyrical trumpet of Chet Baker) (1958) (Original Jazz Classics)
• Chet Baker in New York (1958) (Riverside/OJC)
• Chet Baker introduces Johnny Pace (1958) (Original Jazz Classics)
• Chet Baker meets Stan Getz (1958) (Verve)
• Chet Baker sings it could happen to you (1958) (Riverside/OJC)
• Theme music from « The James Dean story » (1958) (World Pacific)
• Chet (1959) (Riverside)
• Chet Baker in Milan (1959) (Jazzland/OJC)
• Chet Baker plays (1959) (Riverside)
• Chet Baker plays the best of Lerner and Loewe (1959) (Original Jazz Classics)
• Chet Baker with fifty Italian strings (1959) (Original Jazz Classics)
• Picture of heath (1961) (Pacific Jazz)
• Chet is back! (1962) (RCA)
• Chet is back! (1962) (Bluebird)
• Somewhere Over the Rainbow (1962) (Bluebird)
• Italian Movies (1962)
• The most important jazz album of 1964/65 (1964) (Roulette Jazz)
• Brussels 1964 (1964) (Landscape)
• Chet Baker sings and plays (1964) (Colpix)
• Stella by starlight (1964) (CMA)
• Baby breeze (1965) (Limelight)
• Baker's holiday: plays & sings Billie Holiday (1965) (EmArcy)
• Boppin' with the Chet Baker quintet (1965) (Prestige)
• Comin' on with the Chet Baker quintet (1965) (Prestige)
• Cool burnin' with the Chet Baker quintet (1965) (Prestige)
• Groovin' with the Chet Baker quintet (1965) (Prestige)
• Smokin' (1965) (Prestige)
• A taste of tequila (1966) (World Pacific)
• Hats off!!! (1966) (World Pacific)
• Into my life (1966) (World Pacific)
• Live at Pueblo, Colorado 1966 (1966) (Baker)
• Quietly, there (1966) (World Pacific)
• Polka dots and moonbeams (1967) (Jazzland)
• Albert's house (1969) (Par)
• Blood, Chet & tears (1970) (Verve)
• She was too good to me (1974) (Columbia)
• Once upon a summertime (1977) (Original Jazz Classics)
• The best thing for you (1977) (A&M)
• The incredible Chet Baker plays and sings (1977) (Carosellp)
• At le Dreher (1978) (West Wind)
• Broken wing (1978) (Inner City)
• Live at Nick's (1978) (Criss Cross)
• Live in Chateauvallon, 1978 (1978) (Esoldun)
• Sings, plays: Live at the Keystone Korner (1978) (High Note)
• Two a day (1978) (All live)
• 79 (1979) (Celluloid)
• Ballads for two (1979) (Sandra)
• Chet Baker with Wolfgang Lackerschmid (1979) (Inakustik)
• Day break (1979) (SteepleChase)
• Live in Montmartre, vol. 2 (1979) (SteepleChase)
• No problem (1979) (SteepleChase)
• Someday my prince will come (1979) (SteepleChase)
• The touch of your lips (1979) (SteepleChase)
• This is always (1979) (SteepleChase)
• Together (1979) (Enja Records)
• With special guests (featuring Coryell, Williams & Williams) (1979) (Inakustik)
• Burnin' at Backstreet (1980) (Fresh Sounds)
• Chet Baker and the Boto Brazilian Quartet (1980) (Dreyfus)
• Just friends (1980) (Circle)
• Live at the Subway, Vol. 1 (1980) (Circle)
• Live at the Subway, Vol. 2 (1980) (Circle)
• Night bird (1980) (WestWind)
• Nightbird (1980) (Retro Music)
• Live at Fat Tuesday's (1981) (Fresh Sound)
• Live at the Paris Festival (1981) (DIW)
• Live in Paris (1981) (Norma)
• In concert (1982) (India Navigation)
• Out of nowhere (1982) (Milestone)
• Peace (1982) (Enja Records)
• Studio Trieste (1982) (CTI)
• At Capolinea (1983) (Red)
• Club 21 Paris, Vol. 1 (1983) (Philology)
• Live at New Morning (1983) (Marshmallow)
• Live in Sweden with Åke Johansson trio (1983) (Dragon)
• Mister B (1983)
• Mr. B (1983) (Timeless)
• September Song (1983) (Marshmallow)
• Star eyes (1983) (Marshmallow)
• The improviser (1983) (Cadence Jazz)
• Blues for a reason (1984) (Criss Cross)
• Line for Lyons (1984) (Sonet)
• Chet Baker Plays Vladimir Cosma (1984) (Carrere[F] CA 800 96 251)
• Candy (1985) (Gazell)
• Chet Baker in Bologna (1985) (Dreyfus)
• Chet's choice (1985) (Criss Cross)
• Diane (1985) (SteepleChase) with Paul Bley
• Hazy hugs (1985) (Limetree)
• Live from the moonlight (1985) (Philology)
• Misty (1985) (IRD)
• My Foolish Heart (1985) (IRD)
• Sings again (1985) (Bellaphon)
• Strollin' (1985) (Enja Records)
• Symphonically (1985) (Soul Note)
• There'll never be another you (1985) (Timeless)
• Time after time (1985) (IRD)
• Tune up (1985) (Westwind)
• As Time Goes By (1986) (Timeless)
• As time goes by [love songs] (1986) (Timeless)
• Chet Baker featuring Van Morrison live at Ronnie Scott's (1986) (DRG)
• Live at Ronnie Scott's (1986) (Drg)
• When sunny gets blue (1986) (SteepleChase)
• A night at the Shalimar (1987) (Philology)
• Chet Baker in Tokyo (1987) (Evidence)
• Chet Baker sings and plays from the film « Let's get lost » (1987) (Jive/Novus)
• Four: live in Tokyo, vol. 2 (1987) (Paddle Wheel)
• Memories: Chet Baker in Tokyo (1987) (Paddle Wheel)
• Welcome back (1987) (Westwind)
• "Blåmann! Blåmann!" (1988) (Hot Club Records, Oslo)
• Farewell (1988) (Timeless)
• In memory of (1988) (L & R Music)
• Little Girl Blue (1988) (Philology)
• My favourite songs, vol. 2: Straight from the heart (1988) (Enja Records)
• My favourite songs, vols. 1-2: The last great concert (1988) (Enja Records)
• Oh you crazy moon (1988) (Enja Records Justin Time)
• Straight from the heart (1988) (Enja Records)
• The heart of the ballad (1988) (Phililogy)
• The best of Chet Baker sings (1989) (Blue Note Records)
• Lonely Star, The Prestige Sessions (1996) (Prestige)(CD Reissue of the Prestige Sessions from 1965)

[fenderbender]

I second Gary's suggestion of Chet Baker sings.  I have have a first pressing of it and it is something pretty special.  I would also like to suggest to you

Chet Baker In New York; and

Picture of Heath

If you are looking for this in CD go directly to Concord Music for some good deals.  http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/artists/Chet-Baker/  They are having some discounted offers now they you might be of interest.

Since your interest was sparked by trumpet players I would also like to suggest that you check out Jon Faddis.  My favorite trumpeter of all time.

 

Travis 

Great call on Jon Faddis....All I have of him is on a Oscar Perterson lp....but he has a great horn

Pretty much have given up on CD's even though i have a nice player....vinyl just floats my boat...it's like crack!!!

I know a dealer in toronto that has an original mint Chet Baker Sings....I'll call him back this weekend and see what the damage would be.... Time for another fix!

[RT FAN]

I'm a big Chet Baker fan and I would recommend you start with this one here: The Best of Chet Baker Sings: http://www.amazon.com/Best-Chet-Baker-Sings/dp/B000005HFH and not just because he does an excellent version of my wife's and my wedding song "Time After Time" although it couldn't hurt.

I would also take a shot at Chet Baker Plays the Best of Lerner and Loewe: http://www.amazon.com/Chet-Baker-Plays-Lerner-Loewe/dp/B000000Y7Y I think you will enjoy both of these records, they are great intros to his "West Coast Sound."

[nu2toobs]

Pretty much have given up on CD's even though i have a nice player....vinyl just floats my boat...it's like crack!!!

I hear ya, I can't remember the last time I've listened to a CD. Not that I hate them, I just like my LP's that much more.

[fenderbender]

Thanks Stephan.....I have a line on a good copy of Best of Lerner and Loewe..........

Nu2toobs: I think that maybe it's the ritual in part...that just gets me so much more "involved with vinyl"....but all forms of digital playback just miss the mark with me.....I'd rather listen to a beat up copy of a great vinyl recording than a pristine CD any day......there are artists that just don't release to vinyl....ergo the $$$$ cd player, but I wind up mostly using it for my once weekly running of my vintage set up for 3-4 hours.......

[hobie1dog]

You've got to get " She was too good to me" on the CTI label with great sidemen...Paul Desmond, Bob James, Hubert Laws my all-time favorite LP of his

[Batmans Robin]

Strange but true . . . Chet was a better singer than a trumpet player. Technically nothing special but, at his best, the emotional content was out of this world.