The Best of Chet Baker Plays

~ Release by Chet Baker (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

© ℗ Capitol Records, Inc. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., a subsidiary of Capitol-EMI Music, Inc.

Printed in Canada

Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout: CAPITOL JAX 3 C B2 97161 S1C01B 1-1-3

Annotation last modified on 2024-08-05 08:30 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Carson City Stage
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1953-07-29 until 1953-07-30)
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
bass:
Carson Smith (from 1953-07-29 until 1953-07-30)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (from 1953-07-29 until 1953-07-30)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (from 1953-07-29 until 1953-07-30)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (from 1953-07-29 until 1953-07-30)
recording of:
Carson City Stage (from 1953-07-29 until 1953-07-30)
composer:
Carson Smith
2:39
2Imagination
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1953-07-29 until 1953-07-30)
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
double bass:
Carson Smith (from 1953-07-29 until 1953-07-30)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (from 1953-07-29 until 1953-07-30)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (from 1953-07-29 until 1953-07-30)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (from 1953-07-29 until 1953-07-30)
instrumental recording of:
Imagination (from 1953-07-29 until 1953-07-30)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Dorsey Brothers Music and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
3:02
3All the Things You Are
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-10-03)
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
bass:
Carson Smith (on 1953-10-03)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (on 1953-10-03)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1953-10-03)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1953-10-03)
instrumental recording of:
All the Things You Are (from “Very Warm for May”) (on 1953-10-03)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1939)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1939)
publisher:
Polygram Int. Publishing (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (ended), T.B. Harms Inc. (ended) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
2:56
4Bea's Flat
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-10-03)
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
bass:
Carson Smith (on 1953-10-03)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (on 1953-10-03)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1953-10-03)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1953-10-03)
recording of:
Bea’s Flat (on 1953-10-03)
composer:
Russ Freeman (pianist)
3:01
5Happy Little Sunbeam
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-10-03)
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
bass:
Carson Smith (on 1953-10-03)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (on 1953-10-03)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1953-10-03)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1953-10-03)
recording of:
Happy Little Sunbeam (on 1953-10-03)
composer:
Russ Freeman (pianist)
2:43
6Pro Defunctus
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-12-22)
engineer:
Allan Emig
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
baritone saxophone:
Bob Gordon (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1953-12-22)
double bass [bass]:
Joe Mondragon (on 1953-12-22)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1953-12-22)
saxophone:
Herb Geller (on 1953-12-22)
tenor saxophone:
Jack Montrose (on 1953-12-22)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1953-12-22)
arranger:
Jack Montrose
recording of:
Pro Defunctus (on 1953-12-22)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Montrose
3:29
7Moonlight Becomes You
engineer:
Allan Emig
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
baritone saxophone:
Bob Gordon (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1953-12-22)
double bass [bass]:
Joe Mondragon (on 1953-12-22)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1953-12-22)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1953-12-22)
saxophone:
Herb Geller (on 1953-12-22)
tenor saxophone:
Jack Montrose (on 1953-12-22)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1953-12-22)
arranger:
Jack Montrose
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-12-22)
recording of:
Moonlight Becomes You (on 1953-12-22)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964) (in 1942)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1942)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Sony/ATV Harmony and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
3:27
8Stella by Starlight
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-09-15)
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
baritone saxophone:
Bud Shank (on 1954-09-15)
bass:
Carson Smith (on 1954-09-15)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1954-09-15)
piano:
Russ Freeman (pianist) (on 1954-09-15)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1954-09-15)
valve trombone:
Bob Brookmeyer (on 1954-09-15)
recording of:
Stella by Starlight (on 1954-09-15)
lyricist:
Ned Washington (in 1946)
writer:
Ned Washington and Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor) (in 1944)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:56
9Darn That Dream
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-10-26)
engineer:
Malcolm Addey
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer) and Michael Cuscuna
alto saxophone:
Art Pepper (on 1956-10-26) and Bud Shank (on 1956-10-26)
double bass:
Jimmy Bond (on 1956-10-26)
drums (drum set):
Lawrence Marable (on 1956-10-26)
piano:
Bobby Timmons (on 1956-10-26)
saxophone:
Art Pepper (on 1956-10-26), Bill Perkins (jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-10-26), Bud Shank (on 1956-10-26) and Phil Urso (on 1956-10-26)
tenor saxophone:
Bill Perkins (jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-10-26) and Phil Urso (on 1956-10-26)
trombone:
Frank Rosolino (on 1956-10-26)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1956-10-26), Conte Candoli (on 1956-10-26), Norman Faye (on 1956-10-26) and Norman Raye (on 1956-10-26)
arranger:
Jimmy Heath
instrumental recording of:
Darn That Dream (on 1956-10-26)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1939)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1939)
publisher:
Scarsdale Music Corp. (ASCAP)
part of:
Swingin’ the Dream
3:31
10Sweet Lorraine
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-07-26)
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
bass:
Leroy Vinnegar (on 1956-07-26)
drums (drum set):
Stan Levey (on 1956-07-26)
piano:
Pete Jolly (American jazz pianist, accordionist, and composer) (on 1956-07-26)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1956-07-26)
recording of:
Sweet Lorraine (on 1956-07-26)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1928)
composer:
Cliff Burwell (in 1928)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Everbright Music Co. and Mills Music, Inc.
3:11
11Minor Yours
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
alto saxophone:
Art Pepper (on 1956-07-26)
bass:
Leroy Vinnegar (on 1956-07-26)
drums (drum set):
Stan Levey (on 1956-07-26)
piano:
Pete Jolly (American jazz pianist, accordionist, and composer) (on 1956-07-26)
tenor saxophone:
Richie Kamuca (on 1956-07-26)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1956-07-26)
recorded at:
The Forum Theater in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-07-26)
recording of:
Minor Yours (on 1956-07-26)
composer:
Art Pepper
7:15
12C.T.A.
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-10-31, on 1957-08-12)
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
alto saxophone:
Art Pepper (on 1956-10-31)
bass and double bass:
Curtis Counce (on 1956-10-31)
drums (drum set):
Lawrence Marable (on 1956-10-31)
piano:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (on 1956-10-31) and Carl Perkins (Jazz pianist from the bop era, west coast) (on 1956-10-31)
tenor saxophone:
Phil Urso (on 1956-10-31)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1956-10-31)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1956-10-31, from 1956-11-20 until 1956-11-21)
recording of:
C.T.A. (on 1956-10-31)
composer:
Jimmy Heath
5:12
13To Mickey's Memory
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
bass:
Jimmy Bond (on 1956-07-31)
drums (drum set):
Peter Littman (on 1956-07-31)
piano:
Bobby Timmons (on 1956-07-31)
tenor saxophone:
Phil Urso (on 1956-07-31)
timpani:
Bill Loughborough (on 1956-07-31)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1956-07-31)
recorded at:
The Forum Theater in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-07-31)
recording of:
To Mickey's Memory (on 1956-07-31)
composer:
Harvey Leonard
5:16
14Jumpin' off a Clef
producer:
Richard Bock (record producer)
double bass:
Jimmy Bond (on 1956-07-24)
drums (drum set):
Peter Littman (on 1956-07-24)
piano:
Bobby Timmons (on 1956-07-24)
tenor saxophone:
Phil Urso (on 1956-07-24)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1956-07-24)
recorded at:
The Forum Theater in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-07-24)
recording of:
Jumpin' Off a Clef (on 1956-07-24)
writer:
Al Haig
4:57