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Grey December (album)

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Released
  
1992

Artist
  
Chet Baker

Producer
  
Richard Bock

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
53:05

Release date
  
1992

Label
  
Pacific Jazz Records

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Recorded
  
December 14 & 22, 1953 and February 28, 1955 Capitol Studios, Hollywood

Grey December (1953-55)
  
Chet Baker & Strings (1953)

Similar
  
Chet Baker albums, Jazz albums

Chet baker quintet with strings grey december


Grey December is an album by jazz trumpeter Chet Baker compiling sessions recorded in 1953 and 1955 which was released on the Pacific Jazz label in 1992. The album compiles tracks previously released on the 1953 10 inch LP Chet Baker Ensemble along with previously unissued recordings.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic rated the album with 4 stars, stating: "Grey December is one of the better CD reissues featuring Baker's early-'50s recordings on Pacific Jazz, the purveyors of West Coast cool".

Track listing

All compositions by Jack Montrose except as indicated

  1. "Grey December" (Frank Campo) - 3:40
  2. "I Wish I Knew" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 3:59
  3. "Someone to Watch over Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:00
  4. "This Is Always" (Gordon, Warren) - 3:06
  5. "Headline" - 3:07
  6. "Ergo" - 3:08
  7. "Bockhanal" - 2:58
  8. "Bockhanal" [Alternate Take] - 2:33
  9. "A Dandy Line" - 2:48
  10. "A Dandy Line" [Alternate Take] - 2:48
  11. "Pro Defunctus" - 3:26
  12. "Little Old Lady" (Stanley Adams, Hoagy Carmichael) - 2:47
  13. "Little Old Lady" [Alternate Take] (Adams, Carmichael) - 2:00
  14. "Moonlight Becomes You" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 3:24
  15. "Moonlight Becomes You" [Alternate Take] (Burke, Van Heusen) - 2:52
  16. "Goodbye" (Gordon Jenkins) - 3:47
  17. "Goodbye" [Alternate Take] (Jenkins) - 3:42
  • Recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood on December 14, 1953 (tracks 5-10) and December 22, 1953 (tracks 11-17) and on February 28, 1955 (tracks 1-4)

    • Personnel

  • Chet Baker - trumpet, vocals
  • Bud Shank - flute (tracks 1-4)
  • Herb Geller - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone (tracks 5-17)
  • Jack Montrose - tenor saxophone (tracks 5-17)
  • Bob Gordon - baritone saxophone (tracks 5-17)
  • Russ Freeman - piano
  • Joe Mondragon (tracks 5-17), Red Mitchell (tracks 1-4) - bass
  • Shelly Manne (tracks 5-17), Bob Neal (tracks 1-4) - drums

    • Songs

    1Grey December3:42
    2I Wish I Knew3:59
    3Someone to Watch Over Me3:02

    References

    Grey December (album) Wikipedia
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