Released 1965 Producer Richard Carpenter | Length 38:45 Release date 1965 | |
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Recorded August 23, 25 & 29, 1965New York City Similar Chet Baker albums, Jazz albums | ||
Smokin' with the Chet Baker Quintet is an album by trumpeter Chet Baker which was recorded in 1965 and released on the Prestige label.
Contents
Reception
Scott Yanow of Allmusic states, "these sessions let one know he could break through his "cool" image by playing heated bop when he wanted to. It also finds him debuting on fluegelhorn and the softer tone of the horn fit his introverted sound well".
Track listing
- "Grade "A" Gravy" (Richard Carpenter, Gladys Bruce) - 6:27
- "Serenity" (Carpenter, Bruce) - 5:21
- "Fine and Dandy" (Isham Jones, Kay Swift) - 7:23
- "Have You Met Miss Jones?" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 6:38
- "Rearin' Back" (Carpenter, Sonny Stitt) - 6:04
- "So Easy" (Tadd Dameron) - 6:52
Personnel
Songs
1Grade "A" Gravy6:28
2Serenity5:26
3Fine and Dandy7:23
References
Smokin' with the Chet Baker Quintet Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA