Chet Baker in Milan explained

Chet Baker in Milan
Type:Album
Artist:Chet Baker
Cover:Chet Baker in Milan.jpg
Released:1959
Recorded:September 25 & 26 and October 6, 1959
Studio:Gurtler Studio, Milan, Italy
Genre:Jazz
Length:42:41
Label:Jazzland
JLP 18
Chronology:Chet Baker
Prev Title:Chet Baker Plays the Best of Lerner and Loewe
Prev Year:1959
Next Title:Chet Baker with Fifty Italian Strings
Next Year:1959

Chet Baker in Milan is an album by trumpeter Chet Baker which was recorded in Italy in 1959 and released on the Jazzland label.[1]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album with 3 stars stating "If the adage that claims music as the universal language was never proven before, it certainly becomes obvious here. The Italian musicians are intimately familiar with the decidedly American art form of jazz, so much so that the accompanying sax solos are often rendered with more fluidity than Baker's own trumpet leads. The lack of recognizable names should not dissuade fans of West Coast cool jazz from seeking a copy of Chet Baker in Milan, as the album captures all of what is vibrant about the genre".[2]

Track listing

  1. "Lady Bird" (Tadd Dameron) - 4:46
  2. "Cheryl Blues" (Charlie Parker) - 5:00
  3. "Tune Up" (Miles Davis) - 5:18
  4. "Line for Lyons" (Gerry Mulligan) - 7:47
  5. "Pent Up House" (Sonny Rollins) - 5:00
  6. "Look for the Silver Lining" (Buddy DeSylva, Jerome Kern) - 4:35
  7. "Indian Summer" (Al Dubin, Victor Herbert) - 5:15
  8. "My Old Flame" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) - 4:56

Personnel

References

  1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/chet-baker/catalog/#jazzland-jlp-18 Chet Baker discography
  2. Planer, L. Allmusic listing accessed August 14, 2013