Smokin' with the Chet Baker Quintet explained

Smokin' with the Chet Baker Quintet
Type:Studio
Artist:Chet Baker
Cover:Smokin' with the Chet Baker Quintet.jpg
Released:1965
Recorded:August 23, 25 & 29, 1965
New York City
Genre:Jazz
Length:38:45
Label:Prestige
PR 7449
Producer:Richard Carpenter
Chronology:Chet Baker
Prev Title:Baker's Holiday
Prev Year:1965
Next Title:Groovin' with the Chet Baker Quintet
Next Year:1965

Smokin' with the Chet Baker Quintet is an album by trumpeter Chet Baker which was recorded in 1965 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

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".[2]

Track listing

  1. "Grade "A" Gravy" (Richard Carpenter, Gladys Bruce) - 6:27
  2. "Serenity" (Carpenter, Bruce) - 5:21
  3. "Fine and Dandy" (Isham Jones, Kay Swift) - 7:23
  4. "Have You Met Miss Jones?" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 6:38
  5. "Rearin' Back" (Carpenter, Sonny Stitt) - 6:04
  6. "So Easy" (Tadd Dameron) - 6:52

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/chet-baker/catalog/#prestige-pr-7449 Chet Baker discography
  2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 19, 2013