Below, we display all of Chet’s albums, collaborating artists, and songs sorted by year. Please click on a year to expand all of the related information. Since the whole discography is very long and bulky, this is the only way to make it presentable.
1952 - Age 23
Harry Babasin Octet
Chet Baker (tp) Sonny Criss (as) Wardell Gray, Dave Pell (ts) Jerry Mandell (p) Harry Babasin (cello) Bob Whitlock (b) Lawrence Marable (d)
“Trade Winds Club”, Inglewood, CA, March 24, 1952
Out of Nowhere | Jam Session 103 |
* Various Artists – The West Coast Jam Sessions (Jam Session 103)
Harry Babasin Sextet
Chet Baker (tp) Sonny Criss, Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p -1,2,4) Russ Freeman (p -3) Harry Babasin (b) Lawrence Marable (d -1/3) unknown (d -4)
“Trade Winds Club”, Inglewood, CA, June 16, 1952
1. | The Squirrel | Jazz Showcase LP 5007; Jazz Chronicles JCS 102 |
2. | Liza | – |
3. | Indiana / Donna Lee | – |
4. | Irresistible You (They Didn’t Believe Me) | – |
* Harry Babasin – On the Coast (Jazz Showcase LP 5007)
* Charlie Parker/Sonny Criss/Chet Baker – Inglewood Jam 6-16-’52 (Jazz Chronicles JCS 102)
Gerry Mulligan Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Gerry Mulligan (bars) Jimmie Rowles (p) Joe Mondragon (b)
Phil Turetsky’s House, Los Angeles, CA, July 9, 1952
Haig and Haig (aka Dinah) | Mosaic MR5-102 | |
She Didn’t Say Yes, She Didn’t Say No | Pacific Jazz PJ 8; Blue Note LT 1101 |
* The Complete Pacific Jazz and Capitol Recordings of the Original Gerry Mulligan Quartet and Tentette with Chet Baker (Mosaic MR5-102, MD3-102)
* The Genius of Gerry Mulligan (Pacific Jazz PJ 8, ST 20140)
* Gerry Mulligan – Freeway (Blue Note LT 1101)
Al Haig Octet
Chet Baker (tp) Ted Ottison (tp -5,6) Sonny Criss (as -1,2,6) Jack Montrose (ts -1/3,6) Les Thompson (hca -7) Al Haig (p) Dave Bryant (b) Larry Bunker (d)
“Trade Winds Club”, Inglewood, CA, August 4, 1952
1. | There Will Never Be Another You | Xanadu 206 |
2. | How High the Moon | – |
3. | Benie’s Tune | – |
4. | My Old Flame | – |
5. | I’ll Remember April | – |
6. | Sweet Georgia Brown | – |
7. | Avalon | – |
* Al Haig Live in Hollywood (Xanadu 206)
Gerry Mulligan Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Gerry Mulligan (bars) Bob Whitlock (b) Chico Hamilton (d)
Phil Turetsky’s House, Los Angeles, CA, August 16, 1952
206 | Bernie’s Tune | Pacific Jazz 601, 313, EP 4-13, PJLP 1, PJ 8, HFS 1; Blue Note LT 1101 |
Mullenium | Pacific Jazz 45-706 | |
Utter Chaos, #1 | Pacific Jazz PJLP 1, PJ 1207 | |
209 | Lullaby of the Leaves | Pacific Jazz 601, EP 4-13, PJLP 1, PJ 1207; Blue Note LT 1101 |
* The Genius of Gerry Mulligan (Pacific Jazz PJ 8, ST 20140)
* Various Artists – Assorted Flavors of Pacific Jazz (Pacific Jazz HFS 1)
* Gerry Mulligan – Freeway (Blue Note LT 1101)
* Gerry Mulligan – The Original Mulligan Quartet (Pacific Jazz PJ 1207, WP 1207)
* Gerry Mulligan Quartet (Pacific Jazz PJLP 1)
* Gerry Mulligan Quartet (no details) (Pacific Jazz 601, 313, EP 4-13, 45-706)
Gerry Mulligan Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Gerry Mulligan (bars) Carson Smith (b) Chico Hamilton (d)
probably “The Blackhawk”, San Francisco, CA, September 2, 1952
9258 | Line for Lyons | Fantasy 522, EP 4028, LP 3-6, LP 3220; Prestige PR 24016; Fantasy OJCCD 711-2 |
9261 | Carioca | – |
9266 | My Funny Valentine | Fantasy 525, EP 4028, LP 3-6, LP 3220; Prestige PR 24016; Fantasy OJCCD 711-2 |
9271 | Bark for Barksdale | – |
Utter Chaos, #2 | Fantasy LP 3-6, LP 3220 |
* Gerry Mulligan/Paul Desmond (Fantasy LP 3220, LP 8082, OJC 273)
= Gerry Mulligan/Paul Desmond – Mulligan Desmond (America (F) 30 AM 6070)
* Gerry Mulligan/Chet Baker (Prestige PR 24016)
* Gerry Mulligan Quartet featuring Chet Baker/Chubby Jackson Big Band featuring Gerry Mulligan(Fantasy OJCCD 711-2)
* The Gerry Mulligan Quartet (Fantasy LP 3-6)
* Gerry Mulligan – Line for Lyons c/w Carioca (Fantasy 522)
* Gerry Mulligan – My Funny Valentine c/w Bark for Barksdale (Fantasy 525)
* Gerry Mulligan Quartet (no details) (Fantasy EP 4028)
Gerry Mulligan Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Gerry Mulligan (bars) Bob Whitlock (b) Chico Hamilton (d)
Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, CA, October 15 & 16, 1952
218 | Nights at the Turntable | Pacific Jazz 602, 45-706, EP 4-13, PJLP 1, PJ 1207; Blue Note LT 1101 |
219 | Frenesi | Pacific Jazz 602, EP 4-13, PJLP 1, PJ 1207; Blue Note LT 1101 |
220 | Aren’t You Glad You’re You | Pacific Jazz 607, EP 4-1, PJLP 1, PJ 1207; Blue Note LT 1101 |
221 | Walkin’ Shoes | Pacific Jazz 606, EP 4-1, PJLP 1, PJ 75; Blue Note LT 1101 |
222 | Soft Shoe | – |
223 | Freeway | Pacific Jazz 607, EP 4-1, PJLP 1, PJ 75; Blue Note LT 1101 |
* Gerry Mulligan – The Original Mulligan Quartet (Pacific Jazz PJ 1207, WP 1207)
* Gerry Mulligan – Freeway (Blue Note LT 1101)
* Gerry Mulligan/Chet Baker – Timeless (Pacific Jazz PJ 75, ST 20146)
* Gerry Mulligan Quartet (Pacific Jazz PJLP 1)
* Gerry Mulligan Quartet (no details) (Pacific Jazz 602, 45-706, EP 4-13, 607, EP 4-1, 606)
1953 - Age 24
Gerry Mulligan Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Gerry Mulligan (bars) Carson Smith (b) Chico Hamilton (d)
Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, January 3, 1953
1315 | Limelight | Fantasy 529, EP 4008, LP 3-6, LP 3220; Prestige PR 24016; Fantasy OJCCD 711-2 |
1316 | The Lady Is a Tramp | Fantasy 528, EP 4008, LP 3-6, LP 3220; Prestige PR 24016; Fantasy OJCCD 711-2 |
1326 | Turnstile | – |
1327 | Moonlight in Vermont | Fantasy 529, EP 4008, LP 3-6, LP 3220; Prestige PR 24016; Fantasy OJCCD 711-2 |
Utter Chaos | Fantasy LP 3-6 |
* Gerry Mulligan/Paul Desmond (Fantasy LP 3220, LP 8082, OJC 273)
= Gerry Mulligan/Paul Desmond – Mulligan Desmond (America (F) 30 AM 6070)
* Gerry Mulligan/Chet Baker (Prestige PR 24016)
* Gerry Mulligan Quartet featuring Chet Baker/Chubby Jackson Big Band featuring Gerry Mulligan(Fantasy OJCCD 711-2)
* The Gerry Mulligan Quartet (Fantasy LP 3-6)
* Gerry Mulligan – Limelight c/w Moonlight in Vermont (Fantasy 529)
* Gerry Mulligan – The Lady Is a Tramp c/w Turnstile (Fantasy 528)
* Gerry Mulligan Quartet (no details) (Fantasy EP 4008)
Lee Konitz with Gerry Mulligan Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Lee Konitz (as) Gerry Mulligan (bars) Joe Mondragon (b) Larry Bunker (d)
Los Angeles, CA, January 25, 1953
235 | I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love with Me | Pacific Jazz 608, EP 4-3, PJLP 2, PJM 406, PJ 8; Jazztone J 1253; Blue Note BN-LA 532-H2 |
These Foolish Things | Pacific Jazz EP 4-11, PJLP 10, PJM 406; Blue Note BN-LA 532-H2 | |
Too Marvelous for Words | – | |
238 | Lady Be Good | Pacific Jazz 609, EP 4-3, PJLP 2, PJM 406; Jazztone J 1253; Blue Note BN-LA 532-H2 |
Lady Be Good (alt. take) | Pacific Jazz JWC 500, CDP 7 46847-2 |
* Lee Konitz Plays with the Gerry Mulligan Quartet (Pacific Jazz PJM 406; World Pacific WPM 406, WP 1273)
= Lee Konitz/Gerry Mulligan – Konitz Meets Mulligan (Pacific Jazz PJ 38, ST 20142)
* The Genius of Gerry Mulligan (Pacific Jazz PJ 8, ST 20140)
* Chet Baker Quartet (Jazztone J 1253)
* Gerry Mulligan/Lee Konitz – Revelation (Blue Note BN-LA 532-H2)
* Various Artists – Jazz West Coast (Pacific Jazz JWC 500)
* Lee Konitz/Gerry Mulligan – Konitz Meets Mulligan (Pacific Jazz CDP 7 46847-2, (J) CP32 5369)
* Gerry Mulligan Quartet (Pacific Jazz PJLP 2)
* Lee Konitz and the Gerry Mulligan Quartet (Pacific Jazz PJLP 10)
* Lee Konitz with Gerry Mulligan Quartet (no details) (Pacific Jazz 608, EP 4-3, EP 4-11, 609)
Gerry Mulligan Tentette
Chet Baker, Pete Candoli (tp) Bob Enevoldsen (vtb) John Graas (frh) Ray Seigal (tu) Bud Shank (as) Don Davidson (bars) Gerry Mulligan (bars, p) Joe Mondragon (b) Chico Hamilton (d)
Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA, January 29, 1953
10084 | A Ballad | Capitol T 691 |
11114 | Westwood Walk | – |
11117 | Walkin’ Shoes | – |
11118 | Rocker | – |
* Gerry Mulligan/Shorty Rogers – Modern Sounds (Capitol T 691)
Lee Konitz with Gerry Mulligan Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Lee Konitz (as) Gerry Mulligan (bars) Carson Smith (b) Larry Bunker (d)
Los Angeles, CA, January 30, 1953
236 | Lover Man | Pacific Jazz 609, 644, EP 4-3, PJLP 2, PJM 406; Jazztone J 1253; Blue Note BN-LA 532-H2 |
237 | Sextet | Pacific Jazz 608, EP 4-3, PJLP 2, PJM 406; Jazztone J 1253; Blue Note BN-LA 532-H2 |
* Lee Konitz Plays with the Gerry Mulligan Quartet (Pacific Jazz PJM 406; World Pacific WPM 406, WP 1273)
= Lee Konitz/Gerry Mulligan – Konitz Meets Mulligan (Pacific Jazz PJ 38, ST 20142)
* Chet Baker Quartet (Jazztone J 1253)
* Gerry Mulligan/Lee Konitz – Revelation (Blue Note BN-LA 532-H2)
* Gerry Mulligan Quartet (Pacific Jazz PJLP 2)
* Lee Konitz with Gerry Mulligan Quartet (no details) (Pacific Jazz 609, 644, EP 4-3, 608)
Gerry Mulligan Tentette
Chet Baker, Pete Candoli (tp) Bob Enevoldsen (vtb) John Graas (frh) Ray Seigal (tu) Bud Shank (as) Don Davidson (bars) Gerry Mulligan (bars, p) Joe Mondragon (b) Larry Bunker (d)
Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA, January 31, 1953
11121 | Takin’ a Chance on Love | Capitol T 691 |
11122 | Flash | – |
11127 | Simbah | – |
11128 | Ontet | – |
* Gerry Mulligan/Shorty Rogers – Modern Sounds (Capitol T 691)
Lee Konitz with Gerry Mulligan Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Lee Konitz (as) Gerry Mulligan (bars) Carson Smith (b) Larry Bunker (d)
“The Haig”, Hollywood, CA, February 1, 1953
Broadway | Pacific Jazz EP 4-11, PJLP 10, PJM 406; Jazztone J 1253; Blue Note BN-LA 532-H2 | |
Almost Like Being in Love | Pacific Jazz 644, EP 4-11, PJLP 10, PJM 406; Jazztone J 1253; Blue Note BN-LA 532-H2 | |
I’ll Remember April | Pacific Jazz PJM 406; Blue Note BN-LA 532-H2 | |
All the Things You Are | – | |
Bernie’s Tune | Pacific Jazz CDP 7 46847-2; Mosaic MR5-102 |
* Lee Konitz Plays with the Gerry Mulligan Quartet (Pacific Jazz PJM 406; World Pacific WPM 406, WP 1273)
= Lee Konitz/Gerry Mulligan – Konitz Meets Mulligan (Pacific Jazz PJ 38, ST 20142)
* Chet Baker Quartet (Jazztone J 1253)
* Gerry Mulligan/Lee Konitz – Revelation (Blue Note BN-LA 532-H2)
* The Complete Pacific Jazz and Capitol Recordings of the Original Gerry Mulligan Quartet and Tentette with Chet Baker (Mosaic MR5-102, MD3-102)
* Lee Konitz/Gerry Mulligan – Konitz Meets Mulligan (Pacific Jazz CDP 7 46847-2, (J) CP32 5369)
* Lee Konitz and the Gerry Mulligan Quartet (Pacific Jazz PJLP 10)
* Lee Konitz with Gerry Mulligan Quartet (no details) (Pacific Jazz EP 4-11, 644)
Gerry Mulligan Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Gerry Mulligan (bars) Carson Smith (b) Larry Bunker (d)
Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, CA, February 24, 1953
239 | Cherry | Pacific Jazz 611, EP 4-2, PJLP 2, PJ 1207 |
240 | Carson City Stage | Pacific Jazz 611, EP 4-2, PJLP 2, PJ 75, PJ 100 |
241 | Makin’ Whoopee | Pacific Jazz 604, EP 4-2, PJLP 2, PJ 1207 |
242 | Motel | Pacific Jazz 604, EP 4-2, PJLP 2 |
* Gerry Mulligan – The Original Mulligan Quartet (Pacific Jazz PJ 1207, WP 1207)
* Gerry Mulligan/Chet Baker – Timeless (Pacific Jazz PJ 75, ST 20146)
* Various Artists – On Mike!: A Decade of Pacific Jazz (Pacific Jazz PJ 100)
* Gerry Mulligan Quartet (Pacific Jazz PJLP 2)
* Gerry Mulligan Quartet (no details) (Pacific Jazz 611, EP 4-2, 604)
Gerry Mulligan Quartet
same personnel
Los Angeles, CA, March 27, 1953
I Can’t Get Started | Pacific Jazz PJLP 10 | |
My Old Flame | Pacific Jazz PJLP 10, JWC 503 | |
Festive Minor | Mosaic MR5-102 |
* Various Artists – Ballads for Backgrounds (Pacific Jazz JWC 503)
* The Complete Pacific Jazz and Capitol Recordings of the Original Gerry Mulligan Quartet and Tentette with Chet Baker (Mosaic MR5-102, MD3-102)
* Lee Konitz and the Gerry Mulligan Quartet (Pacific Jazz PJLP 10)
Gerry Mulligan Quartet
same personnel
Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, April 27, 1953
Love Me or Leave Me | Pacific Jazz PJLP 5 | |
Love Me or Leave Me (alt. take) | Mosaic MR5-102 | |
Jeru | Pacific Jazz PJLP 5, PJ 1207 | |
Swing House | – | |
Utter Chaos, #2 | Pacific Jazz PJLP 5 |
* The Complete Pacific Jazz and Capitol Recordings of the Original Gerry Mulligan Quartet and Tentette with Chet Baker (Mosaic MR5-102, MD3-102)
* Gerry Mulligan – The Original Mulligan Quartet (Pacific Jazz PJ 1207, WP 1207)
* Gerry Mulligan Quartet (Pacific Jazz PJLP 5)
Gerry Mulligan Quartet
same personnel
Los Angeles, CA, April 29, 1953
I May Be Wrong | Pacific Jazz PJLP 5, PJ 1207 | |
I May Be Wrong (alt. take) | Mosaic MR5-102 | |
I’m Beginning to See the Light | Pacific Jazz PJLP 5, PJ 1207 | |
I’m Beginning to See the Light (alt. take) | Mosaic MR5-102 | |
The Nearness of You | Pacific Jazz PJLP 5, PJ 1207 | |
Tea for Two | – |
* Gerry Mulligan – The Original Mulligan Quartet (Pacific Jazz PJ 1207, WP 1207)
* The Complete Pacific Jazz and Capitol Recordings of the Original Gerry Mulligan Quartet and Tentette with Chet Baker (Mosaic MR5-102, MD3-102)
* Gerry Mulligan Quartet (Pacific Jazz PJLP 5)
Gerry Mulligan Quartet
same personnel
Los Angeles, CA, May 7, 1953
Varsity Drag | Gene Norman Presents GNP 56 | |
Speak Low | – | |
Half Nelson | – | |
Lady Bird | – | |
Love Me or Leave Me | – | |
Swing House | – |
* Gerry Mulligan with Chet Baker (Gene Norman Presents GNP 56)
Gerry Mulligan Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Gerry Mulligan (bars) Carson Smith (b) Larry Bunker (d -1/7) Chico Hamilton (d -8/11)
“The Haig”, Hollywood, CA, May 20, 1953
1. 608 | Five Brothers | Pacific Jazz PJLP 10 |
2. | Darn That Dream (alt. take) | Pacific Jazz JWC 500 |
3. | Darn That Dream (unedited ver.) | Mosaic MR5-102 |
4. 609 | Darn That Dream | Pacific Jazz PJLP 5 |
5. | Ide’s Side | Mosaic MR5-102 |
6. | Haig and Haig (aka Fun House) | – |
7. | My Funny Valentine (unedited ver.) | – |
8. | Aren’t You Glad You’re You | – |
9. | Get Happy | – |
10. | Poinciana | – |
11. | Godchild | – |
* Various Artists – Jazz West Coast (Pacific Jazz JWC 500)
* The Complete Pacific Jazz and Capitol Recordings of the Original Gerry Mulligan Quartet and Tentette with Chet Baker (Mosaic MR5-102, MD3-102)
* Lee Konitz and the Gerry Mulligan Quartet (Pacific Jazz PJLP 10)
* Gerry Mulligan Quartet (Pacific Jazz PJLP 5)
Stan Getz – Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Stan Getz (ts) Carson Smith (b) Larry Bunker (d)
“The Haig”, Hollywood, CA, June 12, 1953
My Funny Valentine | Pacific Jazz B2 35634 | |
Strike Up the Band | – | |
The Way You Look Tonight | – | |
Yardbird Suite | – | |
Yesterdays | – | |
Winter Wonderland | Pacific Jazz B2 35634; Philology (It) W 40-2 | |
Come Out Wherever You Are | Pacific Jazz B2 35634 | |
Move | – | |
What’s New? | – | |
Half Nelson | Pacific Jazz B2 35634; Philology (It) W 40-2 | |
Little Willie Leaps | – | |
Soft Shoe | Pacific Jazz B2 35634 | |
Whispering | – | |
Bernie’s Tune | – | |
All the Things You Are | – | |
Winter Wonderland (take 2) | – | |
Gone with the Wind | – |
* Chet Baker and Stan Getz – West Coast Live (Pacific Jazz B2 35634)
* Stan Getz – Sweetie Pie (Philology (It) W 40-2)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Russ Freeman (p) Red Mitchell (b) Bobby White (d)
Los Angeles, CA, July 24, 1953
224 | Isn’t It Romantic | Pacific Jazz EP 4-4, PJLP 3, JWC 504, (J) K18P 9259 |
* Various Artists – Rodgers and Hart Gems (Pacific Jazz JWC 504)
* Chet Baker – Cool Baker, Vol. 1 (Pacific Jazz (J) K18P 9259)
* Chet Baker Quartet (Pacific Jazz PJLP 3)
* Chet Baker Quartet (no details) (Pacific Jazz EP 4-4)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Russ Freeman (p) Bob Whitlock (b) Bobby White (d)
Los Angeles, CA, July 27, 1953
225 | The Lamp Is Low (Pavane for a Dead Princess) | Pacific Jazz 605, EP 4-14, PJLP 3; World Pacific WP 1249; Pacific Jazz (J) K18P 9259 |
226 | This Time the Dream’s on Me | Pacific Jazz EP 4-4, PJLP 3, (J) K18P 9259 |
227 | Maid in Mexico | Pacific Jazz 605, EP 4-14, PJLP 3, (J) K18P 9259 |
* Chet Baker – Pretty/Groovy (World Pacific WP 1249)
* Chet Baker – Cool Baker, Vol. 1 (Pacific Jazz (J) K18P 9259)
* Chet Baker Quartet (Pacific Jazz PJLP 3)
* Chet Baker Quartet (no details) (Pacific Jazz 605, EP 4-14, EP 4-4)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Russ Freeman (p) Carson Smith (b) Larry Bunker (d)
Los Angeles, CA, July 29 & 30, 1953
266 | Imagination | Pacific Jazz 610, EP 4-14, PJLP 3, PJ 1206, (J) K18P 9259 |
267 | Russ Job | – |
Batter Up | Pacific Jazz EP 4-4, PJLP 3; World Pacific WP 1249; Pacific Jazz (J) K18P 9259 | |
Easy to Love | – | |
Long Ago and Far Away | Pacific Jazz EP 4-9, PJLP 6, (J) K18P 9259 | |
Long Ago and Far Away (alt. take) | World Pacific WP 1249; Pacific Jazz PJ 75, (J) K18P 9259 | |
Carson City Stage | World Pacific WP 1249; Pacific Jazz (J) K18P 9260 |
* The Trumpet Artistry of Chet Baker (Pacific Jazz PJ 1206, WP 1206)
* Chet Baker – Cool Baker, Vol. 1 (Pacific Jazz (J) K18P 9259)
* Chet Baker – Pretty/Groovy (World Pacific WP 1249)
* Gerry Mulligan/Chet Baker – Timeless (Pacific Jazz PJ 75, ST 20146)
* Chet Baker – Cool Baker, Vol. 2 (Pacific Jazz (J) K18P 9260)
* Chet Baker Quartet (Pacific Jazz PJLP 3)
* Chet Baker Quartet featuring Russ Freeman (Pacific Jazz PJLP 6)
* Chet Baker Quartet (no details) (Pacific Jazz 610, EP 4-14, EP 4-4, EP 4-9)
Howard Rumsey’s Lighthouse All-Stars
Chet Baker (tp) Russ Freeman (p) Howard Rumsey (b) Max Roach (d)
“Lighthouse Club”, Hermosa Beach, CA, September 13, 1953
At Last | Contemporary C 7645 | |
Winter Wonderland | Contemporary C 7649 | |
What’s New? | unissued |
* Miles Davis and the Lighthouse All-Stars – At Last! (Contemporary C 7645; Fantasy OJC 480, OJCCD 480-2)
* Chet Baker and the Lighthouse All-Stars – Witch Doctor (Contemporary C 7649; Fantasy OJC 609, OJCCD 609-2)
Howard Rumsey’s Lighthouse All-Stars
Chet Baker, Rolf Ericson (tp) Bud Shank (as, bars) Jimmy Giuffre (ts -1,2,5,6) Bob Cooper (ts -3,4) Russ Freeman (p -1,2,5,6) Claude Williamson (p -3,4) Howard Rumsey (b) Max Roach (d -1,2,5,6) Shelly Manne (d -3,4)
“Lighthouse Club”, Hermosa Beach, CA, September 13, 1953
1. | Loaded | Contemporary C 7649 |
2. | I’ll Remember April | – |
3. | Pirouette | – |
4. | Witch Doctor | Contemporary C 7649, CCD 14077-2 |
5. | Out of Somewhere | unissued |
6. | Maid in Mexico | – |
* Chet Baker and the Lighthouse All-Stars – Witch Doctor (Contemporary C 7649; Fantasy OJC 609, OJCCD 609-2)
* Howard Rumsey’s Lighthouse All-Stars – Mexican Passport (Contemporary CCD 14077-2)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Russ Freeman (p) Carson Smith (b) Larry Bunker (d)
Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, October 3, 1953
No Ties | Pacific Jazz (J) K18P 9259 | |
No Ties (alt. take) | Pacific Jazz PJ 1206 | |
Band Aid | Pacific Jazz (J) K18P 9260 | |
– | Playboy PB 1529/30 | |
Bea’s Flat | Pacific Jazz (J) K18P 9260 | |
All the Things You Are | – | |
Moon Love | – | |
Moon Love (alt. take) | Pacific Jazz PJ 1206 | |
291 | Happy Little Sunbeam | Pacific Jazz (J) K18P 9260 |
Happy Little Sunbeam (alt. take) | – | |
The Thrill Is Gone | – | |
The Thrill Is Gone (alt. take) | – |
* Chet Baker – Cool Baker, Vol. 1 (Pacific Jazz (J) K18P 9259)
* The Trumpet Artistry of Chet Baker (Pacific Jazz PJ 1206, WP 1206)
* Chet Baker – Cool Baker, Vol. 2 (Pacific Jazz (J) K18P 9260)
* The Playboy Jazz Allstars (Playboy PB 1529/30)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Russ Freeman (p) Joe Mondragon (b) Shelly Manne (d)
Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, October 27, 1953
306 | I Fall in Love Too Easily | Mosaic MR4-122 |
307 | Winter Wonderland | – |
Winter Wonderland (alt. take) | Pacific Jazz (J) K18P 9260 | |
310 | The Thrill Is Gone |
* The Complete Pacific Jazz Studio Recordings of the Chet Baker Quartet with Russ Freeman (Mosaic MR4-122, MD3-122)
* Chet Baker – Cool Baker, Vol. 2 (Pacific Jazz (J) K18P 9260)
Chet Baker Quartet with Charlie Parker
Chet Baker (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Jimmie Rowles (p) Carson Smith (b) Shelly Manne (d)
“University of Oregon”, OR, November 5, 1953
Ornithology | Stash STCD 10 | |
Barbados | – | |
Cool Blues | – |
* Charlie Parker – The Bird You Never Heard (Stash STCD 10)
Chet Baker Septet
Chet Baker (tp) Herb Geller (as, ts) Jack Montrose (ts) Bob Gordon (bars) Russ Freeman (p) Joe Mondragon (b) Shelly Manne (d)
Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA, December 14, 1953
333 | Headline | Pacific Jazz PJLP 9, CDP 7 97160-2 |
334 | Bockhanal | – |
– | Bockhanal (alt. take) | Pacific Jazz JWC 500, CDP 7 97160-2 |
335 | Ergo | Pacific Jazz PJLP 9, CDP 7 97160-2 |
336 | A Dandy Line | – |
– | A Dandy Line (alt. take) | Pacific Jazz CDP 7 97160-2 |
* Various Artists – Jazz West Coast (Pacific Jazz JWC 500)
* Chet Baker – Grey December (Pacific Jazz CDP 7 97160-2)
* The Chet Baker Ensemble (Pacific Jazz PJLP 9)
Chet Baker Septet
same personnel
Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA, December 22, 1953
337 | Pro de Functus | Pacific Jazz PJLP 9, CDP 7 97160-2 |
338 | Little Old Lady | – |
– | Little Old Lady (alt. take) | Pacific Jazz CDP 7 97160-2 |
339 | Moonlight Becomes You | Pacific Jazz PJLP 9, CDP 7 97160-2 |
– | Moonlight Becomes You (alt. take) | Pacific Jazz CDP 7 97160-2 |
340 | Goodbye | Pacific Jazz PJLP 9, CDP 7 97160-2 |
– | Goodbye (alt. take) | Pacific Jazz CDP 7 97160-2 |
* Chet Baker – Grey December (Pacific Jazz CDP 7 97160-2)
* The Chet Baker Ensemble (Pacific Jazz PJLP 9)
Chet Baker Quintet with Strings
Chet Baker (tp) Zoot Sims (ts -1/4) Samuel Cytron, Jacques Gasselin, Victor Gottlieb, George Kast, Lou Kievman, Paul Robyn, Eudice Shapiro, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin (strings) Russ Freeman (p) Joe Mondragon (b) Shelly Manne (d)
Los Angeles, CA, December 30, 1953
1. PHC010708 | I Married an Angel | Columbia CL 549 |
2. PHC010709 | Love Walked In | – |
3. PHC010710 | A Little Duet | – |
4. – | A Little Duet (alt. take) | Columbia/Legacy CK 46174 |
5. PHC010711 | You Better Go Now | Columbia CL 549 |
6. – | You Better Go Now (alt. take) | Columbia/Legacy CK 46174 |
* Chet Baker and Strings (Columbia CL 549)
* Chet Baker and Strings (Columbia/Legacy CK 46174)
Chet Baker Quintet with Strings
same personnel
Los Angeles, CA, December 31, 1953
PHC010731 | Why Shouldn’t I? | Columbia CL 549 |
PHC010732 | Trickdidlier | – |
PHC010733 | I’m Through with Love | – |
PHC010734 | You Don’t Know What Love Is | – |
– | You Don’t Know What Love Is (alt. take) | Columbia/Legacy CK 46174 |
* Chet Baker and Strings (Columbia CL 549)
* Chet Baker and Strings (Columbia/Legacy CK 46174)
1954 - Age 25
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp, vo) Russ Freeman (p) Carson Smith (b) Bob Neal (d)
Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA, February 15, 1954
358 | But Not for Me | Pacific Jazz PJLP 11, PJ 1222 |
359 | Time After Time | – |
360 | I Get Along Without You Very Well | – |
361 | There Will Never Be Another You | – |
362 | Look for the Silver Lining | – |
363 | My Funny Valentine | – |
364 | I Fall in Love Too Easily | – |
365 | The Thrill Is Gone | – |
* Chet Baker Sings (Pacific Jazz PJ 1222, WP 1222)
* Chet Baker Sings (Pacific Jazz PJLP 11)
Chet Baker Quartet plus
same personnel
Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA, February 15, 1954
358 | But Not for Me | World Pacific WP 1826 |
359 | Time After Time | – |
360 | I Get Along Without You Very Well | – |
361 | There Will Never Be Another You | – |
362 | Look for the Silver Lining | – |
363 | My Funny Valentine | – |
364 | I Fall in Love Too Easily | – |
365 | The Thrill Is Gone | – |
* Chet Baker Sings (World Pacific WP 1826, ST 1826)
Chet Baker Quintet with Strings
Chet Baker (tp) Bud Shank (as, fl) Samuel Cytron, Jacques Gasselin, Victor Gottlieb, George Kast, Lou Kievman, Paul Robyn, Eudice Shapiro, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin (strings) Russ Freeman (p) Joe Mondragon (b) Shelly Manne (d)
Los Angeles, CA, February 20, 1954
PHC010779 | What a Difference a Day Made | Columbia CL 549 |
PHC010780 | The Wind | – |
PHC010781 | Love | – |
PHC010782 | I Love You | – |
* Chet Baker and Strings (Columbia CL 549)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Russ Freeman (p) Carson Smith (b) Bob Neal (d)
“University of Michigan”, Ann Arbor, MI, May 9, 1954
Line for Lyons | Pacific Jazz PJ 1203 | |
Lover Man | – | |
My Funny Valentine | – | |
Maid in Mexico | – | |
Stella by Starlight | – | |
My Old Flame | – | |
Headline | – | |
Russ Job | – |
* Chet Baker – Jazz at Ann Arbor (Pacific Jazz PJ 1203, WP 1203)
Chet Baker Quartet
same personnel
Santa Cruz, CA, July 21, 1954
Billie’s Bounce | Mosaic MR4-113 | |
Stella by Starlight | – | |
Line for Lyons | – | |
Carson City Stage | – | |
All the Things You Are | – |
* The Complete Pacific Jazz Live Recordings of the Chet Baker Quartet with Russ Freeman (Mosaic MR4-113, MD3-113)
Chet Baker Quartet
same personnel
“Tiffany Club”, Los Angeles, CA, August 10, 1954
Russ Job (edited ver.) | Pacific Jazz PJ 1206 | |
Russ Job (unedited ver.) | Mosaic MR4-113 | |
No Ties (inc.) | – | |
Out of Nowhere | – | |
Deep Purple | – | |
My Little Suede Shoes | – | |
Lady Bird | – | |
Line for Lyons | – | |
Lullaby of the Leaves | – | |
My Old Flame | – | |
The Wind | – | |
Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart (edited ver.) | Pacific Jazz PJ 75 | |
Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart (unedited ver.) | Mosaic MR4-113 | |
Everything Happens to Me | – | |
A Dandy Line | – | |
Frenesi | – | |
Moonlight in Vermont | – | |
Carson City Stage | – |
* The Trumpet Artistry of Chet Baker (Pacific Jazz PJ 1206, WP 1206)
* The Complete Pacific Jazz Live Recordings of the Chet Baker Quartet with Russ Freeman (Mosaic MR4-113, MD3-113)
* Gerry Mulligan/Chet Baker – Timeless (Pacific Jazz PJ 75, ST 20146)
Stan Getz – Chet Baker Quintet
Chet Baker (tp) Stan Getz (ts) Russ Freeman (p) Carson Smith (b) Shelly Manne (d)
Tiffany Club without audience, Los Angeles, CA, August 17, 1954
All the Things You Are | Pacific Jazz B2 35634 |
* Chet Baker and Stan Getz – West Coast Live (Pacific Jazz B2 35634)
Chet Baker Sextet
Chet Baker (tp) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Bud Shank (bars) Russ Freeman (p) Carson Smith (b) Shelly Manne (d)
Los Angeles, CA, September 9, 1954
1652 | Dot’s Groovy | Pacific Jazz PJLP 15 |
1653 | Tommy Hawk | – |
1654 | The Half Dozens | – |
* Chet Baker Sextet (Pacific Jazz PJLP 15)
Chet Baker Sextet
same personnel
Los Angeles, CA, September 15, 1954
1664 | Little Man, You Had a Busy Day | Pacific Jazz PJLP 15 |
1665 | Stella by Starlight | – |
1666 | I’m Glad There Is You | – |
Half and Half | unissued |
* Chet Baker Sextet (Pacific Jazz PJLP 15)
Chet Baker Quintet
Chet Baker (tp) Phil Urso (ts) Al Haig (p) Carson Smith (b) Bob Neal (d)
‘Tonight Show’, NYC, December, 1954
Makin’ Whoopee | Philology (It) 214W 13 | |
Motel | – |
* Clifford Brown/Chet Baker – Trumpet Geniuses of Fifties: Black and White Series, Vol. 1 (Philology (It) 214W 13)
1955 - Age 26
Chet Baker Quintet with strings
Chet Baker (tp, vo) Bud Shank (fl) Ray Kramer, Ed Lustgarten, Kurt Reher, Eleanor Slatkin (vlc) Corky Hale (harp) Russ Freeman (p) Red Mitchell (b) Bob Neal (d) Frank Campo, Johnny Mandel, Marty Paich (arr)
Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA, February 28, 1955
This Is Always | Pacific Jazz EP 4-30, PJ 1202, CDP 7 97160-2 | |
Someone to Watch Over Me | – | |
Grey December | Pacific Jazz EP 4-33, PJ 1202, HFS 1, CDP 7 97160-2 | |
1720 | I Wish I Knew | Pacific Jazz EP 4-33, PJ 1202, CDP 7 97160-2 |
* Chet Baker Sings and Plays with Bud Shank, Russ Freeman and Strings (Pacific Jazz PJ 1202, WP 1202)
* Various Artists – Assorted Flavors of Pacific Jazz (Pacific Jazz HFS 1)
* Chet Baker – Grey December (Pacific Jazz CDP 7 97160-2)
* Chet Baker Quintet with strings (no details) (Pacific Jazz EP 4-30, EP 4-33)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Russ Freeman (p) Carson Smith (b) Bob Neal (d)
Los Angeles, CA, March 7, 1955
1730 | Daybreak | Pacific Jazz EP 4-30, PJ 1202 |
1731 | Just Friends | – |
1732 | I Remember You | Pacific Jazz EP 4-33, PJ 1202 |
1733 | Let’s Get Lost | Pacific Jazz EP 4-30 |
– | – | Pacific Jazz EP 4-33, PJ 1202 |
1734 | Long Ago and Far Away | Pacific Jazz PJ 1202 |
You Don’t Know What Love Is | – |
* Chet Baker Sings and Plays with Bud Shank, Russ Freeman and Strings (Pacific Jazz PJ 1202, WP 1202)
* Chet Baker Quartet (no details) (Pacific Jazz EP 4-30, EP 4-33)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Russ Freeman or Harvey Leonard (p) unknown (b) unknown (d)
‘Tonight Show’, NYC, March, 1955
Stella by Starlight | Philology (It) 214W 13 |
* Clifford Brown/Chet Baker – Trumpet Geniuses of Fifties: Black and White Series, Vol. 1 (Philology (It) 214W 13)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Russ Freeman (p) Carson Smith (b) Bob Neal (d)
‘Tonight Show’, “Carnagie Hall”, NYC, May 12, 1955
A Night in Tunisia | Chazzer 2005; Philology (It) W 51 | |
You Don’t Know What Love Is | – |
* Gerry Mulligan/Shorty Rogers/Chet Baker – Mulligan, Rogers, Baker (Chazzer 2005)
* Chet Baker Quartet Plus – The Newport Years, Vol. 1 (Philology (It) W 51, W 51-2)
Chet Baker Quartet Plus
Chet Baker (tp) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb -4) Al Cohn (ts -4) Gerry Mulligan (bars -3,4) Russ Freeman (p) Bob Carter (b) Peter Littman (d)
‘Newport Jazz Festival’, Newport, RI, July 16, 1955
1. | Walkin’ | Philology (It) W 51 |
2. | You Don’t Know What Love Is | – |
3. | Five Brothers | – |
4. | Tiny’s Blues | – |
* Chet Baker Quartet Plus – The Newport Years, Vol. 1 (Philology (It) W 51, W 51-2)
Chet Baker with the Dave Brubeck Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Paul Desmond (as) Dave Brubeck (p) Norman Bates (b) Joe Dodge (d)
‘Newport Jazz Festival’, Newport, RI, July 16, 1955
Tea for Two | Philology (It) W 51 |
* Chet Baker Quartet Plus – The Newport Years, Vol. 1 (Philology (It) W 51, W 51-2)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Russ Freeman (p) Carson Smith (b) Bob Neal (d)
“Birdland”, NYC, August 7, 1955
I’ll Remember April | Chazzer 2005; Philology (It) 214W 13 | |
Just Friends | – |
* Gerry Mulligan/Shorty Rogers/Chet Baker – Mulligan, Rogers, Baker (Chazzer 2005)
* Clifford Brown/Chet Baker – Trumpet Geniuses of Fifties: Black and White Series, Vol. 1 (Philology (It) 214W 13)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker, Rolf Schneebiegl (tp) Dick Twardzik (p) Jimmy Bond (b) Peter Littman (d)
Mainz, West Germany, September 21, 1955
Walkin’ | Philology (It) W 42 | |
Indian Summer | – | |
All the Things You Are | – |
* Chet Baker in Europe 1955 (Philology (It) W 42)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Dick Twardzik (p) Jimmy Bond (b) Peter Littman (d)
Paris, France, October 9, 1955
1 Announcement 2:50 2 Exitus 7:17 3 Announcement 0:31 4 Tommyhawk 7:08 5 Imagination 4:02 6 Chet Baker Presents Dick Twardzik’s Solo Feature 0:13 7 Yellow Tango 8:47 8 Someone to Watch Over Me 5:29 9 C.T.A. 9:26 10 My Funny Valentine 6:01 11 Announcement: Campi Introduces Hans Koller and Willi Sanner 0:36 12 Cool Blues 9:58 13 I’ll Remember April 15:09 14 Exitus (Closing Words by Chet Baker) 1:02 | Köln Concert Featuring Dick Twardzik |
Köln Concert Featuring Dick Twardzik(Empire Music Group 88618)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Dick Twardzik (p) Jimmy Bond (b) Peter Littman (d)
Paris, France, October 11, 1955
Rondette | Barclay (F) BLP 84009; Pacific Jazz EP 4-47, PJ 1218; Polydor (J) J48 20275/76 | |
Mid-Forte | Barclay (F) BLP 84009; Pacific Jazz PJ 1218; Polydor (J) J48 20275/76 | |
Sad Walk | – | |
Re-Search | Barclay (F) BLP 84009; Polydor (J) J48 20275/76 | |
Just Duo | – |
* Chet Baker – Rondette (Barclay (F) BLP 84009)
* Chet Baker in Europe (Pacific Jazz PJ 1218, WP 1218)
* Chet Baker – Chet in Paris, Vol. 1 (Polydor (J) J48 20275/76)
* Chet Baker Quartet (no details) (Pacific Jazz EP 4-47)
Chet Baker Quartet
same personnel
Paris, France, October 14, 1955
Piece Caprice | Barclay (F) BLP 84009; Pacific Jazz PJ 1218; Polydor (J) J48 20275/76 | |
Pomp | – | |
The Girl from Greenland | Barclay (F) BLP 84009; Pacific Jazz PJ 1218, PJ 37; Polydor (J) J48 20275/76 | |
Brash | Barclay (F) BLP 84009; Polydor (J) J48 20275/76 |
* Chet Baker – Rondette (Barclay (F) BLP 84009)
* Chet Baker in Europe (Pacific Jazz PJ 1218, WP 1218)
* Richard Twardzik – The Last Set (Pacific Jazz PJ 37)
* Chet Baker – Chet in Paris, Vol. 1 (Polydor (J) J48 20275/76)
Lars Gullin Quintet
Chet Baker (tp) Lars Gullin (bars) Dick Twardzik (p) Jimmy Bond (b) Peter Littman (d) Catherine Valente (vo -1)
Stuttgart, West Germany, October 15, 1955
1. | Cool Blues | Dragon (Swd) DRLP 36 |
2. | Brash | – |
3. | Lover Man | – |
4. | I’ll Remember April | – |
* The Great Lars Gullin ’55/’56 (Dragon (Swd) DRLP 36)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Gerard Gustin (p) Jimmy Bond (b) Nils-Bertil Dahlander (d)
Paris, France, October 24, 1955
29244-3 | I’ll Remember April | Barclay (F) BLP 84017; Polydor (J) J48 20275/76 |
29245-2 | There’s a Small Hotel | Barclay (F) BLP 84017; Pacific Jazz PJ 1218; Polydor (J) J48 20275/76 |
29246-2 | These Foolish Things | Barclay (F) BLP 84017; Polydor (J) J48 20275/76 |
29247-1 | Lover Man | – |
29248-8 | Autumn in New York | Barclay (F) BLP 84017; Pacific Jazz PJ 1218; Polydor (J) J48 20275/76 |
29249-2 | Summertime | Barclay (F) BLP 84017; Pacific Jazz EP 4-47, PJ 1218, JWC 501; Polydor (J) J48 20275/76 |
29250-2 | You Go to My Head | Barclay (F) BLP 84017; Pacific Jazz PJ 1218; Polydor (J) J48 20275/76 |
29251-1 | Tenderly | Barclay (F) BLP 84017; Pacific Jazz EP 4-47, PJ 1218; Polydor (J) J48 20275/76 |
* Chet Baker – Summertime (Barclay (F) BLP 84017)
* Chet Baker in Europe (Pacific Jazz PJ 1218, WP 1218)
* Various Artists – Jazz West Coast, Vol. 2 (Pacific Jazz JWC 501)
* Chet Baker – Chet in Paris, Vol. 1 (Polydor (J) J48 20275/76)
* Chet Baker Quartet (no details) (Pacific Jazz EP 4-47)
Chet Baker Octet
Chet Baker (tp) Benny Vasseur (tb) Jean Aldegon (as) Armand Migiani (ts) William Boucaya (bars) Rene Urtreger (p) Jimmy Bond (b) Nils-Bertil Dahlander (d)
Paris, France, October 25, 1955
29252 | Chet | Barclay (F) BLP 84042; Polydor (J) J48 20275/76 |
Chet (alt. take) | Polydor (J) J48 20277/78 | |
29253 | Dinah | Barclay (F) BLP 84042; Polydor (J) J48 20275/76 |
Dinah (alt. take) | Polydor (J) J48 20277/78 | |
29254 | V-Line (1st ver.) | Barclay (F) BLP 84042; Polydor (J) J48 20275/76 |
In Memory of Dick | Polydor (J) J48 20275/76 | |
In Memory of Dick (alt. take) | Polydor (J) J48 20277/78 |
* Chet Baker – Alone Together (Barclay (F) BLP 84042)
* Chet Baker – Chet in Paris, Vol. 1 (Polydor (J) J48 20275/76)
* Chet Baker – Chet in Paris, Vol. 2 (Polydor (J) J48 20277/78)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Raymond Fol (p) Benoit Quersin (b) Jean-Louis Viale (d)
Paris, France, November 28, 1955
29510 | Alone Together | Barclay (F) BLP 84042; Polydor (J) J48 20275/76 |
Alone Together (alt. take 1) | Polydor (J) J48 20277/78 | |
Alone Together (alt. take 2) | – | |
29511 | Exitus (theme) | Barclay (F) BLP 84042; Polydor (J) J48 20275/76 |
Exitus (theme) (alt. take) | Polydor (J) J48 20277/78 | |
29512 | One in a While | Barclay (F) BLP 84042; Polydor (J) J48 20275/76 |
All the Things You Are | Polydor (J) J48 20275/76 | |
All the Things You Are (alt. take) | Polydor (J) J48 20277/78 | |
Everything Happens to Me | Polydor (J) J48 20275/76 |
* Chet Baker – Alone Together (Barclay (F) BLP 84042)
* Chet Baker – Chet in Paris, Vol. 1 (Polydor (J) J48 20275/76)
* Chet Baker – Chet in Paris, Vol. 2 (Polydor (J) J48 20277/78)
Claus Ogerman Octet
Chet Baker, Werner Rehm (tp) Dick Simon (tb) Gustl Mayer (cl) Rolf Schneebiegl (vib) Claus Ogerman (p) unknown (b) unknown (d)
Baden-Baden, West Germany, December 6, 1955
Sweet Georgia Brown | Philology (It) 214W 13 |
* Clifford Brown/Chet Baker – Trumpet Geniuses of Fifties: Black and White Series, Vol. 1 (Philology (It) 214W 13)
Chet Baker Quintet
Chet Baker (tp) Jean-Louis Chautemps (ts) Ralph Schecroun (p) Eddie de Haas (b) Charles Saudrais (d)
“Odd Fellow Palaeet”, Copenhagen, Denmark, December 11, 1955
C.T.A. | Philology (It) W 42 | |
Cheryl | – | |
Darn That Dream | – | |
Chekeetah | – | |
Four / Exitus (theme) | – |
* Chet Baker in Europe 1955 (Philology (It) W 42)
Chet Baker Quintet
Chet Baker (tp) Bobby Jaspar (ts) Rene Urtreger (p) Benoit Quersin (b) Jean-Louis Viale (d)
Paris, France, December 26, 1955
29746 | Chekeetah | Barclay (F) BLP 84042; Polydor (J) J48 20277/78 |
Chekeetah (alt. take) | Polydor (J) J48 20277/78 | |
29747 | How About You? | Barclay (F) BLP 84042; Polydor (J) J48 20277/78 |
How About You? (alt. take) | Polydor (J) J48 20277/78 | |
Exitus (theme) | – | |
Exitus (theme) (alt. take) | – | |
Dear Old Stockholm | – |
* Chet Baker – Alone Together (Barclay (F) BLP 84042)
* Chet Baker – Chet in Paris, Vol. 2 (Polydor (J) J48 20277/78)
1956 - Age 27
Chet Baker Quintet
Chet Baker (tp) Jean-Louis Chautemps (ts) Francy Boland (p) Eddie de Haas (b) Charles Saudrais (d)
“Conservatorio Cherubini”, Florence, Italy, January 24, 1956
Chekeetah | Replica RP 1; Jazz Anthology (F) JA 5246 | |
You Don’t Know What Love Is | Replica RP 1; Jazz Anthology (F) JA 5240 | |
Stella by Starlight | – | |
Exitus (theme) | Replica RP 1 | |
Ray’s Idea | Replica RP 2; Jazz Anthology (F) JA 5240 | |
This Is Always | – | |
A Night in Tunisia | Replica RP 2; Jazz Anthology (F) JA 5246 | |
Cool Blues | Replica RP 2; Jazz Anthology (F) JA 5240 |
* Chet Baker – Exitus: Live in Europe, Vol. 1 (Replica RP 1)
* Chet Baker Live in Europe, Vol. 2 (Jazz Anthology (F) JA 5246)
* Chet Baker Live in Europe, Vol. 1 (Jazz Anthology (F) JA 5240)
* Chet Baker – Cool Blues: Live in Europe, Vol. 2 (Replica RP 2)
Chet Baker Quintet
same personnel
Paris, France, February 10, 1956
Speak Low | Polydor (J) J48 20277/78 | |
30376 | Anticipated Blues | Barclay (F) BLP 84042; Polydor (J) J48 20277/78 |
Anticipated Blues (alt. take) | Polydor (J) J48 20277/78 | |
30378 | Tasty Pudding | Barclay (F) BLP 84042; Polydor (J) J48 20277/78 |
Tasty Pudding (alt. take 1) | Polydor (J) J48 20277/78 | |
Tasty Pudding (alt. take 2) | – | |
Tasty Pudding (alt. take 3) | – | |
Tasty Pudding (alt. take 4) | – | |
Cheryl | – | |
30377 | Once in a While | Barclay unknown |
* Chet Baker – Alone Together (Barclay (F) BLP 84042)
* Chet Baker – Chet in Paris, Vol. 2 (Polydor (J) J48 20277/78)
Chet Baker Octet
Chet Baker (tp) Benny Vasseur (tb) Teddy Ameline (as) Armand Migiani (ts) William Boucaya (bars) Francy Boland (p) Benoit Quersin (b) Pierre Lemarchand (d)
Paris, France, March 15, 1956
29254R | V-Line (2nd ver.) | Barclay (F) BEP 74020; Polydor (J) J48 20277/78 |
30733 | Mythe | – |
30734 | Not Too Slow | – |
30735 | In a Little Provincial Town | – |
* Chet Baker – Chet in Paris, Vol. 2 (Polydor (J) J48 20277/78)
* Chet Baker Octet (no details) (Barclay (F) BEP 74020)
Chet Baker Band
Chet Baker (tp) Catherine Valente (vo, g) a.o.
Baden-Baden, West Germany, March 26, 1956
I’ll Remember April | Philology (It) W 51 | |
Everytime We Say Goodbye | – |
* Chet Baker Quartet Plus – The Newport Years, Vol. 1 (Philology (It) W 51, W 51-2)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp, vo) Russ Freeman (p) Jimmy Bond (b) Peter Littman (d)
Forum Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, July 23, 1956
That Old Feeling | Pacific Jazz PJ 1222; World Pacific WP 1826 | |
It’s Always You | – | |
I’ve Never Been in Love Before | – |
* Chet Baker Sings (Pacific Jazz PJ 1222, WP 1222)
* Chet Baker Sings (World Pacific WP 1826, ST 1826)
Chet Baker Quintet
Chet Baker (tp) Phil Urso (ts) Bobby Timmons (p) Jimmy Bond (b) Peter Littman (d)
Forum Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, July 24, 1956
Chippyin’ | World Pacific JWC 508 | |
Jumpin’ Off a Clef | – | |
Extra Mild | Jazztone J 1253 |
* Various Artists – The Hard Swing (World Pacific JWC 508)
* Chet Baker Quartet (Jazztone J 1253)
Chet Baker – Art Pepper Sextet
Chet Baker (tp) Art Pepper (as -1/6) Richie Kamuca (ts) Pete Jolly (p) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Stan Levey (d)
Forum Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, July 26, 1956
1. | Tynan Time | Pacific Jazz PJ-LA 896-H, CDP 7 92931-2 |
2. | The Route | World Pacific JWC 509; Crown CLP 5317; Pacific Jazz CDP 7 92931-2 |
3. | The Route (ed.) | World Pacific ST 513 |
4. | Sonny Boy | Playboy PB 1958; Pacific Jazz CDP 7 92931-2 |
5. | Minor Yours | Pacific Jazz PJ-LA 896-H, CDP 7 92931-2 |
6. | Little Girl | Pacific Jazz EP 4-48; World Pacific JWC 507; Pacific Jazz PJ-LA 896-H; Jazztone J 1274; Pacific Jazz CDP 7 92931-2 |
7. | Sweet Lorraine | Pacific Jazz CDP 7 92931-2 |
* Art Pepper Plays Shorty Rogers and Others (Pacific Jazz PJ-LA 896-H)
* Various Artists – The Blues, Vol. 2: Have Blues, Will Travel (World Pacific JWC 509)
* Chet Baker Quintette (Crown CLP 5317)
* Various Artists – The Blues in Stereo (World Pacific ST 513, ST 1021)
* Playboy Jazz Allstars Album, Vol. 2 (Playboy PB 1958)
* Various Artists – Jazz West Coast, Vol. 3 (World Pacific JWC 507)
* Various Artists – West Coast Jazz, Vol. III (Jazztone J 1274)
* Chet Baker/Art Pepper – The Route (Pacific Jazz CDP 7 92931-2)
* Chet Baker – Art Pepper Sextet (no details) (Pacific Jazz EP 4-48)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp, vo) Russ Freeman (p) Jimmy Bond (b) Lawrence Marable (d)
Forum Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, July 30, 1956
My Ideal | Pacific Jazz PJ 1222; World Pacific WP 1826 | |
Like Someone in Love | – | |
My Buddy | – |
* Chet Baker Sings (Pacific Jazz PJ 1222, WP 1222)
* Chet Baker Sings (World Pacific WP 1826, ST 1826)
Chet Baker Sextet
Chet Baker (tp) Phil Urso (ts -1/8,11,13/16) Bobby Timmons (p) Jimmy Bond (b) Peter Littman (d) Bill Loughbrough (timp -8)
Forum Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, July 31, 1956
1. | Helena (edited ver.) | Pacific Jazz PJ 1224 |
2. | Helena (unedited ver.) | Crown CLP 5317 |
3. | Medium Rock | Pacific Jazz PJ 1224 |
4. | Revelation | – |
5. | Slightly Above Moderate | – |
6. | Something for Liza | – |
7. | Worryin’ the Life Out of Me | – |
8. | To Mickey’s Memory | – |
9. | Lucius Lou | Crown CLP 5317 |
10. | – | Pacific Jazz PJ 1224 |
11. | Tabu | Pacific Jazz PJ 75 |
12. | I Can’t Get Started | World Pacific JWC 505 |
13. | Down | World Pacific JWC 510 |
14. | Music to Dance By | Crown CLP 5317 |
15. | Pawnee Junction | – |
16. | Night on Bop Mountain | Jazztone J 1253 |
* Chet Baker and Crew (Pacific Jazz PJ 1224, WP 1224, ST 1224, ST 1004)
* Chet Baker Quintette (Crown CLP 5317)
* Gerry Mulligan/Chet Baker – Timeless (Pacific Jazz PJ 75, ST 20146)
* Various Artists – Solo Flight (World Pacific JWC 505)
* Various Artists – Jazz West Coast, Vol. 4 (World Pacific JWC 510, ST 510, ST 1009)
* Chet Baker Quartet (Jazztone J 1253)
Chet Baker Quintet
Chet Baker (tp) Phil Urso (ts) Bobby Timmons (p) Jimmy Bond (b) Peter Littman (d)
‘Tonight Show’, NYC, September 5, 1956
Imagination | Philology (It) 214W 13 | |
Jumpin’ on a Cliff | – |
* Clifford Brown/Chet Baker – Trumpet Geniuses of Fifties: Black and White Series, Vol. 1 (Philology (It) 214W 13)
Chet Baker Big Band
Chet Baker (tp) Bob Burgess (tb) Fred Waters (as) Phil Urso (as, ts, bars) Bob Graf (ts) Bill Hood (bars) Bobby Timmons (p) Jimmy Bond (b) Peter Littman (d)
Los Angeles, CA, October 18, 1956
Chet | Pacific Jazz PJ 1229 | |
Dinah | – | |
Mythe | – | |
Not Too Slow | – | |
Phil’s Blues | – | |
V-Line | – |
* Chet Baker Big Band (Pacific Jazz PJ 1229, WP 1229)
Chet Baker Big Band
Chet Baker (tp) Bob Burgess (tb) Fred Waters (as) Phil Urso (as, ts, bars) Bob Graf (ts) Bill Hood (bars) Bobby Timmons (p) Jimmy Bond (b) James McKean (d)
Los Angeles, CA, October 19, 1956
Worryin’ the Life Out of Me | Pacific Jazz PJ 1229 |
* Chet Baker Big Band (Pacific Jazz PJ 1229, WP 1229)
Chet Baker Big Band
Chet Baker, Conte Candoli, Norman Faye (tp) Frank Rosolino (tb) Art Pepper, Bud Shank (as) Bill Perkins, Phil Urso (ts) Bobby Timmons (p) James Bond (b) Lawrence Marable (d)
Los Angeles, CA, October 26, 1956
Tenderly | Pacific Jazz PJ 1229 | |
A Foggy Day | – | |
Darn That Dream | – | |
Music to Dance To | World Pacific JWC 510 |
* Chet Baker Big Band (Pacific Jazz PJ 1229, WP 1229)
* Various Artists – Jazz West Coast, Vol. 4 (World Pacific JWC 510, ST 510, ST 1009)
Chet Baker – Art Pepper Sextet
Chet Baker (tp) Art Pepper (as) Phil Urso (ts) Carl Perkins (p) Curtis Counce (b) Lawrence Marable (d)
Los Angeles, CA, October 31, 1956
Picture of Heath | Pacific Jazz PJ 1234 | |
For Miles and Miles | – | |
C.T.A. | Pacific Jazz PJ 1234, PJ 60 | |
For Minors Only | Pacific Jazz PJ 1234 | |
Minor Yours | – | |
Resonant Emotions | – | |
Tynan Time | – |
* Chet Baker/Art Pepper – Playboys (Pacific Jazz PJ 1234, WP 1234)
= Chet Baker/Art Pepper/Phil Urso – Picture of Heath (Pacific Jazz PJ 18)
* Art Pepper – The Artistry of Pepper (Pacific Jazz PJ 60)
Russ Freeman – Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Russ Freeman (p) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Shelly Manne (d)
Los Angeles, CA, November 6, 1956
Love Nest | Pacific Jazz 639, PJ 1232; World Pacific JWC 507; Pacific Jazz PJ 75; Jazztone J 1274 | |
Lush Life | Pacific Jazz 639, PJ 1232 | |
An Afternoon at Home | Pacific Jazz PJ 1232 | |
Fan Tan | – | |
Summer Sketch | – | |
Say When | – | |
Amblin’ | – | |
Hugo Hurwhey | – |
* Russ Freeman and Chet Baker Quartet (Pacific Jazz PJ 1232, WP 1232)
* Various Artists – Jazz West Coast, Vol. 3 (World Pacific JWC 507)
* Gerry Mulligan/Chet Baker – Timeless (Pacific Jazz PJ 75, ST 20146)
* Various Artists – West Coast Jazz, Vol. III (Jazztone J 1274)
* Russ Freeman – Chet Baker Quartet (no details) (Pacific Jazz 639)
Chet Baker – Bud Shank Orchestra
Chet Baker (tp) Don Fagerquist, Ray Linn (tp -1/5,8,9) Milt Bernhart (tb -1/5,7/9) Charlie Mariano, Richie Steward (as -1/5,8,9) Bud Shank (as, fl) Bill Holman, Richie Kamuca (ts -1/5,8,9) Pepper Adams (bars -1/5,8,9) Claude Williamson (p -1/6,8,9) Monty Budwig (b -1/6,8,9) Mel Lewis (d) Mike Pacheco (bgo -1/5,8,9) Leith Stevens (comp -1/5,8,9)
Los Angeles, CA, November 8, 1956
1. | Fairmont Indiana | World Pacific P 2005 |
2. | Jimmy’s Theme | – |
3. | Let Me Be Loved | Pacific Jazz (J) TOCJ 5315 |
4. | The Search the Movie Star | World Pacific P 2005 |
5. | People | – |
6. | Lost Love | – |
7. | Rebel at Work | – |
8. | Success and Then What | – |
9. | Hollywood | – |
* Chet Baker/Bud Shank – Theme Music from “The James Dean Story” (World Pacific P 2005; Pacific Jazz (J) TOCJ 5315)
Chet Baker Quintet
Chet Baker (tp) Phil Urso (ts) Francy Boland (p) Scott LaFaro (b) Lawrence Marable (d)
‘Tonight TV Show’, Los Angeles, CA, late 1956
Intro | Philology (It) 214W 13 | |
Extra Mild | – | |
C.T.A. | – |
* Clifford Brown/Chet Baker – Trumpet Geniuses of Fifties: Black and White Series, Vol. 1 (Philology (It) 214W 13)
1957 - Age 28
Jack Sheldon and his Exciting All Star Big Band
Chet Baker, Jack Sheldon (tp) Stu Williamson (vtb) Herb Geller, Art Pepper (as) Harold Land (ts) Paul Moer (p) Buddy Clark (b) Mel Lewis (d)
Los Angeles, CA, August, 1957
Anyhow | Gene Norman Presents GNP 60; Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR 624 | |
Julie Is Her Name | – | |
Aplomb | – | |
Sunset Eyes | – | |
J.S. | – |
* Jack Sheldon – Jack’s Groove (Gene Norman Presents GNP 60)
* Jack Sheldon – Jack’s Groove (Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR 624)
Gerry Mulligan Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Gerry Mulligan (bars) Henry Grimes (b) Dave Bailey (d)
NYC, December 3, 11 & 17, 1957
Festive Minor | Mosaic MR5-102 | |
Ornithology | Pacific Jazz PJ 1241, EP 4-49, DJ 2, ST 90061 | |
Reunion | – | |
When Your Lover Has Gone | Pacific Jazz PJ 1241, EP 4-49, ST 90061 | |
Trav’lin’ Light | Pacific Jazz PJ 1241, EP 4-68, ST 90061 | |
Trav’lin’ Light (alt. take) | Pacific Jazz CDP 7 46857-2 | |
My Heart Belongs to Daddy | Pacific Jazz PJ 1241, EP 4-68, ST 90061 | |
Stardust | – | |
Surrey with the Fringe on Top | – | |
Jersey Bounce | Pacific Jazz PJ 1241, EP 4-68, 45-650, DJ 2, ST 90061; World Pacific JWC 510 | |
Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good to You | Playboy PB 1959; Pacific Jazz CDP 7 46857-2 | |
Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good to You (alt. take) | Pacific Jazz CDP 7 46857-2 | |
People Will Say We’re in Love | Playboy PB 1958; Pacific Jazz CDP 7 46857-2 | |
The Song Is You | Pacific Jazz CDP 7 46857-2 | |
I Got Rhythm | – | |
All the Things You Are | – | |
All the Things You Are (ed.) | Mosaic MR5-102 |
* The Complete Pacific Jazz and Capitol Recordings of the Original Gerry Mulligan Quartet and Tentette with Chet Baker (Mosaic MR5-102, MD3-102)
* Gerry Mulligan – Reunion with Chet Baker (Pacific Jazz PJ 1241, WP 1241, ST 1241, ST 1007, PJ 47, ST 47, CDP 7 46857-2)
* Various Artists – A Taste of the Best from World Pacific (Pacific Jazz DJ 2)
* Gerry Mulligan – Reunion with Chet Baker (Pacific Jazz ST 90061)
* Various Artists – Jazz West Coast, Vol. 4 (World Pacific JWC 510, ST 510, ST 1009)
* Playboy Jazz Allstars Album, Vol. 3 (Playboy PB 1959)
* Playboy Jazz Allstars Album, Vol. 2 (Playboy PB 1958)
* Gerry Mulligan Quartet (no details) (Pacific Jazz EP 4-49, EP 4-68, 45-650)
Chet Baker Septet
Chet Baker (tp) Jim Buffington (frh) Bob Trock (basn) Gene Allen (bcl) Dave Wheat (g) Seymour Barber (cello) Russ Saunders (b)
NYC, December 9, 1957
A Minor Benign | Pacific Jazz unknown | |
Ponder | – | |
Twenties Late | Playboy PB 1959 | |
X | Pacific Jazz unknown |
* Playboy Jazz Allstars Album, Vol. 3 (Playboy PB 1959)
Chet Baker Trio
Chet Baker (tp, vo) Dave Wheat (g) Russ Saunders (b)
NYC, December 9, 1957
The Night We Called It a Day | Pacific Jazz CDP 7243 8 31676-2-3 | |
Little Girl Blue | – | |
Embraceable You | – | |
They All Laughed | – | |
There’s a Lull in My Life | – | |
What It There to Say | – | |
While My Lady Sleeps | – | |
Forgetful | – | |
How Long Has This Been Going On | – | |
Come Rain or Shine | – | |
On Green Dolphin Street | – | |
Little Girl Blue | – | |
Trav’lin Light | World Pacific WP 1249; Pacific Jazz CDP 7243 8 31676-2-3 |
* Chet Baker – Pretty/Groovy (World Pacific WP 1249)
* Chet Baker – Embraceable You (Pacific Jazz CDP 7243 8 31676-2-3)
1958 - Age 29
Annie Ross with Gerry Mulligan Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Gerry Mulligan (bars) Henry Grimes (b) Dave Bailey (d) Annie Ross (vo)
Los Angeles, CA, February 11, 1958
This Time the Dream’s on Me | World Pacific WP 1253 | |
Let There Be Love | – | |
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea | – | |
How About You? | – | |
I Guess I’ll Have to Change My Plans | Pacific Jazz B21K 46852 | |
This Is Always (alt. take) | – |
* Annie Ross Sings a Song with Mulligan! (World Pacific WP 1253, ST 1253, ST 1020; Pacific Jazz B21K 46852)
Stan Getz – Chet Baker Quintet
Chet Baker (tp) Stan Getz (ts) Jodie Christian (p) Victor Sproles (b) Marshall Thompson (d)
Robert Jordan & Associates Recorders, Chicago, IL, February 16, 1958
21955-1 | Medley: Autumn in New York / Embraceable You / What’s New? | Verve MGV 8263 |
21956-1 | I’ll Remember April | – |
21957-1 | Half-Breed Apache | – |
* Stan Getz/Chet Baker – Stan Meets Chet (Verve MGV 8263)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp, vo) Kenny Drew (p) Sam Jones (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)
NYC, August, 1958
The More I See You | Riverside RLP 12-278 | |
Old Devil Moon | – | |
You Make Me Feel So Young (take 5) | Fantasy OJCCD 303-2 |
* Chet Baker Sings – It Could Happen to You (Riverside RLP 12-278, RLP 1120; Fantasy OJC 303, OJCCD 303-2)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp, vo) Kenny Drew (p) Sam Jones (b) Dannie Richmond (d)
NYC, August, 1958
You’re Driving Me Crazy | Riverside RLP 12-278 | |
It Could Happen to You | – | |
How Long Has This Been Going On? | – |
* Chet Baker Sings – It Could Happen to You (Riverside RLP 12-278, RLP 1120; Fantasy OJC 303, OJCCD 303-2)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp, vo) Kenny Drew (p -1/5) George Morrow (b -1/5) Philly Joe Jones (d -1/5)
NYC, August, 1958
1. | Do It the Hard Way | Riverside RLP 12-278 |
2. | I’m Old Fashioned | – |
3. | My Heart Stood Still | – |
4. | Everything Happens to Me | – |
5. | Dancing on the Ceiling | – |
6. | While My Lady Sleeps (take 10) | Fantasy OJCCD 303-2 |
* Chet Baker Sings – It Could Happen to You (Riverside RLP 12-278, RLP 1120; Fantasy OJC 303, OJCCD 303-2)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Johnny Griffin (ts -1,3,5) Al Haig (p) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)
NYC, September, 1958
1. | Fair Weather | Riverside RLP 12-281 |
2. | Polka Dots and Moonbeams | – |
3. | Hotel 49 | – |
4. | Solar | – |
5. | Blue Thoughts | – |
6. | When Lights Are Low | – |
7. | Soft Winds | Riverside RLP 12-294; Fantasy OJCCD 207-2 |
* Chet Baker in New York (Riverside RLP 12-281, RLP 1119; Fantasy OJC 207, OJCCD 207-2)
= Chet Baker – Polka Dots and Moonbeams (Jazzland JLP 88)
* Various Artists – New Blue Horns (Riverside RLP 12-294, RLP 1134; Fantasy OJC 256, OJCCD 256-2)
Johnny Pace with Chet Baker Quintet
Chet Baker (tp) Herbie Mann (fl) Joe Berle or Bill Evans (p) Vinnie Burke or Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (d) Johnny Pace (vo)
NYC, December 23, 1958
All or Nothing at All | Riverside RLP 12-292 | |
Crazy, She Calls Me | – | |
It Might as Well Be Spring | – |
* Chet Baker Introduces Johnny Pace (Riverside RLP 12-292, RLP 1130; Fantasy OJC 433, OJCCD 433-2)
Johnny Pace with Chet Baker Quintet
Chet Baker (tp) Herbie Mann (fl) Joe Berle or Bill Evans (p) Vinnie Burke or Paul Chambers (b) Ed Thigpen (d) Johnny Pace (vo)
NYC, December 29, 1958
The Way You Look Tonight | Riverside RLP 12-292 | |
When the Sun Comes Out | – | |
What Is There to Say? | – | |
Everything I’ve Got Belongs to You | – |
* Chet Baker Introduces Johnny Pace (Riverside RLP 12-292, RLP 1130; Fantasy OJC 433, OJCCD 433-2)
Chet Baker Septet
Chet Baker (tp) Herbie Mann (fl -1) Pepper Adams (bars -1/4,6) Bill Evans (p -1/4,6) Kenny Burrell (g) Paul Chambers (b) Connie Kay (d)
NYC, December 30, 1958
1. | Alone Together | Riverside RLP 12-299 |
2. | How High the Moon | – |
3. | It Never Entered My Mind | – |
4. | If You Could See Me Now | – |
5. | September Song | – |
6. | You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To | – |
* Chet Baker – Chet (Riverside RLP 12-299, RLP 1135; Fantasy OJC 087, OJCCD 087-2)
Johnny Pace with Chet Baker Quintet
Chet Baker (tp) Herbie Mann (fl) Joe Berle or Bill Evans (p) Vinnie Burke or Paul Chambers (b) Ed Thigpen (d) Johnny Pace (vo)
NYC, December 30, 1958
This Is Always | Riverside RLP 12-292 | |
We Could Make Such Beautiful Music | – | |
Yesterdays | – |
* Chet Baker Introduces Johnny Pace (Riverside RLP 12-292, RLP 1130; Fantasy OJC 433, OJCCD 433-2)
Chet Baker with Piero Umiliani Octet [Urilatorialla Sbarra]
Chet Baker (tp) Marcello Boschi (as) Livio Cervellieri (ts) Gino Marinacci (bars) Franco Chiari (vib) Piero Umiliani (p) Enzo Grillini (g) Berto Pisano (b) Ralf Ferraro (d)
Rome, Italy, 1958
Improvissando in Blues | Liuto (It) LRS 0063 1 | |
Motorizzaaione | – | |
Furtivmente | – |
* Chet Baker – Italian Movies: Music by Piero Umiliani (Liuto (It) LRS 0063 1)
1959 - Age 30
Chet Baker Septet
Chet Baker (tp) Herbie Mann (fl -1,3,4) Pepper Adams (bars -1,3,4) Bill Evans (p) Kenny Burrell (g -1,3,4) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)
NYC, January 19, 1959
1. | ‘Tis Autumn | Riverside RLP 12-299 |
2. | Time on My Hands | – |
3. | You and the Night and the Music | – |
4. | Early Morning Mood (Early Morning Blues) | Riverside RLP 12-294; Fantasy OJCCD 087-2 |
* Chet Baker – Chet (Riverside RLP 12-299, RLP 1135; Fantasy OJC 087, OJCCD 087-2)
* Various Artists – New Blue Horns (Riverside RLP 12-294, RLP 1134; Fantasy OJC 256, OJCCD 256-2)
Chet Baker Septet
Chet Baker (tp) Herbie Mann (fl, ts) Zoot Sims (ts, as) Pepper Adams (bars) Bill Evans (p) Earl May (b) Clifford Jarvis (d)
NYC, July 21, 1959
I Could Have Danced All Night | Riverside RLP 12-307 | |
Thank Heaven for Little Girls | – | |
I Talk to the Trees | – | |
Show Me | – |
* Chet Baker Plays the Best of Lerner and Loewe (Riverside RLP 12-307, RLP 1152; Fantasy OJC 137, OJCCD 137-2)
Chet Baker Septet
Chet Baker (tp) Herbie Mann (fl, ts) Zoot Sims (ts, as) Pepper Adams (bars) Bob Corwin (p) Earl May (b) Clifford Jarvis (d)
NYC, July 22, 1959
I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face | Riverside RLP 12-307 | |
The Heather on the Hill | – | |
On the Street Where You Live | – | |
Almost Like Being in Love | – |
* Chet Baker Plays the Best of Lerner and Loewe (Riverside RLP 12-307, RLP 1152; Fantasy OJC 137, OJCCD 137-2)
Chet Baker Sextet
Chet Baker (tp) Glauco Masetti (as) Gianni Basso (ts) Renato Sellani (p) Franco Cerri (b) Gene Voctory (d)
Milan, Italy, September 25, 1959
Lady Bird | Jazzland JLP 18 |
* Chet Baker in Milan (Jazzland JLP 18; Fantasy OJC 370, OJCCD 370-2)
Chet Baker Sextet
same personnel
Milan, Italy, September 26, 1959
Cheryl Blues | Jazzland JLP 18 | |
Tune Up | – | |
Line for Lyons | – |
* Chet Baker in Milan (Jazzland JLP 18; Fantasy OJC 370, OJCCD 370-2)
Chet Baker Octet with Strings
Chet Baker (tp) Mario Pezzotta (tb) Glauco Masetti (as) Gianni Basso (ts) Fausto Papetti (bars) Giulio Libano (p, cel) Franco Cerri (b) Gene Voctory (d) Len Mercer (arr, cond) unidentified strings
Milan, Italy, September 28, 1959
The Song Is You | Jazzland JLP 21 | |
Angel Eyes | – | |
When I Fall in Love | – | |
Deep in a Dream | – |
* Chet Baker with Fifty Italian Strings (Jazzland JLP 21; Fantasy OJC 492, OJCCD 492-2; Jazzland (J) VICJ 235588)
Chet Baker Octet with Strings
same personnel
Milan, Italy, September 29, 1959
I Should Care | Jazzland JLP 21 | |
Goodbye | – | |
Autumn in New York | – | |
My Funny Valentine | Jazzland (J) VICJ 235588 |
* Chet Baker with Fifty Italian Strings (Jazzland JLP 21; Fantasy OJC 492, OJCCD 492-2; Jazzland (J) VICJ 235588)
Chet Baker Octet with Strings
same personnel
Milan, Italy, October 5, 1959
Forgetful | Jazzland JLP 21 | |
Violets for Your Furs | – | |
Street of Dreams | – |
* Chet Baker with Fifty Italian Strings (Jazzland JLP 21; Fantasy OJC 492, OJCCD 492-2; Jazzland (J) VICJ 235588)
Chet Baker Sextet
Chet Baker (tp) Glauco Masetti (as -1,2) Gianni Basso (ts -1,2) Renato Sellani (p) Franco Cerri (b) Gene Voctory (d)
Milan, Italy, October 6, 1959
1. | Pent Up House | Jazzland JLP 18 |
2. | Look for the Silver Lining | – |
3. | Indian Summer | – |
4. | My Old Flame | – |
* Chet Baker in Milan (Jazzland JLP 18; Fantasy OJC 370, OJCCD 370-2)
1960 - 1963 (Age 31 - 34)
Chet Baker with the Orchestra Radio Baden-Baden
Chet Baker (tp) The Orchestra Radio Baden-Baden
Paris, France, October 12, 1960
Autumn in New York | Esoldun (F) FC 123 | |
Marilyn | – |
* Chet Baker Live in Paris 1960-63, Live in Nice 1975 (Esoldun (F) FC 123)
Chet Baker with Piero Umiliani Nonet
Chet Baker, Nino Culasso (tp) Mario Midana (tb) Bill Gilmore (vtb) Livio Cervellieri (as) Ivan Vandor (ts) Gino Marinacci (bars) Robert Pregadio (p) Berto Pisano (b) Jimmy Pratt (d) Piero Umiliani (arr, cond)
Rome, Italy, circa 1960
Movimenti Con Swing | RCA Camden CM30 104 | |
Tipi Sospetti | – | |
Motel | – | |
Jazz Bar | – |
* Piero Umiliani – Intrigo a Los Angeles (RCA Camden CM30 104)
1961 – Age 32
Chet Baker with Piero Umiliani Octet [Big Deal on Madonna Street]
Chet Baker, Nino Rosso (tp) Bill Gilmore (tb) Marcello Boschi (as) Livio Cervellieri (ts) Gino Marinacci (bars) Piero Umiliani (p) Berto Pisano (b) Jimmy Pratt (d)
Rome, Italy, 1961
Relaxin’ with Chet | Liuto (It) LRS 0063 1 | |
I Soliti Ignoti | – | |
Tension | – | |
Alone in a Crowd | – | |
Tema D’amore | – |
* Chet Baker – Italian Movies: Music by Piero Umiliani (Liuto (It) LRS 0063 1)
1962 – Age 33
Chet Baker Sextet
Chet Baker (tp) Bobby Jaspar (ts, fl) Amadeo Tomasi (p) Rene Thomas (g) Benoit Quersin (b) Daniel Humair (d)
Rome, Italy, January 5, 1962
1963 | Well, You Needn’t | RCA (It) LPM 10307 |
1964 | Ballata in Forma di Blues | – |
1965 | Pent Up House | – |
1966 | Over the Rainbow | – |
1967 | Barbados | – |
1968 | Star Eyes | – |
1969 | Blues in the Closet | – |
1970 | These Foolish Things | – |
* Chet Baker – Chet Is Back (RCA (It) LPM 10307)
Chet Baker with Piero Umiliani Orchestra [Smog]
Chet Baker, Nino Culasso, Beppe Curraro, Baldo Panfili, Nino Rosso (tp) Enzo Forte, Ennio Gabbi, Mario Minada (tb) Bill Gilmore (vtb) Marcello Boschi, Baldo Maestri (as) Marcello Cianfanelli, Ivan Vandor (ts) Gino Marinacci (bars) Franco Chiari (vib) Piero Umiliani (p, arr) Enzo Grillini (g) Beppe Carta (b) Roberto Zappulla (d) unidentified strings (-2,3)
Rome, Italy, May, 1962
1. | Thinking Blues | Liuto (It) LRS 0063 1 |
2. | Smog | – |
3. | Twilight in Los Angeles | – |
* Chet Baker – Italian Movies: Music by Piero Umiliani (Liuto (It) LRS 0063 1)
1963 – Age 34
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Georges Arvanitas (p) Guy Pedersen (b) Daniel Humair (d)
Paris, France, June 9, 1963
Porgy and Bess | Esoldun (F) FC 123 | |
Milestones | – |
* Chet Baker Live in Paris 1960-63, Live in Nice 1975 (Esoldun (F) FC 123)
1964 - Age 35
Chet Baker Quintet
Chet Baker (flh) Phil Urso (ts, cl) Hal Galper (p) Jymie Merritt (b) Charlie Rice (d)
NYC, June, 1964
Soultrane | Colpix CP 476 | |
Walkin’ | – | |
Tadd’s Delight | – | |
Whatever Possessed Me | – | |
Retsim B | – | |
Gnid | – | |
Ann, Wonderful One | – | |
Mating Call | – | |
Margarine | – | |
Flight to Jordan | – |
* Chet Baker – The Most Important Jazz Album of 1964-1965 (Colpix CP 476, SCP 476)
Chet Baker Sextet
Chet Baker (flh) Frank Srozier (as, fl) Phil Urso (ts -1,3,5, ts, arr -2,4) Hal Galper (p, arr -1,3,5, p -2,4) Michael Fleming (b) Charlie Rice (d)
NYC, November 14, 1964
1. 34084-8 | Pamela’s Passion | Limelight LM 82003 |
2. 34085-5 | Baby Breeze | Limelight L 3053, LM 82003 |
3. 34086-2 | This Is the Thing | Limelight LM 82003 |
4. 34087-9 | Comin’ Down | – |
5. 34088-6 | One with One | – |
* Chet Baker – Baby Breeze (Limelight LM 82003, LS 86003; Verve 314 538 328-2)
= Chet Baker – Baby Breeze + 3 (EmArcy (J) 195J 10084, (J) EJD 3039)
* Chet Baker – Baby Breeze c/w The Touch of Your Lips (Limelight L 3053)
Chet Baker Trio
Bobby Scott (p, arr -2) Kenny Burrell (g -1,3) Chet Baker (vo)
NYC, November 14, 1964
1. 34089-5 | You’re Mine, You | Limelight LM 82003 |
2. 34092-4 | A Taste of Honey | EmArcy (J) 195J 10084, (J) EJD 3039 |
3. 34090-9 | Sweet Sue, Just You | – |
* Chet Baker – Baby Breeze (Limelight LM 82003, LS 86003; Verve 314 538 328-2)
= Chet Baker – Baby Breeze + 3 (EmArcy (J) 195J 10084, (J) EJD 3039)
Chet Baker Quartet
Bob James (p) Michael Fleming (b) Charlie Rice (d) Chet Baker (vo -1, flh -2/5)
NYC, November 20, 1964
1. 34106-9 | The Touch of Your Lips | Limelight L 3053, LM 82003 |
2. 34108-1 | I Wish You Love | Verve 314 538 328-2 |
3. 34108-2/11 | – | Limelight LM 82003 |
4. 34107-5 | Think Beautiful | Verve 314 538 328-2 |
5. 34107-9 | – | Limelight LM 82002; EmArcy (J) 195J 10084, (J) EJD 3039 |
* Chet Baker – Baby Breeze (Limelight LM 82003, LS 86003; Verve 314 538 328-2)
= Chet Baker – Baby Breeze + 3 (EmArcy (J) 195J 10084, (J) EJD 3039)
* Various Artists – I/We Had a Ball (Limelight LM 82002, LS 86002)
* Chet Baker – Baby Breeze c/w The Touch of Your Lips (Limelight L 3053)
Chet Baker Trio
Bobby Scott (p, arr) Kenny Burrell (g) Chet Baker (vo)
NYC, November 20, 1964
34091-8 | Everything Depends on You | Limelight LM 82003 |
34093-2 | Born to Be Blue | – |
* Chet Baker – Baby Breeze (Limelight LM 82003, LS 86003; Verve 314 538 328-2)
= Chet Baker – Baby Breeze + 3 (EmArcy (J) 195J 10084, (J) EJD 3039)
Chet Baker Quintet
Chet Baker (tp) Glauco Masetti (as, fl) Rene Thmas (g) Franco Cerri (b) Gianni Cazzola (d)
Rome, Italy, 1964
My Funny Valentine | West Wind (G) WW 2033 | |
Stella by Starlight | – | |
Stella by Starlight (alt. take) | West Wind (G) WW 2023 | |
Short Bridge | West Wind (G) WW 2033 | |
Serpent’s Tooth | – | |
Serpent’s Tooth (alt. take) | West Wind (G) WW 2023 | |
Theme for Freddie | West Wind (G) WW 2033 | |
Theme for Freddie (alt. take) | West Wind (G) WW 2023 | |
When Will the Blues Leave? | West Wind (G) WW 2033 | |
In Your Own Sweet Way | – |
* Chet Baker – Stella by Starlight (West Wind (G) WW 2033)
* Various Artists – Trumpets Anthology (West Wind (G) WW 2023)
1965 - Age 36
Chet Baker Tentet
Chet Baker (flh) Leon Cohen, Henry Freeman, Wilford Holcombe, Seldon Powell, Alan Ross (reeds) Hank Jones (p) Everett Barksdale (g) Richard Davis (b) Connie Kay (d)
NYC, May or June, 1965
36271 | Easy Living | Limelight LM 82019 |
36272 | These Foolish Things | – |
36273 | When Your Lover Has Gone | – |
36274 | There Is No Greater Love | – |
36275 | That Ol’ Devil Moon | – |
36276 | You’re My Thrill | – |
36277 | Travelin’ Light | – |
36278 | Don’t Explain | – |
36279 | Crazy, She Calls Me | – |
36280 | Mean to Me | – |
* Chet Baker – Baker’s Holiday (Limelight LM 82019, LS 86019)
Chet Baker Quintet
Chet Baker (flh) George Coleman (ts) Kirk Lightsey (p) Herman Wright (b) Roy Brooks (d)
NYC, August 23, 25 & 29, 1965
Grade “A” Gravy | Prestige PR 7449, PRCD 24172-2 | |
Serenity | – | |
Fine and Dandy | – | |
Have You Met Miss Jones? | – | |
Rearin’ Back | Prestige 45-409, PR 7449, PRCD 24172-2 | |
So Easy | – |
* Smokin’ with the Chet Baker Quintet (Prestige PR 7449)
* Chet Baker – Lonely Star (Prestige PRCD 24172-2)
* Chet Baker – Rearin’ Back c/w So Easy (Prestige 45-409)
Chet Baker Quintet
same personnel
NYC, August 23, 25 & 29, 1965
Madison Avenue | Prestige PR 7460, PRCD 24172-2 | |
Lonely Star | – | |
Wee, Too | – | |
Tan Gaugin | – | |
Cherokee | Prestige PR 7460, PRCD 24173-2 | |
Bevan Beeps | – |
* Groovin’ with the Chet Baker Quintet (Prestige PR 7460)
* Chet Baker – Lonely Star (Prestige PRCD 24172-2)
* Chet Baker – Stairway to the Stars (Prestige PRCD 24173-2)
Chet Baker Quintet
same personnel
NYC, August 23, 25 & 29, 1965
Comin’ On | Prestige PR 7478, PRCD 24173-2 | |
Stairway to the Stars | – | |
No Fair Lady | – | |
When You’re Gone | – | |
Choose Now | – | |
Chabootie | – | |
Carpsie’s Groove | – |
* Comin’ on with the Chet Baker Quintet (Prestige PR 7478)
* Chet Baker – Stairway to the Stars (Prestige PRCD 24173-2)
Chet Baker Quintet
same personnel
NYC, August 23, 25 & 29, 1965
Hurry | Prestige PR 7496, PRCD 24174-2 | |
I Waited for You | Prestige PR 7496, PRCD 24173-2 | |
The 490 | – | |
Cut Plug | Prestige PR 7496, PRCD 24174-2 | |
Boudoir | – | |
Etude in Three | – | |
Sleeping Susan | – |
* Cool Burnin’ with the Chet Baker Quintet (Prestige PR 7496)
* Chet Baker – On a Misty Night (Prestige PRCD 24174-2)
* Chet Baker – Stairway to the Stars (Prestige PRCD 24173-2)
Chet Baker Quintet
same personnel
NYC, August 23, 25 & 29, 1965
Go-Go | Prestige PR 7512, PRCD 24174-2 | |
Lament for the Living | – | |
Pot Luck | – | |
Bud’s Blues | – | |
Romas | – | |
On a Misty Night | – |
* Boppin’ with the Chet Baker Quintet (Prestige PR 7512)
* Chet Baker – On a Misty Night (Prestige PRCD 24174-2)
Joe Pass with Bob Florence Orchestra
Chet Baker (flh) Joe Pass (g) Frank Capp (d) Bob Florence (arr, cond) unidentified vocal group and orchestra
Los Angeles, CA, probably late 1965
A Sign of the Times | World Pacific WP 1844 | |
The Phoenix Love Theme | – | |
Nowhere Man | – | |
Dindi | – | |
A Summer Song | – | |
Moment to Moment | – | |
It Was a Very Good Year | – | |
Are You There? (With Another Girl) | – | |
What Now, My Love? | – | |
Softly, As I Leave You | – | |
Sweet September | – |
* Joe Pass – A Sign of the Times (World Pacific WP 1844, WPS 21844)
The Mariachi Brass featuring Chet Baker
Chet Baker (flh) Jack Nitsche (arr, cond) The Mariachi Brass
Los Angeles, CA, December, 1965
Flowers on the Wall | World Pacific WP 1839 | |
Tequila | – | |
Mexico | – | |
Cuando Caliente en Sol | – | |
Hot Toddy | – | |
24 Hours to Tulsa | – | |
Speedy Gonzales | – | |
Come a Little Bit Closer | – | |
La Bamba | – | |
El Paso | – |
* The Mariachi Brass – A Taste of Tequila (World Pacific WP 1839, WPS 21839)
1966 - Age 37
The Mariachi Brass featuring Chet Baker
Chet Baker (flh) The Mariachi Brass
Los Angeles, CA, April, 1966
Happiness Is | World Pacific WP 1842 | |
Sure Gonna Miss Her | – | |
Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) | – | |
The Phoenix Love Theme | – | |
These Boots Are Made for Walkin’ | – | |
On the Street Where You Live | – | |
Armen’s Theme | – | |
Spanish Harlem | – | |
Chiquita Banana | – | |
When the Day Is All Done (Foyo) | – | |
You Baby | – | |
It’s Too Late | – |
* The Mariachi Brass – Hats Off!!! (World Pacific WP 1842, WPS 21842)
Chet Baker with the Carmel Strings
Chet Baker (flh) The Carmel Strings
Los Angeles, CA, June, 1966
Early Autumn | World Pacific WP 1847 | |
I Left My Heart in San Francisco | – | |
Forget Him | – | |
The Christmas Song | – | |
Quietly, There | – | |
Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most | – | |
Stranger on the Shore | – | |
You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me | – | |
The More I See You | – | |
No More Blues | – | |
Message to Michael | – | |
You’re My Soul and Inspiration | – |
* Chet Baker – Quietly, There (World Pacific WP 1847, WPS 21847)
The Mariachi Brass featuring Chet Baker
Chet Baker (flh) The Mariachi Brass
Los Angeles, CA, June, 1966
Dancing in the Street | World Pacific WP 1852 | |
Ring of Fire | – | |
Yesterday’s Gone | – | |
Danke Schoen | – | |
The Blue Dove | – | |
Red Rubber Ball | – | |
When You’re Smiling | – | |
Enamorado | – | |
Agua Caliente | – | |
Wheels | – | |
But Not Today | – | |
Green Grass | – |
* The Mariachi Brass – Double Shot (World Pacific WP 1852, WPS 21852)
Chet Baker – Phil Urso Quintet
Chet Baker (tp) Phil Urso (ts) Dave McKay (p) Chuck Domanico (b) Harry Kevis Jr. (d)
Pueblo, CO, summer 1966
All Blues | CCB 1225; Fruit Tree (It) FTR 12-1 | |
Airegin | – | |
‘Round About Midnight | – | |
Green Dolphin Street | – | |
Lucius Lu | – | |
The Shadow of Your Smile | – | |
Mr. B | – | |
When I Fall in Love | – | |
Milestones | – | |
Lucius Lu (alt. take) | – | |
Forgetful | – | |
Look for the Silver Lining | – |
* Chet Baker Live at Pueblo Colorado (CCB 1225)
* Chet Baker – ‘Round Midnight (Fruit Tree (It) FTR 12-1)
Bud Shank Band
Chet Baker (flh) Bud Shank (as, fl) a.o.
Los Angeles, CA, August, 1966
California Dreamin’ | World Pacific WP 1845 | |
Imprevu | – | |
Listen People | – | |
What the World Needs Now Is Love | – | |
In Times Like These | – | |
Norwegian Wood | – | |
Woman | – | |
Monday, Monday | World Pacific WP 1845, 77842 | |
Daydream | World Pacific WP 1845 | |
Gotta Go | – | |
The End of the World | – | |
Husbands and Wives | – |
* Bud Shank – California Dreamin’ (World Pacific WP 1845, WPS 21845)
* Bud Shank Band (no details) (World Pacific 77842)
Bud Shank with Bob Florence Orchestra
Chet Baker (flh) Bud Shank (as, fl) Bob Florence (arr, cond) a.o.
Los Angeles, CA, September 28, 1966
Is Paris Burning? | World Pacific 77859, 77857 | |
A Man and a Woman | World Pacific WP 1858, 77857 |
* Chet Baker – Into My Life (World Pacific WP 1858, WPS 21858)
* Bud Shank with Bob Florence Orchestra (no details) (World Pacific 77859, 77857)
Bud Shank Band
Chet Baker (flh) Bud Shank (as) Joao Donato, Clare Fischer (p) Laurindo Almeida, Joe Pass (g) unidentified strings, a.o.
Los Angeles, CA, September, 1966
Summer Samba | World Pacific WP 1855 |
* Bud Shank – Brazil! Brazil! Brazil! (World Pacific WP 1855, WPS 21855)
Bud Shank with Bob Florence Orchestra
Chet Baker (flh) Bud Shank (as, fl) Bob Florence (arr, cond) a.o.
Los Angeles, CA, October, 1966
Michelle | World Pacific WP 1840, MM 426 | |
Petite Fleur | World Pacific WP 1840 | |
Girl | – | |
As Tears Go By | – | |
You Didn’t Have to Be So Nice | World Pacific WP 1840, MM 426 | |
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg | World Pacific WP 1840 | |
Sounds of Silence | – | |
Turn, Turn, Turn | – | |
Yesterday | – | |
Blue on Blue | – |
* Bud Shank – Michelle (World Pacific WP 1840, WPS 21840)
* Bud Shank with Bob Florence Orchestra (no details) (World Pacific MM 426)
Chet Baker with the Carmel Strings
Chet Baker (flh) Harry Betts (arr, cond) The Carmel Strings
Los Angeles, CA, October, 1966
A Man and a Woman | World Pacific WP 1858 | |
Guantanamera | – | |
I’ve Got Love to Keep Me Warm | – | |
Ballad of a Sad Young Men | – | |
Here, There and Everywhere | – | |
Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White | – | |
Serenata | – | |
More and More Amor | – | |
All | – | |
If He Walked Into My Life | – | |
Trains Boats Plains | – | |
Got to Get You Into My Life | – |
* Chet Baker – Into My Life (World Pacific WP 1858, WPS 21858)
The Mariachi Brass featuring Chet Baker
Chet Baker (flh) The Mariachi Brass
Los Angeles, CA, late 1966
Sunrise Serenade | World Pacific WP 1859 | |
At Last | – | |
Chattanooga Choo Choo | – | |
Serenade in Blue | – | |
In the Mood | – | |
I’ve Got a Gal in Kalamazoo | – | |
Little Brown Jug | – | |
Tuxedo Junction | – | |
A String of Pearls | – | |
Moonlight Serenade | – | |
Pennsylvania 65000 | – | |
The Dating Game | – |
* The Mariachi Brass – In the Mood (World Pacific WP 1859, WPS 21859)
1967 - 1974 (Age 38 - 45)
Bud Shank Octet
Chet Baker, Gary Barone (flh) Bud Shank (as, fl) Dennis Budimir, Herb Ellis (g) Robert West (b) John Guerin (d) Victor Feldman (per)
Los Angeles, CA, November 3 & 8, 1967
Blue Jay Way | World Pacific WP 1873 | |
I Am the Walrus | – | |
The Fool on the Hill | – | |
Flying | – | |
Hello Goodbye | – | |
Your Mother Should Know | – | |
Paper Cup | – | |
Windy | – | |
Never My Love | – | |
I Wanna Be Free | – | |
I Say a Little Prayer | – |
* Bud Shank – Magical Mystery (World Pacific WP 1873, WPS 21873)
1968 – Age 39
Nothing!
1969 – Age 40
Chet Baker Quintet
Chet Baker (tp) Paul Smith (p, org) Barney Kessel (g) Jim Hughart (b) Frank Capp (d)
Los Angeles, CA, 1969
Albert’s House | Beverly Hills BH 1134 | |
Farewell San Francisco | – | |
Time | – | |
I Should Have Told You So | – | |
How Dare You Sir | – | |
End of the Line | – | |
Pretty People | – | |
Sunday in Town | – | |
A Man Who Use to Be | – | |
Never Had This Feeling Before | – | |
Life | – | |
Nice Little Girls | – |
* Chet Baker – Albert’s House (Beverly Hills BH 1134)
1970 – Age 41
Chet Baker with Jerry Styner Orchestra
Tony Terran, Ray Triscari (tp) Chet Baker (tp, vo) Miles Anderson, Dick Hyde, Ollie Mitchell (tb) George Roberts (btb) Plas Johnson (ts) Buddy Collette (reeds) Larry Knechtel (key) Al Casey, Mike Deasy, Joe Pass, Tommy Tedesco (g) Joe Osborne, Ray Pohlman (el-b) Hal Blaine (d) Gary Coleman (per) Jerry Styner (arr, cond) The Sid Sharp Strings
Sunwest Recording Studio, Hollywood, CA, July 6, 1970
70L1454 | Easy Come, Easy Go | Verve V6 8798 |
70L1455 | Sugar, Sugar | – |
70L1456 | Something | – |
70L1457 | Spinning Wheel | – |
70L1458 | Vehicle | – |
70L1459 | The Letter | – |
70L1460 | And When I Die | – |
70L1461 | Come Saturday Morning | – |
70L1462 | Evil Ways | – |
70L1463 | You’ve Made Me So Very Happy | – |
* Chet Baker – Blood, Chet and Tears (Verve V6 8798)
1971 – 1973 (Age 42 – 44)
Nothing!
1974 – Age 45
Lee Konitz – Chet Baker – Keith Jarrett Quintet
Chet Baker (tp) Lee Konitz (as) Keith Jarrett (p) Charlie Haden (b) Beaver Harris (d)
NYC, April 14, 1974
Donna Lee | Jazz Connoisseur (Israel) JC 113 | |
Lover Man | – | |
There Will Never Be Another You | – | |
Like Someone in Love | – |
* Lee Konitz – Chet Baker – Keith Jarrett Quintet (Jazz Connoisseur (Israel) JC 113)
Lee Konitz – Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Lee Konitz (as) Michael Moore (b) Beaver Harris (d)
“Ornette’s Club”, Woodstock, NYC, April, 1974
Airegin | India Navigation IN 1052 | |
Au Privave | – | |
Body and Soul | – | |
Willow Weep for Me | – | |
Walkin’ | – |
* Chet Baker/Lee Konitz – In Concert (India Navigation IN 1052)
Chet Baker Nonet with Don Sebesky Orchestra
Chet Baker (tp) George Marge (afl, ob, d’amore) Hubert Laws (fl, afl) Romeo Penque (cl, fl) Paul Desmond (as -1,4) Lewis Eley, Max Ellen, Barry Finclair, Paul Gershman, Harry Glickman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, David Nadien, Herbert Sorkin (vln -2,6) Warren Lash, Jesse Levy (vlc -2,6) David Friedman (vib) Bob James (el-p) Ron Carter (b) Steve Gadd (d -1/4,8) Jack DeJohnette (d -5/7) Don Sebesky (arr, cond)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 17, October 31, November 1, 1974
1. | Autumn Leaves | CTI 6050 S1 |
2. | She Was Too Good to Me | – |
3. | Funk in Deep Freeze | – |
4. | Tangerine | – |
5. | With a Song in My Heart | – |
6. | What’ll I Do | – |
7. | It’s You or No One | – |
8. | My Future Just Passed | CTI/Associated ZK 40804 |
* Chet Baker – She Was Too Good to Me (CTI 6050 S1; CTI/Associated ZK 40804)
Gerry Mulligan – Chet Baker Octet
Chet Baker (tp -1/4, tp, vo -5) Ed Byrne (tb -5) Gerry Mulligan (bars -1/4) Dave Samuels (vib -1,3,4, per -2) Bob James (el-p -1, p -2/5) John Scofield (g -1,3,4) Ron Carter (b) Harvey Mason (d)
“Carnegie Hall”, NYC, November 24, 1974
1. | Line for Lyons | CTI 6054 S1 |
2. | My Funny Valentine | – |
3. | It’s Sandy at the Beach | CTI 6055 S1 |
4. | Bernie’s Tune | – |
5. | There Will Never Be Another You | – |
* Gerry Mulligan/Chet Baker – Carnegie Hall Concert, Vol. 1 (CTI 6054 S1)
* Gerry Mulligan/Chet Baker – Carnegie Hall Concert, Vol. 2 (CTI 6055 S1)
1975 - 1976 (Age 46 - 47)
Jim Hall Quintet
Chet Baker (tp) Roland Hanna (p, el-p) Jim Hall (g) Ron Carter (b) Steve Gadd (d) Don Sebesky (arr)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 16, 1975
Two’s Blues | CTI 6060 S1 | |
The Answer Is Yes (alt. take) | CTI/Associated ZK 40807; CTI/Legacy ZK 65132 |
* Jim Hall – Concierto (CTI 6060 S1, 8012; CTI/Associated ZK 40807; CTI/Legacy ZK 65132)
Jim Hall Sextet
Chet Baker (tp) Paul Desmond (as -1,2,4) Roland Hanna (p, el-p) Jim Hall (g) Ron Carter (b) Steve Gadd (d) Don Sebesky (arr)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 23, 1975
1. | You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To | CTI 6060 S1 |
2. | You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To (alt. take) | CTI/Legacy ZK 65132 |
3. | The Answer Is Yes | CTI 6060 S1 |
4. | Concierto de Aranjuez | – |
* Jim Hall – Concierto (CTI 6060 S1, 8012; CTI/Associated ZK 40807; CTI/Legacy ZK 65132)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Kenny Drew (p) Larry Ridley (b) David Lee (d)
‘Festival di Pescara’, Pescara, Italy, July 14, 1975
My Funny Valentine | Philology (It) W 30-2 | |
Milestones | Philology (It) W 100/101 |
* Various Artists – It Happened in Pescara 1969-1989 (Philology (It) W 100/101)
* Chet Baker – Seven Faces of Valentine (Philology (It) W 30-2)
Chet Baker Trio
Chet Baker (tp) Larry Ridley (b) Ray Mosca (d)
Nice, France, July 20, 1975
Witchcraft | Esoldun (F) FC 123 | |
Stella by Starlight | – |
* Chet Baker Live in Paris 1960-63, Live in Nice 1975 (Esoldun (F) FC 123)
Chet Baker Quintet
Chet Baker (tp) Bob Mover (as) Kenny Drew (p -4) Larry Ridley (b) David Lee (d)
Nice, France, July 24, 1975
1. | Dear Old Stockholm | Esoldun (F) FC 123 |
2. | Mr. B | – |
3. | I Waited for You | – |
4. | There Will Never Be Another You | – |
* Chet Baker Live in Paris 1960-63, Live in Nice 1975 (Esoldun (F) FC 123)
1976 – Age 47
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Jacques Pelzer (fl) Harold Danko (p) Isla Eckinger (b)
Rome, Italy, 1976
Tidal Breeze | Moon (It) MCD 026-2 | |
If You Could See Me Now | – | |
Look for the Silver Lining | – | |
Deep in a Dream of You | – | |
Chet’s Theme | – |
* Chet Baker – Deep in a Dream of You (Moon (It) MCD 026-2)
1977 - Age 48
Chet Baker with Strings
Chet Baker (tp) Hubert Laws (fl -2, bfl, picc -4) John Campo (basn -4) Paul Desmond (as -3) Michael Brecker (ts -1,2,4) Don Sebesky (el-p -2,3) Kenny Barron (el-p -3) Richie Beirach (el-p, clav -1,2,4) John Scofield (g -1,2,4) Ron Carter (b) Alphonso Johnson (el-b -1,2,4) Tony Williams (d) Ralph MacDonald (per -1,4) unidentified strings (-1,2,4)
NYC, February 16, 21 & 22, May 13, 1977
1. | Love for Sale | Horizon 25 |
2. | Un Poco Loco | – |
3. | You Can’t Go Home Again | – |
4. | El Moro | – |
* Chet Baker – You Can’t Go Home Again (Horizon 25; A&M/Horizon SP 726)
Chet Baker Quintet
Chet Baker (tp) Gregory Herbert (ts) Harold Danko (p) Ron Carter (b) Mel Lewis (d)
NYC, February 20, 1977
Tidal Breeze | Artists House AH 11 | |
Shifting Down | – | |
ESP | – | |
The Song Is You | – | |
Once Upon a Summertime (La Valse des Lilas) | – |
* Chet Baker – Once Upon a Summertime (Artists House AH 11, AH 9411; Galaxy GXY 5150; Fantasy OJC 405, OJCCD 405-2)
Chet Baker Octet
Chet Baker (tp) Hubert Laws (fl) Michael Brecker (ts) Richie Beirach (el-p) John Scofield (g, ac-g) Ron Carter (b) Tony Williams (d) Arto Tuncboyaci (per, voice)
NYC, February, May, 1977
El Morro | A&M CD 0832 |
* Chet Baker – The Best Thing for You (A&M CD 0832)
Chet Baker Sextet
Chet Baker (tp -1/4, vo -5) Paul Desmond (as -1/4) Kenny Barron (el-p -1/4) Gene Bertoncini (ac-g -5) Ron Carter (b -1/4) Tony Williams (d -1/4)
NYC, February, May, 1977
1. | The Best Thing for You | A&M CD 0832 |
2. | I’m Getting Sentimental Over You / You’ve Changed | – |
3. | Oh, You Crazy Moon | – |
4. | How Deep Is the Ocean? | – |
5. | If You Could See Me Now | – |
* Chet Baker – The Best Thing for You (A&M CD 0832)
Chet Baker Sextet
Chet Baker (tp) Jacques Pelzer (as, fl) Gianni Basso (ts) Bruce Thomas (p) Lucio Terzano (b) Giancarlo Pillot (d) Ruth Young (vo)
Milan, Italy, March, 1977
Autumn Leaves | Carosello (It) CLN 25075 | |
Sad Walk | – | |
Highblown | – | |
Laura | – | |
Love Vibrations | – | |
Whatever Possessed Me | – | |
I Waited for You | – |
* The Incredible Chet Baker Play and Sings (Carosello (It) CLN 25075)
Astrud Gilberto
Chet Baker (tp) James Buffington, John Trevor Clark, Earl Daniels (frh) Jay Beckenstein, Eddie Daniels, George Marge, David Tofani (reeds) Frank Owens (p) Jay Berliner, Gene Bertoncini (g) Ron Carter (b) Ronnie Zito (d) Rubens Bassini (per) Astrud Gilberto (vo) Joey Dee, Mary Eiland, Maureen McElheron (back vo) Don Sebesky (arr)
NYC, 1977
Far Away | Image IM 305 |
* Astrud Gilberto – That Girl from Ipanema (Image IM 305)
1978 - Age 49
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Phil Markowitz (p) Scott Lee (b) Jeff Brillinger (d)
“Centre Culturel”, Chateauvallon, France, November 10, 1978
Oh, You Crazy Moon (House of Jade) | Esoldun (F) FC 128 | |
Love for Sale | – | |
Beautiful Black Eyes | – | |
There Will Never Be Another You | – | |
Once Upon a Summertime | – |
* Chet Baker Live in Chateauvallon 1978 (Esoldun (F) FC 128)
Chet Baker Quartet
same personnel
“Nick’s Jazz Cafe”, Laren, Holland, November 30, 1978
The Best Thing for You Is Me | Criss Cross Jazz (H) 1027 | |
Broken Wing | – | |
This Is Always | – | |
Beautiful Black Eyes | – | |
I Remember You | Criss Cross Jazz (H) 1027 CD | |
Love for Sale | – |
* Chet Baker Live at Nick’s (Criss Cross Jazz (H) 1027, 1027 CD)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Phil Markowitz (p) Jean-Louis Rassinfosse (b) Jeff Brillinger (d)
Paris, France, December 28, 1978
Broken Wing | Sonopresse (F) 2S 068 16685 | |
Oh, You Crazy Moon | – | |
Black Eyes | – | |
Black Eyes (alt. take) | West Wind (G) WW 2059 | |
Blue Gilles | Sonopresse (F) 2S 068 16685 | |
How Deep Is the Ocean? | – | |
How Deep Is the Ocean? (alt. take) | West Wind (G) WW 2059 |
* Chet Baker – Broken Wing (Sonopresse (F) 2S 068 16685)
* Chet Baker – In Paris, Vol. 2 (West Wind (G) WW 2059)
Chet Baker Quartet
same personnel
“Le Chateau”, Herouville, France, December 29, 1978
Two a Day | All Life (F) AL 007 | |
Blue Room | – | |
If I Should Lose You | – | |
This Is Always | – | |
The Best Thing for You Is Me | – |
* Chet Baker – Two a Day (All Life (F) AL 007)
1979 - Age 50
Chet Baker – Wolfgang Lackerschmid Duo
Chet Baker (tp) Wolfgang Lackerschmid (vib)
Stuttgart, West Germany, January 8 & 9, 1979
Blue Bossa | Sandra (G) SMP 2102 | |
Five Years Ago | – | |
Why Shouldn’t You Cry | – | |
Dessert | – | |
Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise | – | |
You Don’t Know What Love Is | – | |
Waltz for Susan | – |
* Chet Baker/Wolfgang Lackerschmid – Ballads of Two (Sandra (G) SMP 2102)
Chet Baker Sextet with Strings
Chet Baker (tp) Hubert Laws (fl) Hubert Rostaing (cl) Rene Benedetti, Herve Berrien, Jean-Charles Capon, Hubert Varron (vln) Will Lockwood, Francois Rabbath (vlc) Maurice Vander (harp) Larry Coryell (g) Ron Carter (b) Billy Cobham (d)
Paris, France, March 8 & 9, 1979
Flic ou Voyou | Decca 6 23969 AO | |
Tendresse Clarinette | – | |
La Premier Meutre | – | |
Tendresse Basse et Guitarre | – | |
Punctuation Trompette | – | |
Variation sur la Theme Suspense | – | |
Variation sur la Theme Tendresse | – | |
Variation Sue la Theme Voyou | – | |
Tout Nu | – | |
Filatures | – | |
Final Voyou | – |
* Chet Baker – Flic ou Voyou (Decca 6 23969 AO)
Chet Baker Trio
Chet Baker (tp) Doug Raney (g) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b)
Copenhagen, Denmark, June 21, 1979
I Waited for You | SteepleChase (D) SCS 1122 | |
But Not for Me | – | |
Autumn in New York | – | |
Autumn in New York (alt. take) | SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31122 | |
Blue Room | SteepleChase (D) SCS 1122 | |
The Touch of Your Lips | – | |
Star Eyes | – |
* Chet Baker – The Touch of Your Lips (SteepleChase (D) SCS 1122, SCCD 31122)
Chet Baker Quintet
Chet Baker (tp) Henry Florens (p) Jean-Paul Florens (g) Jim Richardson (b) Tony Mann (d)
London, England, September 4 & 5, 1979
Blues for Inge | Bingow (E) BGW 3104 | |
What’s New? | – | |
Old Date | – | |
Darn That Dream | – | |
My Funny Valentine (take 2) | – | |
Secret Love | – | |
‘Round About Midnight (take 2) | – |
* Chet Baker – Rendez-Vous (Bingow (E) BGW 3104)
Rachel Gould with Chet Baker Quintet
Chet Baker (tp) Henry Florens (p) Jean-Paul Florens (g) Jim Richardson (b) Tony Mann (d) Rachel Gould (vo)
London, England, September 5, 1979
My Funny Valentine | Bingow (E) BGW 3103 | |
All Blues | – | |
Baubles, Bangles and Beads | Bingow (E) BGW 3103; Celluloid (It) 6780 | |
Straight, No Chaser | Bingow (E) BGW 3103 | |
‘Round About Midnight | – | |
I’ve Got You Under My Skin | – | |
Phil’s Bossa | – |
* Rachel Gould/Chet Baker – All Blues (Bingow (E) BGW 3103)
* Chet Baker ’79 (Celluloid (It) 6780)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Duke Jordan (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Norman Fearrington (d)
Copenhagen, Denmark, October 2, 1979
No Problem | SteepleChase (D) SCS 1131 | |
Sultry Eve | – | |
Glad I Met Pat | – | |
Kiss of Spain | – | |
The Fuzz | – | |
My Queen Is Home to Stay | – |
* Chet Baker – No Problem (SteepleChase (D) SCS 1131, SCCD 31131)
Chet Baker Trio
Chet Baker (tp) Doug Raney (g) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b)
“Montmartre Jazzhus”, Copenhagen, Denmark, October 4, 1979
For Minors Only | SteepleChase (D) SCS 1142 | |
Daybreak | – | |
Broken Wing | – | |
Down | – | |
You Can’t Go Home | SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31142 | |
How Deep Is the Ocean? | SteepleChase (D) SCS 1168 | |
House of Jade | – | |
Love for Sale | – | |
This Is Always | – | |
Way to Go Out | SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31168 | |
Sad Walk | SteepleChase (D) SCS 1180 | |
Someday My Prince Will Come | – | |
I’m Old Fashioned | – | |
In Your Own Sweet Way | – | |
Gnid | SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31180 | |
Love Vibrations | – |
* Chet Baker Trio Live in Montmartre, Vol. 1 – Daybreak (SteepleChase (D) SCS 1142, SCCD 31142)
* Chet Baker Trio Live in Montmartre, Vol. 2 – This Is Always (SteepleChase (D) SCS 1168, SCCD 31168)
* Chet Baker – Someday My Prince Will Come (SteepleChase (D) SCS 1180, SCCD 31180)
Chet Baker – Wolfgang Lackerschmid Quintet
Chet Baker (tp) Wolfgang Lackerschmid (vib) Larry Coryell (g) Buster Williams (b) Tony Williams (d)
Stuttgart, West Germany, November, 1979
Mr. Biko | Sandra (G) SMP 2110 | |
Balzwalzt | – | |
The Latin One | – | |
Rue Gregoire du Tour | – | |
Here’s That Rainy Day | – | |
Toku Do | – |
* Chet Baker – Wolfgang Lackerschmid (Sandra (G) SMP 2110)
Chet Baker – Enrico Pieranunzi Quintet
Chet Baker (tp) Maurizio Giammarco (ts) Enrico Pieranunzi (p) Ricardo Del Fra (b) Roberto Gatto (d)
Rome, Italy, December 4, 1979, January 4, 1980
Soft Journey | Edizione Pan (It) NPG 805 | |
Animali Diurni | – | |
My Funny Valentine | – | |
My Funny Valentine (alt. take) | Philology (It) W 30-2 | |
Night Bird | Edizione Pan (It) NPG 805 | |
Brown Cat Dance | – | |
Fairly Flowers | – |
* Chet Baker/Enrico Pieranunzi – Soft Journey (Edizione Pan (It) NPG 805)
* Chet Baker – Seven Faces of Valentine (Philology (It) W 30-2)
1980 - Age 51
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Drew Salperto (p) Mike Formanek (b) Art Frank (d)
“Backstreet Club”, New Haven, CT, February 19, 1980
Tune Up | Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR 128 | |
Milestones | – | |
Blue ‘n’ Boogie | – | |
Stella by Starlight | – | |
Four | – | |
Just Friends | – |
* Chet Baker – Burnin’ at Backstreet (Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR 128)
Chet Baker – Steve Houben Sextet
Chet Baker (tp) Steve Houben (as) Dennis Luxion (p) Bill Frisell (g) Kermit Driscoll (b) Bruno Castellucci (d)
Brussels, Belgium, February, 1980
This Is Always | Philippe Defalle (B) PD 8001 | |
Sweet Martine | – | |
Beatrice | – | |
Deep in a Dream | – | |
Once I Loved | – |
* Chet Baker – Steve Houben (Philippe Defalle (B) PD 8001)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Nicola Stilo (fl) Dennis Luxion (p) Ricardo Del Fra (b)
“Subway Club”, Koln, West Germany, March 22, 1980
Intro by Chet Baker | Circle (G) RK 22380/26 | |
No Ties | – | |
In Your Own Sweet Way | – | |
That Ol’ Devil Moon | – | |
Doodlin’ | Circle (G) RK 22380/27 | |
Just Friends | – | |
An Afternoon at Home | Circle (G) RK 22380/35 | |
Down | – |
* Chet Baker – In Your Own Sweet Way (Circle (G) RK 22380/26)
* Chet Baker – Just Friends (Circle (G) RK 22380/27)
* Chet Baker Live in the Subway Club – Down (Circle (G) RK 22380/35)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Nicola Stilo (fl, afl) Dennis Luxion (p) Ricardo Del Fra (b)
Munchen, West Germany, April, 1980
Gershwin Goes to Rio | Intercord (G) INT 160 154 | |
Leaving | – | |
You’ve Flipped Out | – | |
Tempus Fugit | – | |
Blues pour C.R. | – | |
Prayer for the Newborn | – | |
When I Fall in Love | – |
* Chet Baker – Leaving (Intercord (G) INT 160 154)
Ron Carter Septet
Chet Baker (tp) Kenny Barron (p) Aloisio Aguiar, Amaury Tristao (g -1,5) Ron Carter (b) Edison Machado (d -1,5) Jack DeJohnette (d -2/4) Nana Vasconcelos (per -1,5)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 19 & 20, 1980
1. | Ah, Rio | Milestone M 9099 |
2. | Nearly | – |
3. | Tailfeathers | – |
4. | Yours Truly | – |
5. | Third Plane | – |
* Ron Carter – Patrao (Milestone M 9099; Fantasy OJCCD 778-2)
Chet Baker Quintet
Chet Baker (tp) Nicola Stilo (fl) Karl Ratzer (g) Ricardo Del Fra (b) Al Levitt (d)
“Le Drecher”, Paris, France, June 25, 1980
Dee’s Dilemma | Circle (G) RK 25680/22 | |
Night Bird | – | |
Tempus Fugit | – | |
There Will Never Be Another You | Circle (G) RK 25680/23 | |
Leaving | – | |
Tune Up | – |
* Chet Baker – Night Bird (Circle (G) RK 25680/22)
* Chet Baker – Tune Up (Circle (G) RK 25680/23)
Chet Baker Quintet
Chet Baker (tp) Nicola Stilo (fl) Karl Ratzer (g) Ricardo Del Fra (b)
“Le Drecher”, Paris, France, June 27, 1980
Lovely Black Eyes | Circle (G) RK 27680/32 | |
The Touch of Your Lips | – | |
Conception | – | |
No Ties | West Wind (G) WW 2037 |
* Chet Baker/Karl Ratzer – Conception (Circle (G) RK 27680/32)
* Chet Baker in Paris – Tune Up (West Wind (G) WW 2037)
Chet Baker with Novos Tempos Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Richard Galiano (accor) Rique Pantoja Leite (p) Michel Peratout (b) Jose Boto (d)
Paris, France, July 21-23, 1980
Salsamba | Musica (F) MUS 3033 | |
Inaia | – | |
Seila | – | |
Balsa | – | |
Juhinho | – | |
Balao | – |
* Chet Baker – Salsamba (Musica (F) MUS 3033)
1981 - Age 52
Chet Baker Quartet/Quintet
Chet Baker (tp) Bud Shank (as) Hal Galper (p) Ron Carter (b) Ben Riley (d)
“Fat Tuesday’s”, NYC, April 28, 1981
Ray’s Idea | Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR 131 | |
In Your Own Sweet Way | – | |
There Will Never Be Another You | – |
* Chet Baker Quartet Live at Fat Tuesday’s (Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR 131)
Chet Baker Quintet
Chet Baker (tp) Phil Markowitz (p) Ron Carter (b) Ben Riley (d)
“Fat Tuesday’s”, NYC, April 28, 1981
You Can’t Go Home Again | Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR 131 |
* Chet Baker Quartet Live at Fat Tuesday’s (Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR 131)
Chet Baker Sextet
Chet Baker (tp) Jon Eardley (flh) Bob Mover (ss, as) Dennis Luxion (p) Rocky Knauer (b) Burkhart Ruckert (d)
“Salt Peanuts Club”, Koln, West Germany, May 21 & 23, 1981
Resonant Emotions | Circle (G) RK 23581/24 | |
Ray’s Idea | – | |
My Funny Valentine | – | |
If I Should Lose You | – | |
Prayer for the Newborn | Circle (G) RK 23581/25 | |
My Ideal | – | |
Lady Bird | – |
* Chet Baker – My Funny Valentine (Circle (G) RK 23581/24)
* Chet Baker – Round Midnight (Circle (G) RK 23581/25)
Chet Baker Quintet
Chet Baker (tp) Jon Eardley (flh) Bob Mover (ss, as) Dennis Luxion (p) Rocky Knauer (b)
“Salt Peanuts Club”, Koln, West Germany, May 25, 1981
‘Round About Midnight | Circle (G) RK 23581/25 | |
Beatrice | – | |
Belle Meade | Circle (G) RK 23581/28 | |
I Remember You | – | |
Night Bird | – | |
Tempis Fugit | – |
* Chet Baker – Round Midnight (Circle (G) RK 23581/25)
* Chet Baker – I Remember You (Circle (G) RK 23581/28)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Rene Urtreger (p) Pierre Michelot (b) Aldo Romano (d)
“Theatre de la Ville”, Paris France, November 3, 1981
For Minors Only | Carlyne Music (F) CAR 015 | |
Chasin’ the Bird | – | |
But Not for Me | – | |
Down | – | |
My Funny Valentine | – | |
Just Friends | – |
* Chet Baker in Paris 1981 (Carlyne Music (F) CAR 015)
Michel Graillier
Chet Baker (tp) Michel Graillier (p)
Paris, France, November 13, 1981
Dream Drops | Owl (F) OWL 026 |
* Michel Graillier – Dream Drops (Owl (F) OWL 026)
1982 - Age 53
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) David Friedman (vib, mar) Buster Williams (b) Joe Chambers (d)
Munchen, West Germany, February 23, 1982
Syzygies | Enja (G) ENJ 4016 | |
Peace | – | |
Lament for Thelonious | – | |
The Song Is for You | – | |
Shadows | – | |
For Now | – | |
Syzygies (alt. take) (3 + 1 = 5) | Enja (J) ENJ 1021 |
* Chet Baker – Peace (Enja (G) ENJ 4016; Enja (J) ENJ 1021)
Chet Baker – Hubert Laws Septet
Chet Baker (tp, flh) Hubert Laws (fl) Jorge Dalto (key) Jack Wilkins (g) Gary King (el-b) Steve Gadd (d) Sammy Figueroa (per) Don Sebesky (arr)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March, April, 1982
All Blues | CTI 9007 |
* Chet Baker/Jim Hall/Hubert Laws – Studio Trieste (CTI 9007)
Chet Baker – Jim Hall – Hubert Laws Septet
Chet Baker (tp, flh) Hubert Laws (fl) Kenny Barron (p, el-p, syn) Jim Hall (g) George Mraz (b) Steve Gadd (d) Sammy Figueroa (per) Don Sebesky (arr)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March, April, 1982
Django | CTI 9007 | |
Swan Lake | – |
* Chet Baker/Jim Hall/Hubert Laws – Studio Trieste (CTI 9007)
Roland Hanna Quintet
Chet Baker (tp) Roland Hanna (p) Larry Coryell (g) Rufus Reid (b) Jimmy Madison (d) Don Sebesky (arr)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June, July, 1982
Skylark | CTI 9008 |
* Roland Hanna – Gershwin Carmichael Cats (CTI 9008)
Chet Baker Sextet
Chet Baker (tp) Frank Adams (as) Frank Brown (g) Ted Adams (b -1,2,6) Ron Adams (el-b -3/5,7,8) Wade Robinson (d)
“Nine of Cups”, Tulsa, OK, December 24, 1982
1. | Fine and Dandy | Milestone M 9191 |
2. | There Will Never Be Another You | – |
3. | Oh, Lady Be Good | – |
4. | Au Privave | – |
5. | All the Things You Are | – |
6. | Out of Nowhere | – |
7. | There Is No Greater Love | – |
8. | The Theme | – |
* Chet Baker – Out of Nowhere (Milestone M 9191, MCD 9191-2)
1983 - Age 54
Stan Getz – Chet Baker Quintet
Chet Baker (tp) Stan Getz (ts) Gil Goldstein (p) George Mraz (b) Victor Lewis (d)
“Montmartre Club”, Copenhagen, Denmark, February 15, 1983
My Funny Valentine | Philology (It) W 30-2 |
* Chet Baker – Seven Faces of Valentine (Philology (It) W 30-2)
Stan Getz – Chet Baker Quintet
Chet Baker (tp) Stan Getz (ts) Jim McNeely (p) George Mraz (b) Victor Lewis (d)
Stockholm, Sweden, February 18, 1983
My Funny Valentine | Sonet (Swd) SNTF 899 | |
Stella by Starlight | – | |
Airegin | – | |
Milestone | – | |
Just Friends | – | |
Dear Old Stockholm | – | |
Line for Lyons | – |
* Stan Getz/Chet Baker – Line for Lyons (Sonet (Swd) SNTF 899)
Stan Getz – Chet Baker Quintet
same personnel
Baerum, Norway, February 19, 1983
Intro Announcement | Concord Jazz CCD 4807-2 | |
I’m Old Fashioned | – | |
Just Friends | – | |
Star Eyes | – | |
My Ideal | – | |
But Not for Me | – | |
Dizzy Atmosphere | – | |
Stablemates | – | |
Conception | Concord Jazz CCD 4858-2 | |
I’ll Remember | – | |
It’s You or No One | – | |
Airegin | – | |
Line for Lyons | – |
* Stan Getz – Quintessence, Vol. 1 (Concord Jazz CCD 4807-2)
* Stan Getz – Quintessence, Vol. 2 (Concord Jazz CCD 4858-2)
Michel Graillier – Chet Baker Duo
Chet Baker (tp) Michel Graillier (p)
Angouleme, France, March 5, 1983
My Funny Valentine | Philology (It) W 30-2 |
* Chet Baker – Seven Faces of Valentine (Philology (It) W 30-2)
Kirk Lightsey Trio with Chet Baker
Chet Baker (tp) Kirk Lightsey (p) David Eubanks (b) Eddie Gladden (d)
Monster, Holland, March 14, 1983
Everything Happens to Me | Timeless (H) SJP 176 | |
Ray’s Idea | – |
* Kirk Lightsey – Everything Happens to Me (Timeless (H) SJP 176, CDSJP 176)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Michel Graillier (p) Philip Catherine (g -8) Ricardo Del Fra (b)
Monster, Holland, May 25, 1983
1. | Dolphin Dance | Timeless (H) SJP 192 |
2. | Ellen and David | – |
3. | Strollin’ | – |
4. | In Your Own Sweet Way | – |
5. | Mr. B | – |
6. | Beatrice | – |
7. | White Blues | Timeless (H) CDSJP 192 |
8. | Father X-mas | – |
* Chet Baker – Mr. B (Timeless (H) SJP 192, CDSJP 192)
Elvis Costello
Chet Baker (tp) Steve Nieve (p, org) Elvis Costello (g, vo) Bruce Thomas (el-b) Pete Thomas (d) David Bedford (arr)
London, England, summer 1983
Shipbuilding | Columbia/Legacy CK 38897 |
* Elvis Costello – Punch the Clock (Columbia/Legacy CK 38897)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Per Husby (p) Bjorn Kjellemyr (b) Espen Rud (d)
“Club 7 & Hot House”, Oslo, Norway, August 15, 1983
Gnid | Cadence Jazz CJR 1019 | |
Night Bird | – |
* Chet Baker – The Improviser (Cadence Jazz CJR 1019)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Per Husby (p) Terje Venaas (b) Ole Jacob Hansen (d)
“Club 7 & Hot House”, Oslo, Norway, August 30, 1983
Margarine | Cadence Jazz CJR 1019 | |
Polka Dots and Moonbeams | – | |
Beatrice | – |
* Chet Baker – The Improviser (Cadence Jazz CJR 1019)
Chet Baker with Ake Johansson Trio
Chet Baker (tp) Ake Johansson (p) Kjell Jansson (b) Goran Levin (d)
“Nefertiti”, Goteborg, Sweden, September 29, 1983
Lament | Dragon (Swd) DRLP 56 | |
My Ideal | – | |
Beatrice | – | |
Ellen David | – | |
You Can’t Go Home Again | – | |
Ray’s Idea | Dragon (Swd) DRCD 178 | |
Milestones | – | |
But Not for Me | – |
* Chet Baker Live in Sweden with Ake Johansson Trio (Dragon (Swd) DRLP 56)
* Chet Baker Live in Sweden with Ake Johansson Trio (Dragon (Swd) DRCD 178)
Chet Baker Trio
Chet Baker (tp) Philip Catherine (g) Jean-Louis Rassinfosse (b)
“Igloo”, Brussels, Belgium, September, 1983
Crystals Bells | LDH (B) 1009 | |
Strollin’ | – | |
Lament | – | |
Leaving | – | |
Cherokee | – | |
Estate | – |
* Chet Baker, Philip Catherine, Jean-Louis Rassinfosse (LDH (B) 1009)
Chet Baker Sextet
Chet Baker (tp) Nicola Stilo (fl) Diane Vavra (ss) Michel Graillier (p) Ricardo Del Fra (b) Leo Mitchel (d)
Milan, Italy, October, 1983
Estate | JII 5; Red (It) 123 206 | |
Francamente | – | |
Dream Drops | – | |
Lament | – | |
Pioggia Sul Deserto | – | |
Finestra Sul Mare | – |
* Chet Baker – Al Capolinea (JII 5)
* Chet Baker at Capolinea (Red (It) 123 206)
Chet Baker Trio
Chet Baker (tp) Duke Jordan (p) Jesper Lundgaard (b)
“New Morning Club”, Paris, France, November 24, 1983
September Song (take 1) | Marshmallow MMLP 105, (J) CECC 00216 | |
September Song (take 2) | – | |
My Funny Valentine | – | |
I Remember You | – | |
But Beautiful | – | |
Solar | – |
* Chet Baker – September Song (Marshmallow MMLP 105)
* Chet Baker – September Song (Marshmallow (J) CECC 00216)
Chet Baker Trio
same personnel
“Jazz Club Kawe”, Lauwe, Belgium, November 25, 1983
Barbados | Marshmallow MMLP 105, (J) CECC 00216 |
* Chet Baker – September Song (Marshmallow MMLP 105)
* Chet Baker – September Song (Marshmallow (J) CECC 00216)
Chet Baker Trio
same personnel
“George’s Jazz Cafe”, Arnhem, Holland, November 28, 1983
Walkin’ | Marshmallow (J) CECC 00206 | |
Solar | – | |
Star Eyes | – |
* Chet Baker – Star Eyes (Marshmallow (J) CECC 00206)
1984 - Age 55
Chet Baker Quartet with Orchestra
Chet Baker (tp) Maurice Vander (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) John Guerin (d) Vladimdr Cosma (cond) unidentified orchestra
Paris, France, middle September, 1984
Le Jumeau | Carrere (F) 66 184 | |
Matthias-Matthieu | – | |
Blue Dome | – | |
Two Much | – | |
Le Jumeau Singular | – | |
La Folle Journee | – | |
Pardon, Mon Affaire | – |
* Chet Baker – Le Jumeau (Carrere (F) 66 184)
Chet Baker Quintet
Chet Baker (tp) Pierre Gossez (cl, bcl, as -1,3/5,7,8,10) Maurice Vander (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) John Guerin (d) Paul Minck (vo -1) Jean-Jacques Justafre (vo -4,5,7,8)
Paris, France, middle September, 1984
1. | 12 + 12 | Carrere (F) CA 800 96 251 |
2. | Promenade Sentimentale (Sentimental Walk) | – |
3. | Hobbylog | – |
4. | B.B. Blues | – |
5. | B.B. Blues (alt. take) | DRG Records |
6. | Two Much | Carrere (F) CA 800 96 251 |
7. | Douceurs Ternaires | – |
8. | Douceurs Ternaires (alt. take) | DRG Records |
9. | Yves et Danielle | Carrere (F) CA 800 96 251 |
10. | Pintade a Jeun | – |
11. | Pardon, Mon Affaire | DRG Records |
* Chet Baker Plays Vladimir Cosma (Carrere (F) CA 800 96 251)
* Chet Baker – A Setimental Walk in Paris (DRG Records)
Chet Baker – Warne Marsh Quintet
Chet Baker (tp) Warne Marsh (ts) Hod O’Brien (p) Cecil McBee (b) Eddie Gladden (d)
Monster, Holland, September 30, October 1, 1984
Well Spoken | Criss Cross Jazz (H) 1010 | |
We Know It’s Love | – | |
We Know It’s Love (alt. take) | Criss Cross Jazz (H) 1010 CD | |
Looking Good Tonight | Criss Cross Jazz (H) 1010 | |
Looking Good Tonight (alt. take) | Criss Cross Jazz (H) 1010 CD | |
Blues for a Reason | Criss Cross Jazz (H) 1010 | |
If You Could See Me Now | – | |
Imagination | – |
* Chet Baker/Warne Marsh – Blues for a Reason (Criss Cross Jazz (H) 1010, 1010 CD)
Chet Baker Quintet
Chet Baker (tp) Sal Nistico (ts) Lorne Lofsky (g) Chris Connors (b) Art Frank (d)
“Renaissance II”, Buffalo, NY, November 11, 1984
Stella by Starlight | CCB CD 1223; Fruit Tree (It) FT 811-1 | |
I Remember You | – | |
Night Bird | – | |
I’m Old Fashioned | – | |
Margarine | – |
* Chet Baker – I Remember You (Fruit Tree (It) FT 811-1)
* Chet Baker Live at Buffalo (CCB CD 1223)
Jean-Jacques Goldman
Chet Baker (tp) J.Y.D. D’Angelo (p) R. Romanelli (syn, accor) G. Delacroix (b) C. Deschamps (d)
Brazil, 1984 or 1985
Parler D’mavie | Epic (F) CDE PC 26678 |
* Jean-Jacques Goldman – Non Homologue (Epic (F) CDE PC 26678)
Rique Pantoja Quintet with Chet Baker
Chet Baker (tp) Rique Pantoja (key) Michele Ascolese (g -5) Sizao Machado (b -1,2) Marco Fratini (b -5) Bob Wyatt (d -1/4) Roberto Gatto (d -5) Silvano Michelino (per -1/4) Stefane Rossini (per -5)
Rome, Italy or Rio de Janeiro, Brazil or Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1984 or 1985 or 1987
1. | Cinema | WEA Discosltda (Br) 670 0028 |
2. | Saci | – |
3. | So Hard to Know | – |
4. | Te Cantei | – |
5. | Arborway | – |
* Rique Pantoja and Chet Baker (WEA Discosltda (Br) 670 0028)
1985 - Age 56
Fred Raulston Quartet featuring Martha Burks and Chet Baker
Chet Baker (tp) Fred Raulston (vib) Floyd Darling (p) Kirby Stuart (b) Paul Guerrero (d) Martha Burks (vo)
Dallas, TX, January 13, 1985
Taking a Chance on Love | Jazz Mark 103 | |
April in Paris | – | |
Georgia on My Mind | – | |
I Get a Kick Out of You | – | |
Would You Believe | – | |
Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight | – | |
Bye Bye Blackbird | – |
* Fred Raulston – Would You Believe (Jazz Mark 103)
Fred Raulston Quartet featuring Martha Burks and Chet Baker
same personnel
Dallas, TX, January 13 & 14, 1985
Girl Talk | I.R.D. TDM 002-2 | |
My Foolish Heart | – | |
The Lady Is a Tramp | – | |
Solar | – | |
My Funny Valentine | – | |
But Not for Me | – | |
When I Fall in Love | I.R.D. TDM 003-2 | |
There Will Never Be Another You | – | |
Misty | – | |
Mr. B | – | |
I Love My Wife | – | |
Time After Time | – | |
Like Someone in Love | I.R.D. TDM 004-2 | |
Time After Time | – | |
The Lady Is a Tramp | – | |
Almost Like Being in Love | – | |
My Foolish Heart | – | |
Chet Swings | – |
* Chet Baker – My Foolish Heart (I.R.D. TDM 002-2)
* Chet Baker – Misty (I.R.D. TDM 003-2)
* Chet Baker – Time After Time (I.R.D. TDM 004-2)
Chet Baker – Paul Bley Duo
Chet Baker (tp) Paul Bley (p)
Copenhagen, Denmark, February 28, 1985
If I Should Lose You | SteepleChase (D) SCS 1207 | |
You Go to My Head | – | |
How Deep Is the Ocean? | – | |
Pent-Up House | – | |
Everytime We Say Goodbye | – | |
Diane | – | |
Skidadidlin’ | – | |
Little Girl Blue | SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31207 |
* Chet Baker – Diane (SteepleChase (D) SCS 1207, SCCD 31207)
Chet Baker Trio
Chet Baker (tp) Philip Catherine (g) Jean-Louis Rassinfosse (b)
Bologna, Italy, April, 1985
My Funny Valentine | Philology (It) W 30-2 |
* Chet Baker – Seven Faces of Valentine (Philology (It) W 30-2)
Chet Baker Trio
Chet Baker (tp) Philip Catherine (g) Jean-Louis Rassinfosse (b -1/6,9,10) Hein Van De Geijn (b -7,8)
Monster, Holland, June 6 & 25, 1985
1. | If I Should Lose You | Criss Cross Jazz (H) 1016 |
2. | Sad Walk | – |
3. | How Deep Is the Ocean? | – |
4. | Doodlin’ | – |
5. | Conception | – |
6. | Love for Sale | – |
7. | Adriano | – |
8. | My Foolish Heart | Criss Cross Jazz (H) 1016 CD |
9. | Blues in the Closet | – |
10. | Stella by Starlight | – |
* Chet Baker – Chet’s Choice (Criss Cross Jazz (H) 1016, 1016 CD)
Chet Baker Trio
Chet Baker (tp) Philip Catherine (g) Jean-Louis Rassinfosse (b)
‘7th Jazz Festival’, Munster, West Germany, June 21, 1985
Strollin’ | Enja (G) ENJ 5005 | |
Love for Sale | – | |
Leaving | – | |
But Not for Me | – | |
Sad Walk | Enja (G) ENJ 5005 11 |
* Chet Baker – Strollin’ (Enja (G) ENJ 5005)
* Chet Baker – Strollin’ (Enja (G) ENJ 5005 11)
Chet Baker Trio
Chet Baker (tp) Michel Graillier, Jean-Louis Rassinfosse (b)
Stockholm, Sweden, June 30, 1985
Love for Sale | Sonet (Swd) SNTF 946 | |
Nardis | – | |
Candy | – | |
Bye Bye Blackbird | – | |
Tempus Fugit | – | |
Sad Walk | – | |
Red’s Blues | – |
* Chet Baker – Candy (Sonet (Swd) SNTF 946)
Herbie Hancock – Dexter Gordon Band
Chet Baker (tp, vo) Herbie Hancock (p) Pierre Michelot (b) Billy Higgins (d)
Paris, France, July 1-12, 1985
Fair Weather | Columbia SC 40464 |
* Herbie Hancock – Round Midnight (Columbia SC 40464)
Chet Baker with Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana
Chet Baker (tp) Mike Melillo (p, cond) Massimo Moriconi (b) Giampaolo Ascolese (d) Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana
Port Recanati, Italy, July 8, 1985
Laura | Soul Note (It) SN 1134 | |
This Thing by Starlight | – | |
Yesterdays | – | |
My Foolish Heart | – | |
Dancing in the Dark | – |
* Chet Baker/Mike Melillo – Symphonically (Soul Note (It) SN 1134)
Chet Baker with Lizzy Mercier Descloux Orchestra
Chet Baker (tp) Moacyr Marques Da Silva (bcl) Leonardo Gandelman (sax) Sivuca (accor) Michel Cron (vln) Vincent Bouvot (key) Doudeth “Neco” DeAzvedo (ac-g) Vitor Biglione, Harry Bruce, Jorge Degas, Jamil Jones, Dos Santos, Zeppa (b) Paulo Braga, Billy Perry (d) Djalma Correa, Alceu Maia, Paulo “Chacal” Perira, Marcelo Salazar (per) Slim Batteux, Lorenza Johnson, Adam Kidron, Jose Luiz Mazziotti (back vo) Lizzy Mercier Descloux (cond)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July-August, 1985
Fog Horn Blues | Polydor (F) 827 910-2 | |
My Funny Valentine | – | |
Garden of Alas | – | |
Off Off Pleasure | – | |
Love Streams | – |
* Chet Baker – Lizzy Mercier Descloux, One 4 the Soul (Polydor (F) 827 910-2)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Edy Olivieri (p) Ilario DeMarinis (b) Vincenzo Mazzonne (d)
Locorotondo, Italy, September, 1985
My Funny Valentine | Philology (It) W 30-2 |
* Chet Baker – Seven Faces of Valentine (Philology (It) W 30-2)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Michel Graillier (p) Ricardo Del Fra (b) John Engels (d)
Monster, Holland, October 2 & 8, 1985
All of You | Timeless (H) SJP 238 | |
Body and Soul | – | |
Look for the Silver Lining | – | |
I Can’t Get Started | – | |
My Funny Valentine | – | |
Alone Together | – | |
Someone to Watch Over Me | – | |
How Deep Is the Ocean? | – | |
Everything Happens to Me | Timeless (H) CDSJP 238 |
* Chet Baker Sings Again (Timeless (H) SJP 238, CDSJP 238)
Chet Baker Trio
Chet Baker (tp) Michel Graillier (p) Massimo Moriconi (b)
“Moonlight Club”, Mancerta, Italy, November 24, 1985
Polka Dots and Moonbeams | Philology (It) 214W 10/11 | |
– | Philology (It) 214W 10/11-2 | |
Night Bird | Philology (It) 214W 10/11 | |
Estate | – | |
Dee’s Dilemma | – | |
How Deep Is the Ocean? | – | |
My Foolish Heart | – | |
My Funny Valentine | – | |
Arborway | Philology (It) 214W 10/11-2 | |
Broken Wing | – | |
Funk in Deep Freeze | – |
* Chet Baker Live from the Moonlight (Philology (It) 214W 10/11, 214W 10/11-2)
Joe LoCascio Quintet with Chet Baker
Chet Baker (tp) Joe LoCascio (p, syn) Tom Mclaren (b, el-b) George Weimmer (d, per) Alonzo Alonzo (per) Terri Meason (vo)
Houston, TX, 1985
Old and Lost Rivers | Pausa PR 7200 | |
Sleepless | – | |
Falling Up | – | |
For Amanda | – | |
Bayou Song | – | |
Nicholas | – | |
Nuclear Phrasing | – |
* Joe LoCascio – Sleepless (Pausa PR 7200)
1986 - Age 57
Chet Baker with Christopher Mason Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Christopher Mason (as) Mike Pellara (p) Jim Singleton (b) Johnny Vidacovich (d)
New Orleans, LA, January 7, 1986
Silent Night, Pt. 1 | GSR 1986 | |
The First Noel | – | |
We Three Kings | – | |
Hark the Herald Angels Sing | – | |
Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen | – | |
Amazing Grace | – | |
Come All Ye Faithful | – | |
Joy to the World | – | |
Amen | – | |
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear | – | |
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot | – | |
Silent Night, Pt. 2 | – |
* Chet Baker/Christopher Mason – Silent Night (GSR 1986)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Butch Lacy (p) Jesper Lundgaard (b) Jukkis Uotila (d)
Copenhagen, Denmark, February 23, 1986
Long Ago and Far Away | SteepleChase (D) SCS 1221 | |
Here’s That Rainy Day | – | |
Two in the Dew | – | |
When Sunny Gets Blue | – | |
Isn’t It Romantic | – | |
You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To | – | |
I Should Care | SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31221 | |
Out of Nowhere | – |
* Chet Baker – When Sunny Gets Blue (SteepleChase (D) SCS 1221, SCCD 31221)
Van Morrison with Chet Baker Trio
Chet Baker (tp) Michel Graillier (p) Ricardo Del Fra (b) Van Morrison (vo -9)
“Ronnie Scott’s Club”, London, England, November 24, 1986
1. | But Not for Me | Apollon/Jazz Road (J) BY32 5010 |
2. | Arborway | – |
3. | If I Should Lose You | – |
4. | My Ideal | – |
5. | Night Bird | – |
6. | Love for Sale | – |
7. | Shifting Down | – |
8. | You Can’t Go Home Again | – |
9. | Send in the Clowns | – |
* Chet Baker Live at Ronnie Scott’s London (Apollon/Jazz Road (J) BY32 5010)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Harold Danko (p) Jon Burr (b) Ben Riley (d)
Monster, Holland, December 17-19, 1986
You and the Night and the Music | Timeless (H) SJP 251/52 | |
As Time Goes By | – | |
My Melancholy Baby | – | |
I’m a Fool to Want You | – | |
When She Smiles | – | |
Sea Breeze | – | |
You Been Here All Along | – | |
Angel Eyes | – | |
You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To | – | |
‘Round About Midnight | – | |
Swing Shifting | Timeless (H) SJP 262; Polydor (J) J33J 20153 | |
‘Round About Midnight | – | |
Caravelle | Timeless (H) SJP 262 | |
For All We Know | Timeless (H) SJP 262; Polydor (J) J33J 20153 | |
Blue Moon | – | |
My Foolish Heart | – | |
When She Smiles | Polydor (J) J33J 20153 | |
My Melancholy Baby | – | |
Sea Breeze | – |
* Chet Baker – As Time Goes By (Timeless (H) SJP 251/52, CDSJP 251/52)
* Chet Baker – Cool Cat (Timeless (H) SJP 262, CDSJP 262)
* Chet Baker – Singin’ in the Midnight (Polydor (J) J33J 20153)
1987 - Age 58
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Frank Strazzeri (p) Nicola Stilo (g -12) John Leftwich (b) Ralph Penland (d -1/5)
Hollywood, CA & Paris, France, January-May, 1987
1. | Moon and Sand | RCA Novus 3054-2-N |
2. | You’re My Thrill | – |
3. | For Heaven’s Sake | – |
4. | Everytime We Say Goodbye | – |
5. | I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You | – |
6. | Imagination | – |
7. | Daydream | – |
8. | Blame It on My Youth | – |
9. | My One and Only Love | – |
10. | Everything Happens to Me | – |
11. | Almost Blue | – |
12. | Zingaro | – |
* Chet Baker – Let’s Get Lost (RCA Novus 3054-2-N)
Chet Baker Quintet
Chet Baker (tp) Nicola Stilo (fl) Luca Flores, Mike Melillo (p) Furio DiCastri (b)
“Shalimar Club”, Senigallia, Italy, May 22, 1987
My Funny Valentine | Philology (It) W 30-2 |
* Chet Baker – Seven Faces of Valentine (Philology (It) W 30-2)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Nicola Stilo (fl) Mike Melillo (p -1/3) Luca Flores (p -4/6) Furio DiCastri (b)
“Shalimar Club”, Senigallia, Italy, May 23, 1987
1. | Mr. B | Philology (It) W 59-2 |
2. | Arborway | – |
3. | Just Friends | – |
4. | Night Bird | – |
5. | Conception | – |
6. | I Remember You | – |
* Chet Baker – A Night at the Shalimar (Philology (It) W 59-2)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Harold Danko (p) Hein Van De Geijn (b) John Engels (d)
“Hitomi Kinen Kodo”, Tokyo, Japan, June 14, 1987
Stella by Starlight / Introducing the Members | Paddle Wheel (J) K32Y 6270 | |
For Minors Only | – | |
Almost Blue | – | |
Portrait in Black and White | – | |
My Funny Valentine | – | |
Four | Paddle Wheel (J) K32Y 6281 | |
Arborway | – | |
I’m a Fool to Want You | – | |
Seven Steps to Heaven | – | |
For All We Know | – | |
Broken Wing | – |
* Chet Baker in Tokyo – Memories (Paddle Wheel (J) K32Y 6270)
* Chet Baker in Tokyo – Four (Paddle Wheel (J) K32Y 6281)
Chet Baker Quintet
Chet Baker, Tom Harrell (tp) Hal Galper (p) Steve Gilmore (b) Bill Goodwin (d)
Modena, Italy, July 20, 1987
Mr. B | Philology (It) W 52-2 |
* Chet Baker – Naima: Unusual Chet (Philology (It) W 52-2)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Kirk Lightsey (p) Rocky Knauer (b) John Engels (d)
“Clnema Margherita”, Tarcento, Italy, August 10, 1987
Naima | Philology (It) W 52-2 |
* Chet Baker – Naima: Unusual Chet (Philology (It) W 52-2)
Charlie Haden Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Enrico Pieranunzi (p) Charlie Haden (b) Billy Higgins (d)
Rome, Italy, November 11 & 12, 1987
Visa | Soul Note (It) SN 1172 | |
Silence | – | |
Echi | – | |
My Funny Valentine | – | |
‘Round About Midnight | – | |
Conception | – |
* Charlie Haden/Chet Baker/Enrico Pieranunzi/Billy Higgins – Silence (Soul Note (It) SN 1172, 121172-2)
Chet Baker with the Space Jazz Trio
Chet Baker (tp) Enrico Pieranunzi (p) Massimo Moriconi (b) John Arnold (d)
“Corto Maltese”, Ostia, Italy, November, 1987
Seven Steps to Heaven | Philology (It) W 52-2 |
* Chet Baker – Naima: Unusual Chet (Philology (It) W 52-2)
1988 - Age 59
Jan Erik Vold
Chet Baker (tp) Egil Kapsted (p) Philip Catherine (g) Terje Venaas (b) Jan Erik Vold (vo)
Paris, France, February 17 & 18, 1988
Et Nytt Mete | Hot Club (F) HCRCD 50 | |
In Memory Of | – | |
Den Svimle Sivingen | – | |
Der Bjorketreet Stod | – | |
En Trane Letter | – | |
Balladen Om Smarblid | – | |
I Gar Ja | – | |
Jag Ser | – | |
At Fuglene Ikke Synger | – | |
Elg | – | |
Wigman | – | |
Fuglen Fra Kapingamarangi | – | |
6 Hekt | – | |
Koan for en Kulturbyrakrat | – | |
Furukonglesang | – | |
Ingefaerblomstenes | – | |
Duft | – | |
Han Brant Fordi Han Brant | – | |
Uten Ord Fire Island | – |
* Jan Erik Vold/Chet Baker – Blamann! Blamann! (Hot Club (F) HCRCD 50)
Chet Baker – Enrico Pieranunzi Duo
Chet Baker (tp) Enrico Pieranunzi (p)
Recanati, Italy, February 28 & 29, 1988
Funk in the Deep Freeze | Philology (It) W 20-2 | |
Autumn in New York | – | |
Come Rain or Come Shine | – | |
Just Friends | – | |
Night Bird | – | |
Dee’s Dilemma | – | |
Four | – |
* Chet Baker/Enrico Pieranunzi – Funk in the Deep Freeze (Philology (It) W 20-2)
Chet Baker – Enrico Pieranunzi Duo
same personnel
Recanati, Italy, February 29, 1988
My Old Flame (take 3) | Philology (It) 214W 20 | |
The Thrill Is Gone (take 2) | – | |
Here’s That Rainy Day (take 3) | – | |
If You Could See Me Now (take 2) | – | |
All the Way (take 2) | – | |
But Beautiful | – | |
Darn That Dream (take 5) | – |
* Chet Baker/Enrico Pieranunzi – The Heart of the Ballad (Philology (It) 214W 20)
Chet Baker with the Space Jazz Trio
Chet Baker (tp) Enrico Pieranunzi (p) Enzo Pletropaoli (b) Fabrizio Sferra (d)
Recanati, Italy, March 1 & 2, 1988
Come Rain or Come Shine (take 2) | Philology (It) 214W 21 | |
Blue in Green (take 2) | – | |
House of Jade | – | |
That Ol’ Devil Moon (take 2) | – | |
Little Girl Blue (take 2) | – | |
Just One of Those Things (take 7) | – |
* Chet Baker – Little Girl Blue (Philology (It) 214W 21)
Archie Shepp Quartet with Chet Baker
Chet Baker (tp, vo) Archie Shepp (ts, vo) Horace Parlan (p) Herman Wright (b) Clifford Jarvis (d)
’21st German Jazzfestival’, “Kongresshalle”, Frankfurt am Main, West Germany, March 13, 1988
Dedication to Bessie Smith’s Blues | L+R (G) LR 45006 | |
My Foolish Heart | – | |
Confirmation | L+R (G) CDLR 45006 |
* Archie Shepp/Chet Baker – In Memory of First and Last Meeting in Frankfurt and Paris 1988 (L+R (G) LR 45006, CDLR 45006)
Archie Shepp Quartet with Chet Baker
same personnel
live in Paris, France, March 14, 1988
When Lights Are Low | L+R (G) CDLR 45006 | |
How Deep Is the Ocean? | L+R (G) LR 45006 | |
That Ol’ Devil Moon | – | |
My Ideal | L+R (G) CDLR 45006 |
* Archie Shepp/Chet Baker – In Memory of First and Last Meeting in Frankfurt and Paris 1988 (L+R (G) LR 45006, CDLR 45006)
Chet Baker Quartet
Chet Baker (tp, p) Nicola Stilo (fl, g) Luca Flores (p) Marc Abrams (b)
Rosenheim, West Germany, April 17, 1988
Funk in the Deep Freeze | Timeless (H) SJP 233 | |
I’m a Fool to Want You | – | |
Portrait in Black and White | – | |
In a Sentimental Mood | – | |
If I Should Lose You | – | |
Arborway | Timeless (H) CDSJP 233 |
* Chet Baker Last Quartet – Farewell (Timeless (H) SJP 233, CDSJP 233)
Chet Baker with Hannover Radio Orchestra
Chet Baker (tp) Walter Norris (p) John Schroder (g -1,2) Hannnover Radio Orchestra
“Funkhaus”, Hanover, West Germany, April 28, 1988
1. | My Funny Valentine | Enja (G) ENJ 5097-2, R2 79600 |
2. | Summertime | – |
3. | I Fall in Love Too Easily | – |
4. | I Get Along Without You Very Well | Enja (G) ENJ 6020-2, R2 79624 |
5. | There’s a Small Hotel | – |
6. | Tenderly | – |
* Chet Baker – My Favorite Songs: The Last Great Concert (Enja (G) ENJ 5097-2)
* Chet Baker – My Favorite Songs: The Last Great Concert (Enja (G) R2 79600)
* Chet Baker – Straight from the Heart: The Last Great Concert, Vol. 2 (Enja (G) ENJ 6020-2)
* Chet Baker – Straight from the Heart: The Last Great Concert, Vol. 2 (Enja (G) R2 79624)
Chet Baker with the NDR Big Band
Chet Baker (tp) Herb Geller (as -2,4,5) The NDR Big Band
“Funkhaus”, Hanover, West Germany, April 28, 1988
1. | All Blues | Enja (G) ENJ 5097-2, R2 79600 |
2. | Well, You Needn’t | – |
3. | Django | – |
4. | Look for the Silver Lining | Enja (G) ENJ 6020-2, R2 79624 |
5. | Sippin’ at Bells | – |
* Chet Baker – My Favorite Songs: The Last Great Concert (Enja (G) ENJ 5097-2)
* Chet Baker – My Favorite Songs: The Last Great Concert (Enja (G) R2 79600)
* Chet Baker – Straight from the Heart: The Last Great Concert, Vol. 2 (Enja (G) ENJ 6020-2)
* Chet Baker – Straight from the Heart: The Last Great Concert, Vol. 2 (Enja (G) R2 79624)
Chet Baker with Walter Norris Quartet
Chet Baker (tp) Walter Norris (p) John Schroder (g -1,2) Lucas Lindholm (b) Aage Tanggaard (d -1,2)
“Funkhaus”, Hanover, West Germany, April 28, 1988
1. | In Your Own Sweet Way | Enja (G) ENJ 5097-2, R2 79600 |
2. | Conception | Enja (G) ENJ 6020-2, R2 79624 |
3. | My Funny Valentine | – |
* Chet Baker – My Favorite Songs: The Last Great Concert (Enja (G) ENJ 5097-2)
* Chet Baker – My Favorite Songs: The Last Great Concert (Enja (G) R2 79600)
* Chet Baker – Straight from the Heart: The Last Great Concert, Vol. 2 (Enja (G) ENJ 6020-2)
* Chet Baker – Straight from the Heart: The Last Great Concert, Vol. 2 (Enja (G) R2 79624)
Chet Baker Biography
Written by James Gavin, Deep in a Dream follows Chet Baker from his beginnings in the 1950s all the way to his death in 1988 in Amsterdam.
Learn how a dashing young man from Oklahoma became one of the central icons of Jazz practically overnight. Though hundreds of interviews and previously unknown source material, this book manages to paint a sensational journey that no fan can miss.
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