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The Trumpet Artistry Of Chet Baker

Chet Baker

Recorded	Jul 29, 1953 & Sep 15, 1954
Label	Pacific Jazz
Catalog	PJ-1206
Released	1953
Personnel	12 credited players
Discogs	master 443380

The record

Cut for Pacific Jazz in the summer of '53, this quintet session stacks Shank, Freeman, Manne, and a shifting horn line behind Baker's lean, melody-first horn. Already the tone is unmistakable -- unhurried, spare, more song than showcase.

Session personnel

Bob Gordon — baritone saxophone
Bud Shank — baritone saxophone
Carson Smith — bass
Joe Mondragon — bass
Bob Neel — drums
Larry Bunker — drums
Shelly Manne — drums
Russ Freeman — piano
Herb Geller — tenor saxophone
Jack Montrose — tenor saxophone
Chet Baker — trumpet
Bob Brookmeyer — valve trombone

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

1955	Pacific Jazz · PJ-1206 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file
1957	Music · LPM 2015 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1957	Music · LPM 2015 — Vinyl, LP, Album
1958	World Pacific Records · PJ-1206 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono
1958	World Pacific Records · WP-1206 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono
1958	World Pacific Records · WP-1206 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono
1982	Pausa Records · PR 9011 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1991	Pacific Jazz — MONO
2002	Pacific Jazz · TOCJ-9427 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, Paper Sleeve
2007	Pacific Jazz Records · TOCJ-6371 — CD, Album, Reissue, Mono
2018	Pacific Jazz · UCCQ-9384 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue
2018	WaxTime 500 · 408707 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Mono
2019	Ermitage · vnl 12507 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2019	Ermitage · VNL12507 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, 180gr, Clear Vinyl