Chet's Choice

Chet's Choice
Studio album by
Chet Baker Trio featuring Philip Catherine
Released1985
RecordedJune 6 & 25, 1985
StudioStudio 44, Monster, Holland
GenreJazz
Length63:52 CD release with bonus tracks
LabelCriss Cross Jazz
1016
ProducerGerry Teekens
Chet Baker chronology
I Remember You
(1984) 		Chet's Choice
(1985) 		Strollin'
(1985)

Chet's Choice is an album by trumpeter/vocalist Chet Baker which was recorded in 1985 and released on the Dutch Criss Cross Jazz label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "One of the best settings for trumpeter Chet Baker was when he was accompanied by a guitar-bass duo. ... This is one of Baker's better albums from his later period".[3]

Track listing

  1. "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 4:37
  2. "Sad Walk" (Bob Zieff) – 5:30
  3. "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) – 6:20
  4. "Doodlin'" (Horace Silver) – 4:48
  5. "My Foolish Heart" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) – 9:30 Bonus track on CD release
  6. "Conception" (Miles Davis) – 4:40
  7. "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) – 9:08
  8. "Adriano" (Philip Catherine) – 4:02
  9. "Blues in the Closet" (Oscar Pettiford) – 6:36 Bonus track on CD release
  10. "Stella by Starlight" (Young, Washington) – 7:30 Bonus track on CD release

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Chet Baker Catalog accessed May 22, 2017
  2. ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Chet Baker accessed May 29, 2017
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Chet's Choice – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.