Blue Thoughts

Who played on Blue Thoughts

• Chet Baker trumpet, vocals on 42 tracks
• Russ Freeman piano, celesta on 24 tracks
• Bob Neel drums (drum set) on 22 tracks
• Carson Smith double bass, bass on 17 tracks
• James E. Bond bass, double bass on 9 tracks
• Clifford Jarvis drums (drum set) on 8 tracks
• Earl May bass, double bass on 8 tracks
• Herbie Mann flute, tenor saxophone on 8 tracks
• Pepper Adams baritone saxophone on 8 tracks
• Peter Littman drums (drum set) on 8 tracks
• Zoot Sims tenor saxophone, alto saxophone on 8 tracks
• Al Haig piano on 6 tracks
• Paul Chambers double bass on 6 tracks
• Philly Joe Jones drums (drum set) on 6 tracks
• Lawrence Marable drums (drum set) on 5 tracks
• Bill Evans piano on 4 tracks
• Bill Loughborough timpani on 4 tracks
• Bob Corwin piano on 4 tracks
• Bobby Timmons piano on 4 tracks
• Bud Shank flute on 4 tracks
• Corky Hale harp on 4 tracks
• Edgar Lustgarten cello on 4 tracks
• Eleanor Slatkin cello on 4 tracks
• Kurt Reher cello on 4 tracks
• Phil Urso tenor saxophone on 4 tracks
• Ray Kramer cello on 4 tracks
• Red Mitchell double bass, bass on 4 tracks
• Johnny Griffin tenor saxophone on 3 tracks
• Joe Mondragon bass on 1 track
• Shelly Manne drums (drum set) on 1 track

Tracklist

1. 1-1 Let’s Get Lost standard — Jimmy McHugh 3:44
2. 1-2 This Is Always — Harry Warren 3:07
3. 1-3 Long Ago (And Far Away) — Jerome Kern 3:58
4. 1-4 Someone To Watch Over Me standard — George Gershwin 3:02
5. 1-5 Just Friends standard — John Klenner 2:43
6. 1-6 I Wish I Knew standard — Mack Gordon, Harry Warren 3:59
7. 1-7 Daybreak standard — Ferde Grofé 2:41
8. 1-8 You Don’t Know What Love Is standard — Gene de Paul 4:51
9. 1-9 Grey December — Frank Campo 3:42
10. 1-10 I Remember You standard — Victor Schertzinger 3:15
11. 2-1 That Old Feeling standard — Sammy Fain 3:04
12. 2-2 It’s Always You — Jimmy Van Heusen 3:35
13. 2-3 Like Someone In Love standard — Jimmy Van Heusen 2:26
14. 2-4 My Ideal standard — Newell Chase, Richard A. Whiting 4:24
15. 2-5 I've Never Been In Love Before standard — Frank Loesser 4:29
16. 2-6 My Buddy standard — Walter Donaldson 3:20
17. 2-7 But Not For Me standard — George Gershwin 3:04
18. 2-8 Time After Time standard — Jule Styne 2:46
19. 2-9 I Get Along Without You Very Well — Hoagy Carmichael 2:59
20. 2-10 My Funny Valentine standard — Richard Rodgers 2:19
21. 2-11 There Will Never Be Another You standard — Harry Warren 3:00
22. 2-12 The Thrill Is Gone standard — Ray Henderson 2:51
23. 2-13 I Fall In Love Too Easily standard — Jule Styne 3:20
24. 2-14 Look For The Silver Lining standard — Jerome Kern 2:41
25. 3-1 To Mickey's Memory — Harvey Leonard 5:18
26. 3-2 Slightly Above Moderate 7:02
27. 3-3 Halema — Phil Urso 3:54
28. 3-4 Revelation — Gerry Mulligan 4:02
29. 3-5 Something For Liza 4:09
30. 3-6 Lucius Lu — Phil Urso 5:39
31. 3-7 Worryin' The Life Out Of Me 3:03
32. 3-8 Medium Rock 5:33
33. 4-1 Fair Weather — Benny Golson 6:56
34. 4-2 Polka Dots And Moonbeams — Jimmy Van Heusen 7:57
35. 4-3 Hotel 49 — Owen Eugene Marshall 9:52
36. 4-4 Solar standard — Miles Davis 5:52
37. 4-5 Blue Thoughts — Benny Golson 7:35
38. 4-6 When Lights Are Low standard — Benny Carter 6:53
39. 5-1 I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face standard — Frederick Loewe 4:17
40. 5-2 I Could Have Danced All Night standard — Frederick Loewe 3:44
41. 5-3 The Heather On The Hill — Frederick Loewe 5:07
42. 5-4 On The Street Where You Live standard — Frederick Loewe 8:39
43. 5-5 Almost Like Being In Love standard — Frederick Loewe 4:55
44. 5-6 Thank Heaven For Little Girls — Frederick Loewe 4:37
45. 5-7 I Talk To The Trees — Frederick Loewe 5:53
46. 5-8 Show Me — Frederick Loewe 6:34

Production

• Richard Bock producer
• Orrin Keepnews producer
• Roy Friedman engineer
• Jack Higgins engineer
• Marty Paich arranger
• Frank Campo arranger
• Jack Matthews mix
• Johnny Mandel arranger

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