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Album · 1954

Chet Baker & Strings

by Chet Baker

Released
14 April 1954
Label
Columbia
Catalogue no.
CL 549
Tracklist
12 tracks
Length
36:40
Country
US

“Chet Baker & Strings” is an album by Chet Baker, released in 1954 on Columbia. The original release has 12 tracks with a running time of 36:40. Jazz standards on the record include “I Love You”, “Love Walked In”, “You Better Go Now” and “You Don't Know What Love Is”. The line-up features Chet Baker (trumpet), Eudice Shapiro (violin), Felix Slatkin (violin), George Kast (violin) and Jacques Gasselin (violin).

Who played on Chet Baker & Strings

  • Chet Baker trumpet all tracks
  • Eudice Shapiro violin all tracks
  • Felix Slatkin violin all tracks
  • George Kast violin all tracks
  • Jacques Gasselin violin all tracks
  • Joe Mondragon bass all tracks
  • Lou Kievman viola all tracks
  • Paul Robyn viola all tracks
  • Paul Shure violin all tracks
  • Russ Freeman piano all tracks
  • Sam Cytron violin all tracks
  • Shelly Manne drums (drum set) all tracks
  • Victor Gottlieb cello all tracks
  • Zoot Sims tenor saxophone on 7 tracks
  • Bud Shank alto saxophone, flute on 4 tracks

Tracklist

  1. A1 You Don't Know What Love Is standard — Gene de Paul 3:30
  2. A2 I'm Thru With Love — Fud Livingston, Matty Malneck 2:39
  3. A3 Love Walked In standard — George Gershwin 2:58
  4. A4 You Better Go Now standard 3:06
  5. A5 I Married an Angel — Richard Rodgers 3:36
  6. A6 Love 2:38
  7. B1 I Love You standard — Cole Porter 2:48
  8. B2 What a Diff'rence a Day Made — María Grever 2:40
  9. B3 Why Shouldn't I — Cole Porter 3:34
  10. B4 A Little Duet — Jack Montrose 2:35
  11. B5 The Wind — Russ Freeman 4:00
  12. B6 Trickleydidlier — Shorty Rogers 2:38

Production

  • Richard Bock producer

More albums by Chet Baker

Chet Baker Quartet featuring Russ Freeman 1953 · Pacific Jazz Chet Baker Sings 1954 · Pacific Jazz The Trumpet Artistry of Chet Baker 1955 · Pacific Jazz Sings and Plays With Bud Shank, Russ Freeman and Strings 1955 · Pacific Jazz Playboys 1956 · World Pacific Quartet: Russ Freeman Chet Baker 1957 · Pacific Jazz Chet Baker in New York 1958 · Riverside It Could Happen to You: Chet Baker Sings 1958 · Riverside Chet 1959 · Riverside Chet Baker Plays the Best of Lerner & Loewe 1959 · Riverside Chet Is Back! 1962 · RCA Victor The Most Important Jazz Album of 1964/65 1964 · Colpix

Frequently asked questions

Who played on Chet Baker & Strings?

The line-up of Chet Baker & Strings includes Chet Baker (trumpet), Eudice Shapiro (violin), Felix Slatkin (violin), George Kast (violin), Jacques Gasselin (violin), Joe Mondragon (bass), Lou Kievman (viola) and Paul Robyn (viola).

Which label released Chet Baker & Strings?

Chet Baker & Strings was released in 1954 on Columbia (CL 549).

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