"Listening again to these sides, one is struck at once by how carefully constructed his music still was. Admittedly, he had the best band money could buy and these are great ensemble recordings, not just star vehicles. Bill Evans was approaching the peak of his powers and would shortly enter a studio with Miles Davis to make what some regard as the finest jazz album ever recorded. The others were no studio make-weights, either.!

PENGUIN GUIDE TO JAZZ


"It is fitting that the title of this album, sometimes presented under the simple name of Chet, emphasizes the singular and refined playing of the trumpeter. When it appeared in 1959, Chet Baker’s career was already well underway, and his reputation was firmly established.

JAZZ MAGAZINE


Tracklist

01 ALONE TOGETHER
02 HOW HIGH THE MOON
03 IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND
04 ‘TIS AUTUMN
05 IF YOU COULD SEE ME NOW
06 SEPTEMBER SONG
07 YOU’D BE SO NICE TO COME HOME TO
08 TIME ON MY HANDS
09 YOU AND THE NIGHT AND THE MUSIC
10 EARLY MORNING MOOD*
11 THANK HEAVEN FOR LITTLE GIRLS*
12 I TALK TO THE TREES*
13 I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT*
14 SHOW ME*
15 I FALL IN LOVE TOO EASILY*
16 MY FUNNY VALENTINE*

Total time: 77:56


CHET BAKER, trumpet
BILL EVANS, piano
HERBIE MANN, flute
PEPPER ADAMS, baritone sax
KENNY BURRELL, guitar (on A3 & B2 only)
PAUL CHAMBERS, bass
CONNIE KAY, drums (on A1-A3 & B1-B3)
PHILLY JOE JONES, drums (on A4 & B4-B5)

New York, December 30, 1958 & January 19, 1959.


*BONUS TRACKS