Chet Baker & Strings
by Chet Baker
- Type: Album
- Released: 14 April 1954
- Label: Columbia
- Country: United States
- Length: 36:36
- Community rating: 3.36/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Looking to expand his commercial appeal and artistic breadth, 'Chet Baker & Strings' surrounds the trumpeter's signature cool tone with lush, cinematic orchestral arrangements. The rich backdrop provides a sharp, romantic contrast to Baker's dry, vibrato-less playing style. This project demonstrated his versatility as an instrumentalist capable of carrying large-scale, mainstream pop-adjacent productions.
Genres
Descriptors: acoustic, instrumental
Tracklist
- You Don't Know What Love Is (03:29)
- I'm Thru With Love (02:38)
- Love Walked In (02:58)
- You Better Go Now (03:05)
- I Married An Angel (03:36)
- Love
- I Love You (02:47)
- What a Diff'rence a Day Made (02:39)
- Why Shouldn't I? (03:34)
- A Little Duet for Zoot and Chet (02:35)
- The Wind (03:59)
- Trickleydidlier (02:38)
Credits
- Chet Baker - Trumpet
- Sam Cytron - Violin
- Russ Freeman - Piano
- Jacques Gasselin - Violin
- Victor Gottlieb - Cello
- George Kast - Violin
- Lou Kievman - Viola
- Shelly Manne - Drums (drum Set)
- Joe Mondragon - Bass
- Paul Robyn - Viola
- Eudice Shapiro - Violin
- Paul Shure - Violin
- Zoot Sims - Tenor Saxophone
- Felix Slatkin - Violin
- Richard Bock - Producer
- Bud Shank - Alto Saxophone Flute