Chet Baker & Strings


Chet Baker & Strings is an album by jazz trumpeter Chet Baker recorded in late 1953 and early 1954 and released on the Columbia label.

Reception

Lindsay Planer of Allmusic stated: "This release offers a unique glimpse of a young Chet Baker in a quintet setting, complemented by a nine-piece string section... The easygoing and otherwise winding strings support the cool bop like a kite in a March breeze — light, airy, and conspicuous only in altitude".

Track listing

  1. "You Don't Know What Love Is" - 3:30
  2. "I'm Thru With Love" - 2:39
  3. "Love Walked In" - 2:59
  4. "You Better Go Now" - 3:06
  5. "I Married An Angel" - 3:37
  6. "Love" - 2:34
  7. "I Love You" - 2:48
  8. "What a Diff'rence a Day Made" - 2:40
  9. "Why Shouldn't I?" - 3:35
  10. "A Little Duet for Zoot and Chet" - 2:37
  11. "The Wind" - 4:02
  12. "Trickleydidlier" - 2:40
  13. "You Don't Know What Love Is" - 3:30 Bonus track on CD reissue
  14. "You Better Go Now" - 3:09 Bonus track on CD reissue
  15. "A Little Duet for Zoot and Chet" - 2:39 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel