Chet Baker with Fifty Italian Strings
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{{Infobox album
| name = Chet Baker with Fifty Italian Strings
| type = Album
| artist = Chet Baker
| cover = Chet Baker with Fifty Italian Strings.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1960
| recorded = September 28 & 29 and October 5, 1959
Milan, Italy
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 34:44
| label = Jazzland
JLP 21
| producer =
| chronology = Chet Baker
| prev_title = Chet Baker in Milan
| prev_year = 1959
| next_title = Chet Is Back!
| next_year = 1962
}}
Chet Baker with Fifty Italian Strings is an album by trumpeter Chet Baker which was recorded in Italy in 1959 and released on the Jazzland label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/chet-baker/catalog/#jazzland-jlp-21 Chet Baker discography] accessed August 14, 2013
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|1.5|5}}
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite book|last = Cook|first = Richard|author-link = Richard Cook (journalist)|author2 = Brian Morton|author2-link = Brian Morton (Scottish writer)|title = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings|edition = 9th|series = The Penguin Guide to Jazz|year = 2008|publisher = Penguin|location = London|isbn = 978-0-14-103401-0 | page = 66}}
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Allmusic awarded the album with 1½ stars stating "Fans will want this set but, due to the mundane string arrangements and the lack of variety, more general collectors should acquire his earlier jazz-oriented dates first".Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/chet-baker-with-fifty-italian-strings-mw0000318305 Allmusic listing] accessed August 14, 2013 The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings is more positive, describing the album as “a good one of its kind”, and awarding 3 stars.
Track listing
- "I Should Care" (Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston) – 2:46
- "The Song Is You" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) – 3:16
- "Goodbye" (Gordon Jenkins) – 2:30
- "Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) – 3:34
- "Forgetful" (George Handy, Jack Segal) – 4:59
- "Violets for Your Furs" (Dennis, Tom Adair) – 3:30
- "When I Fall in Love" (Edward Heyman, Victor Young) – 3:32
- "Autumn in New York" (Vernon Duke) – 2:26
- "Street of Dreams" (Sam M. Lewis, Victor Young) – 2:41
- "Deep in a Dream" (Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 4:30
- Recorded in Milan, Italy on September 28 (tracks 2, 4, 7 & 10), September 29 (tracks 1, 3 & 8) and October 5 (tracks 5, 6 & 9), 1959.
Personnel
- Chet Baker – trumpet, vocals
- Mario Pezzotta – trombone
- Glauco Masetti – alto saxophone
- Gianni Basso – tenor saxophone
- Fausto Papetti – baritone saxophone
- Giulio Libano – piano, celeste
- Franco Cerri – bass
- Gene Victory – drums
- Len Mercer – arranger, conductor
- Unidentified string section
References
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