Chet Baker - Chet Baker With Fifty Italian Strings (1959) (Remastered, 1990)

Artist Chet Baker
Title Of Album Chet Baker With Fifty Italian Strings
Year Of Release:1959/1990
Label (Catalog#) OJC/Jazzland
Country: USA
Genre: Jazz, Cool Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Bitrate: Lossless
Quality: FLAC (tracks+cue,log)
Time: 00:34:44
Full Size: 199mb(+3%)(covers)

AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
In 1959 while in Italy, Chet Baker was showcased playing trumpet and (on five of the ten songs) singing a set of ballads while backed by a large string section. 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.

Tracks:
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01. "I Should Care" (Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston) - 2:46
02. "The Song Is You" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 3:16
03. "Goodbye" (Gordon Jenkins) - 2:30
04."Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) - 3:34
05. "Forgetful" (George Handy, Jack Segal) - 4:59
06. "Violets for Your Furs" (Dennis, Tom Adair) - 3:30
07. "When I Fall in Love" (Edward Heyman, Victor Young) - 4:32
08. "Autumn in New York" (Vernon Duke) - 2:26
09. "Street of Dreams" (Sam M. Lewis, Victor Young) - 2:41
10. "Deep in a Dream" (Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 4:30

Personnel
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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

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.

All thanks to original releaser