Chet Baker Sings and Plays
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| Studio album by Chet Baker | ||||
| Released | 1955 | |||
| Recorded | February 28 and March 7, 1955 Capitol Studios, Hollywood and Los Angeles, California |
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:53 | |||
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Pacific Jazz PJ 1202 |
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| Producer | Richard Bock | |||
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| Allmusic |   |
Chet Baker Sings and Plays (subtitled With Bud Shank, Russ Freeman and Strings) is an album by jazz trumpeter Chet Baker recorded in 1955 for Barclay Records and released on the Pacific Jazz label.
Matt Collar of Allmusic stated, "With the growing popularity of Chet Baker's first vocal album, Chet Baker Sings, Pacific Jazz producer Richard Bock wanted to capitalize on both facets of his young star's abilities. Hence, the trumpeter turned vocalist entered the studio in 1955 with both his quartet featuring pianist Russ Freeman and an expanded sextet including bassist Red Mitchell, Bud Shank on flute, and various string players. The resulting album, Chet Baker Sings and Plays, helped set in stone the image of Baker as the jazz world's matinee idol and icon of '50s West Coast cool".
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