Pacific Jazz – PJ-1229Rec. Dates : October 18 & 26, 1956Stream this Album Trumpet : Chet Baker, Norman Faye, Conte CandoliAlto Sax : Fred Waters, Art PepperBaritone Sax : Bill Hood, Bud ShankBass : Jimmy BondDrums : Peter Littman, James McLean, Larance MarablePiano : Bobby TimmonsTenor Sax : Phil Urso, Bob Graf, Bill PerkinsTrombone :…
Pacific Jazz – PJ-15Rec. Date : September 9 & 15, 1954 Stream this Album Trumpet : Chet BakerBaritone Sax : Bud ShankBass : Carson SmithDrums : Shelly MannePiano : Russ FreemanValve Trombone : Bob Brookmeyer Billboard : 12/11/1954Score of 80 Put Chet Baker, Bud Shank, Bob Brookmeyer and Russ Freeman together on one record,…
Pacific – PJ-1232Rec. Date : November 6, 1956Stream this Album Piano : Russ FreemanTrumpet : Chet BakerBass : Leroy VinnegarDrums : Shelly Manne American Record GuideMartin Williams : February, 1958 Baker first came to prominence with Gerry Mulligan’s quartet. He played like Miles Davis but occasionally made solos suggesting a twelve-tone conception. Subsequently, his playing has got more…
Pacific – PJ-1224Rec. Dates : July 24, 1956, July 25, 1956, July 31, 1956Stream this Album Trumpet : Chet BakerBass : James BondDrums : Peter Littman, Bill LoughbroughPiano : Bobby TimmonsTenor Sax : Phil Urso Billboard : 03/09/1957Score of 84 The first really new set by this group in almost two years is musically adequate, tho not quite up to par…
Pacific – PJ-1203Rec. Date : May 9, 1954 Stream this Album Trumpet : Chet BakerBass : Carson SmithDrums : Bob NeelPiano : Russ Freeman Billboard : 01/21/1956Score of 79 This was taped from a concert session at the University of Michigan in 1954, which accounts for the unusually “live” atmosphere of the proceedings. The boys…
