The Touch of Your Lips (Chet Baker album)
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| Studio album by Chet Baker Trio | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | June 21, 1979 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 47:43 CD release with bonus track | |||
| Label | SteepleChase SCS 1122 | |||
| Producer | Nils Winther | |||
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The Touch of Your Lips is an album by trumpeter/vocalist Chet Baker which was recorded in 1979 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.[1][2][3][4]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [5] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [6] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "This was the perfect setting during his later years. The trumpeter (who also sings on two of the six songs) sounds very relaxed and comfortable".[5]
Track listing
- "I Waited for You" (Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller) – 8:08
- "But Not for Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 6:04
- "Autumn in New York" (Vernon Duke) – 5:57
- "The Blue Room" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 8:40
- "The Touch of Your Lips" (Ray Noble) – 8:19
- "Star Eyes" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) – 5:45
- "Autumn in New York" [take 2] (Duke) – 4:47 Bonus track on CD release
Personnel
References
- ^ SteepleChase Productions ApS accessed May 22, 2017
- ^ Jazzlists: Steeplechase Records 1000/30000 series discography accessed May 22, 2017
- ^ Chet Baker Catalog accessed May 22, 2017
- ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Chet Baker accessed May 22, 2017
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. The Touch of Your Lips – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 18. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.