Chet Baker discography

This article contains the discography of the American jazz trumpeter and singer Chet Baker. His most productive period was arguably for Pacific Records during the 1950s, which included his first vocal recordings.

Discography

Pacific Jazz

• Quartet Live, Vol. 1: This Time the Dream's on Me (1953)
• Quartet Live, Vol. 2: Out of Nowhere (1954)
• Quartet Live, Vol. 3: My Old Flame (1954)
• West Coast Live - with Stan Getz (1953-54 [1997])
• The Chet Baker Quartet (1953)
• Chet Baker Quartet featuring Russ Freeman (1953)
• Grey December (1953)
• Chet Baker Sextet (1954)
• Jazz at Ann Arbor (1954)
• The Trumpet Artistry of Chet Baker (1954)
• Chet Baker Sings (1954)
• Chet Baker Sings and Plays - with Bud Shank, Russ Freeman & Strings (1955)
• Chet Baker in Europe (1955)
• Chet Baker & Crew (1956)
• Chet Baker Big Band (1956)
• The Route - with Art Pepper (1956)
• Playboys (1956)
• Quartet: Russ Freeman/Chet Baker (1956)
• Embraceable You (1957)
• Pretty/Groovy (World Pacific, 1953-1957 [1958])
• A Taste of Tequila [The Mariachi Brass featuring Chet Baker] (World Pacific, 1966)
• Hats Off [The Mariachi Brass featuring Chet Baker] (World Pacific, 1966)
• Quietly There (World Pacific, 1966) with the Carmel Strings
• Double-Shot [The Mariachi Brass featuring Chet Baker] (World Pacific, 1966)
• Into My Life (World Pacific, 1966) with the Carmel Strings
• In The Mood [The Mariachi Brass featuring Chet Baker] (World Pacific, 1966)

Riverside/Jazzland

• (Chet Baker Sings) It Could Happen to You (1958)
• Chet Baker in New York also released as Polka Dots and Moonbeams (1958)
• Chet Baker Introduces Johnny Pace - with Johnny Pace (1958)
• Chet (1959)
• Chet Baker Plays the Best of Lerner and Loewe (1959)
• Chet Baker in Milan (1959)
• Chet Baker with Fifty Italian Strings (1959)

Prestige

• Smokin' with the Chet Baker Quintet (1965)
• Groovin' with the Chet Baker Quintet (1965)
• Comin' On with the Chet Baker Quintet (1965)
• Cool Burnin' with the Chet Baker Quintet (1965)
• Boppin' with the Chet Baker Quintet (1965)

SteepleChase

• Day Break (1979)
• Live in Montmartre, Vol. 2 (1979)
• No Problem (1979)
• Someday My Prince Will Come (1979)
• The Touch of Your Lips (1979)
• This Is Always (1979)
• Diane (1985) with Paul Bley
• When Sunny Gets Blue (1986)

Enja

• Together (1979)
• Peace (1982)
• Strollin' (1985)
• My Favourite Songs, Vol. 2: Straight from the Heart (1988)
• My Favourite Songs, Vols. 1-2: The Last Great Concert (1988)
• Oh You Crazy Moon (1988)
• Straight from the Heart (1988)

Circle

• 1980: Just Friends
• 1980: Live at the Subway, Vols. 1 & 2
• 1980: Night Bird
• 1980: Tune Up
• 1980: My Funny Valentine
• 1980: Round Midnight
• 1980: In Your Own Sweet Way
• 1980: Just Friends
• 1980: I Remember You
• 1980: Conception
• 1980: Down
• 1980: It Never Entered My Mind

Timeless

• Mr. B (1983)
• There'll Never Be Another You (1985)
• As Time Goes By (1986)
• Farewell (1988)
• Cool Cat (1989) - This album was recorded in Holland over the course of three sessions from December 17 through 19, 1986 and is one of three albums from the sessions.

Fresh Sound

• With Charlie Parker: Inglewood Jam: Bird and Chet Live at the Trade Winds (1952)
• With Al Haig: Chet Baker: Live at the Trade Winds (1952)
• L.A. Get Together (1953)
• At the Forum Theater (1956)
• Burnin' at Backstreet (1980)
• Live at Fat Tuesday's (1981)

Other labels

• Gerry Mulligan Quartet Featuring Chet Baker (Fantasy, 1952)
• Haig '53: The Other Piano-less Quartet (Philology, 1953)
• Chet Baker & Strings (Columbia, 1954)
• Witch Doctor (1953) (Contemporary)
• My Funny Valentine (Philology, 1954)
• In Europe, 1955 (Philology, 1955)
• Koln Concert (RLR, 1955)
• Chet Baker Cools Out (Boplicity, 1956)
• Live in Europe (Accord, 1956)
• Stan Meets Chet - with Stan Getz (Verve, 1958)
• Italian Movies: Music of Piero Umiliani (Liuto, 1962)
• Chet Is Back! (RCA, 1962)
• Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Bluebird, 1962)
• The Most Important Jazz Album of 1964/65 (Roulette Jazz, 1964)
• Brussels 1964 (Landscape, 1964)
• Chet Baker Sings and Plays (Colpix, 1964)
• Stella by Starlight (CMA, 1964)
• Baby Breeze (Limelight Records, 1965)
• Baker's Holiday: Plays & Sings Billie Holiday (Limelight, 1965)
• Live at Pueblo, Colorado (Baker, 1966)
• Albert's House (Beverley Hills, 1969)
• Blood, Chet and Tears (Verve, 1970)
• She Was Too Good to Me (CTI, 1974)
• Once Upon a Summertime (Artists House, 1977)
• The Best Thing for You (A&M, 1977)
• You Can't Go Home Again (Horizon, 1977)
• The Incredible Chet Baker Plays and Sings (Caroselle, 1977)
• At le Dreher (West Wind, 1978)
• Broken Wing (Inner City, 1978)
• Live at Nick's (Criss Cross, 1978)
• Live in Chateauvallon, 1978 (Esoldun, 1978)
• Sings, Plays: Live at the Keystone Korner (High Note, 1978)
• Two a Day (All Life Records, 1978)
• 79 (Celluloid, 1979)
• Ballads for Two (Sandra, 1979)
• Chet Baker with Wolfgang Lackerschmid (Inakustik, 1979)
• With Special Guests (featuring Coryell, Williams & Williams) (Inakustik, 1979)
• Chet Baker & Steve Houben (52e Rue Est, 1980)
• Chet Baker and the Boto Brazilian Quartet (Dreyfus, 1980)
• Live at the Paris Festival (DIW, 1981)
• Live in Paris (Norma, 1981)
• In Concert (India Navigation, 1982)
• Out of Nowhere (Milestone, 1982)
• Studio Trieste (CTI, 1982)
• Club 21 Paris, Vol. 1 (Philology, 1983)
• Live at New Morning (Marshmallow, 1983)
• Live in Sweden with Åke Johansson Trio (Dragon, 1983)
• Live in London (Ubuntu Music, 1983)
• Mister B (1983)
• September Song (Marshmallow, 1983)
• Star Eyes (Marshmallow, 1983)
• The Improviser (Cadence Jazz, 1983)
• Line for Lyons (Sonet, 1983) with Stan Getz
• At Capolinea (Red, 1984)
• Blues for a Reason (Criss Cross, 1984)
• Chet Baker Plays Vladimir Cosma (Carrere, 1985)
• Candy (Sonet, 1985)
• Chet Baker in Bologna (Dreyfus, 1985)
• Chet's Choice (Criss Cross, 1985)
• Hazy Hugs (Limetree, 1985)
• Live from the Moonlight (Philology, 1985)
• Misty (IRD, 1985)
• My Foolish Heart (IRD, 1985)
• Sings Again (Bellaphon, 1985)
• Symphonically (Soul Note, 1985)
• Time After Time (IRD, 1985)
• Tune Up (Westwind, 1985)
• Chet Baker Featuring Van Morrison Live at Ronnie Scott's (DRG, 1986)
• Live at Ronnie Scott's (Drg, 1986)
• A Night at the Shalimar (Philology, 1987)
• Chet Baker in Tokyo (Evidence, 1987)
• Chet Baker Sings and Plays from the Film "Let's Get Lost" (Jive/Novus, 1987)
• Four: Live in Tokyo, vol. 2 (Paddle Wheel, 1987)
• Memories: Chet Baker in Tokyo (Paddle Wheel, 1987)
• Silent Nights: A Christmas Jazz Album (Rounder, 1987)
• Welcome back (Westwind, 1987)
• Blåmann! Blåmann! (Hot Club, 1988), with Jan Erik Vold
• In Memory of (L&R, 1988)
• Little Girl Blue (Philology, 1988)
• The Art of the Ballad (Philology, 1988)
• Chet on Poetry (Novus, 1989)
• Chet Baker in Paris (Verve, 2000)
• L Anthologie définitive (Capitol, 2003)
• Chet Baker & Bill Evans: The Complete Legendary Sessions (2010) (American Jazz Classics)

As sideman

With Charlie Haden

• Silence (Soul Note, 1987)

With Gerry Mulligan

• Gerry Mulligan Quartet Volume 1 (Pacific Jazz, 1952)
• Lee Konitz Plays with the Gerry Mulligan Quartet (Pacific Jazz, 1953 [1957])
• Gerry Mulligan Quartet Volume 2 (Pacific Jazz, 1953)
• Gene Norman Presents the Original Gerry Mulligan Tentet and Quartet (GNP, 1953 [1997])
• Reunion with Chet Baker (World Pacific, 1957)
• Annie Ross Sings a Song with Mulligan! (World Pacific, 1957) with Annie Ross
• Carnegie Hall Concert (Epic, 1974)

With Joe Pass

• A Sign of the Times (World Pacific, 1965)

With Fred Raulston

• Would You Believe - Fred Raulston Quartet featuring Martha Burks with Special Guest Chet Baker (Jazz Mark, 1985)

With Bud Shank

• California Dreamin' (World Pacific, 1966)
• Michelle (World Pacific, 1966)
• Magical Mystery (World Pacific, 1967)

External links

• Discogs