Chet Baker in Milan

Chet Baker in Milan is an album by trumpeter Chet Baker which was recorded in Italy in 1959 and released on the Jazzland label.

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album with 3 stars stating "If the adage that claims music as the universal language was never proven before, it certainly becomes obvious here. The Italian musicians are intimately familiar with the decidedly American art form of jazz, so much so that the accompanying sax solos are often rendered with more fluidity than Baker's own trumpet leads. The lack of recognizable names should not dissuade fans of West Coast cool jazz from seeking a copy of Chet Baker in Milan, as the album captures all of what is vibrant about the genre".

Track listing

1. "Lady Bird" (Tadd Dameron) - 4:46
2. "Cheryl Blues" (Charlie Parker) - 5:00
3. "Tune Up" (Miles Davis) - 5:18
4. "Line for Lyons" (Gerry Mulligan) - 7:47
5. "Pent Up House" (Sonny Rollins) - 5:00
6. "Look for the Silver Lining" (Buddy DeSylva, Jerome Kern) - 4:35
7. "Indian Summer" (Al Dubin, Victor Herbert) - 5:15
8. "My Old Flame" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) - 4:56

• Recorded in Milan, Italy on September 25 (track 1), September 26 (tracks 2-4) and October 6 (tracks 5-8), 1959.

Personnel

• Chet Baker - trumpet
• Glauco Masetti - alto saxophone - except 7 and 8
• Gianni Basso - tenor saxophone - except 7 and 8
• Renato Sellani - piano
• Franco Cerri - bass
• Gene Victory - drums
• Giulio Libano - arranger

References

1. Chet Baker discography
2. Chet Baker with Fifty Italian Strings
3. Ruth Young (singer)
4. Chet Baker Plays the Best of Lerner and Loewe
5. Franco Cerri
6. At Capolinea
7. Gerry Mulligan
8. I/We Had a Ball
9. Richard Galliano
10. Riverside Records discography
11. Glauco Masetti
12. Philip Catherine
13. Bruce Weber (photographer)
14. Fabio Concato
15. Lars Gullin
16. Pupo De Luca
17. Renato Sellani
18. Tullio De Piscopo
19. Bud Shank
20. List of Gunsmoke cast members