Format Details:
Release Date: 24 November 2023
Label: Elemental Music
Packaging Type: Gate Fold Vinyl
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 8435395503775
Genres: Jazz  
Format Details:
Release Date: 24 November 2023
Label: Elemental Music
Packaging Type: Gate Fold Vinyl
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 8435395503775
Genres: Jazz  
Description
The complete album + 8 bonus tracks, 2LP gatefold edition - 180g audiophile pressing includes 5 previously unissued alternate takes.
Recorded and released in The Netherlands by Gerry Teekens for his Criss Cross label in 1985, Chet's Choice marked one of the best studio albums from Chet Baker's final years. It presents Baker, beautifully captured in stereo, singing and playing the trumpet in an intimate trio format with guitarist Philip Catherine and bassist Jean-Louis Rassinfosse.
This expanded edition presents the full seven tunes from the original album plus three songs that only previously appeared on the CD edition of Chet's Choice, as well as five amazing never heard alternate takes.
Chet Baker: trumpet
Philip Catherine: guitar
Jean-Louis Rassinfosse: bass
Hein Van De Geijn: bass (B2-B4 only)
Recorded at Studio 44, Monster, The Netherlands, June 6th & June 25th, 1985.
Produced by Gerry Teekens and engineered by Max Bolleman.
Tracklisting
Cannonball Adderley
Bill Evans
Bill Evans
Mal Waldron & Steve Lacy
Arthur Lee
Woody Shaw
Bill Charlap
Al Cohn & Dexter Gordon
Chet Baker
Chet Baker
Chet Baker
Chet Baker
Chet Baker
Chet Baker
Chet Baker
Chet Baker