Chet's Choice

Chet's Choice
Studio album by Chet Baker Trio featuring Philip Catherine
Released	1985
Recorded	June 6 & 25, 1985
Studio	Studio 44, Monster, Holland
Genre	Jazz
Length	63:52CD release with bonus tracks
Label	Criss Cross Jazz 1016
Producer	Gerry Teekens
Chet Baker chronology
I Remember You (1984) Chet's Choice (1985) Strollin' (1985)

Chet's Choice is an album by trumpeter/vocalist Chet Baker which was recorded in 1985 and released on the Dutch Criss Cross Jazz label. ^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "One of the best settings for trumpeter Chet Baker was when he was accompanied by a guitar-bass duo. ... This is one of Baker's better albums from his later period". ^[3]

Track listing

1. "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 4:37
2. "Sad Walk" (Bob Zieff) – 5:30
3. "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) – 6:20
4. "Doodlin'" (Horace Silver) – 4:48
5. "My Foolish Heart" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) – 9:30 Bonus track on CD release
6. "Conception" (George Shearing) – 4:40
7. "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) – 9:08
8. "Adriano" (Philip Catherine) – 4:02
9. "Blues in the Closet" (Oscar Pettiford) – 6:36 Bonus track on CD release
10. "Stella by Starlight" (Young, Washington) – 7:30 Bonus track on CD release

Personnel

• Chet Baker – trumpet, vocals
• Philip Catherine – guitar
• Hein van de Geijn (tracks 8–10), Jean-Louis Rassinfosse (tracks 1–7) – bass

References

1. Chet Baker Catalog accessed May 22, 2017
2. Enciclopedia del Jazz: Chet Baker accessed May 29, 2017
3. Yanow, Scott. Chet's Choice – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved May 29, 2017.
4. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 68. ISBN   978-0-14-103401-0.