| Chet Baker & Crew | ||||
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| Released | February 1957 [1] | |||
| Recorded | July 24–25 & 31, 1956 Forum Theater, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 63:12 CD reissue with bonus tracks | |||
| Label | Pacific Jazz PJ 1224 | |||
| Producer | Richard Bock | |||
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Chet Baker & Crew is an album by jazz trumpeter Chet Baker which was recorded in Los Angeles in 1956 and released on the Pacific Jazz label. [2]
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An AllMusic review by Lindsay Planer states, "The numbers heard on Chet Baker & Crew were among a prolific flurry of recordings Baker was involved in during the last week of July 1956 — fresh from an extended European stay". [3]
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