Chet Baker in Europe

Chet Baker in Europe
Studio album by Chet Baker
Released	1956
Recorded	October 11 & 24, 1955 Paris, France
Genre	Jazz
Label	Pacific Jazz PJ 1218
Producer	Richard Bock
Chet Baker chronology
Chet Baker Sings and Plays (1955) Chet Baker in Europe (1956) The Route (1956)

Chet Baker in Europe (subtitled A Jazz Tour of the NATO Countries) is an album by jazz trumpeter Chet Baker drawn from sessions recorded in Paris in 1955 for Barclay Records and released in the U.S. on the Pacific Jazz label. ^[1] One side consists largely of compositions by Bob Zieff, which pianist Dick Twardzik had introduced to Baker's repertoire; the other side consists of standards, recorded with a different quartet after Twardzik's death from a heroin overdose. ^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Allmusic rated the album with 3 stars. ^[3]

Track listing

1. "Summertime" (DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:16
2. "You Go to My Head" (Haven Gillespie, J. Fred Coots) - 5:54
3. "Tenderly" (Jack Lawrence, Walter Gross) - 6:39
4. "Autumn in New York" (Vernon Duke) - 7:06
5. "There's a Small Hotel" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 3:48
6. "Rondette" (Bob Zieff) - 2:11
7. "Piece Caprice" (Zieff) - 5:12
8. "Mid-Forte" (Zieff) - 3:08
9. "Pomp" (Zieff) - 4:42
10. "Sad Walk" (Zieff) - 4:14
11. "The Girl from Greenland" (Richard Twardzik) - 5:16

• Recorded in Paris, France, on October 11 (tracks 6, 8, 10), October 14 (tracks 7, 9, 11), and October 24 (tracks 1-5), 1955

Personnel

• Chet Baker - trumpet
• Dick Twardzik (tracks 6-11), Gérard Gustin (tracks 1-5) - piano
• Jimmy Bond - bass
• Nils-Bertil Dahlander (tracks 1-5), Peter Littman (tracks 6-11) - drums

References

1. Chet Baker discography accessed August 2, 2013
2. Chambers, Jack (October 2004). "Revenge of the Underground Jazz Composer" (PDF). Sirena. 2: 130–140.
3. Allmusic listing accessed August 2, 2013