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Albert's House
The songs themselves are not terrible, most are simple, pretty tunes written by comedian Steve Allen. Allen was a big fan of Baker, he had him on his variety show several times in the 60's. This was his way of helping Chet get his career started again. This recording inexplicably keeps getting re-issued on CD. The CD versions rename the tracks, and they are remixed at a lower speed (actually, I think this was a correction, as it sounds more natural than the LP versions).
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This is
usually considered Baker's worst album. It was recorded when Chet's embouchure
was in terrible shape. It is sad to hear Chet struggle to get a good sound out
of his horn. At the same time, the organ-laden arrangements are quite laughable.
You hear an occasional good phrase from Baker or the great Barney Kessel, but
not enough to save this mostly-unlistenable album.
