At The Forum Theatre
Cools Out
Chet Baker & Crew
Chet Baker
Just back from his first European tour, Chet spends the last week of July 1956 in a marathon recording session at L.A.'s Forum Theatre. A series of different sidemen come and go, with distinctly different results.  In addition to the sessions listed here, Chet also recorded some of his Chet Baker Sings tracks with Russ Freeman during this week. He also recorded the session that would become The Route with Art Pepper.

The recordings found on these 3 CD's are definitely more bop than ballad. Highlights include "A Night on Bop Mountain" where Bill Loughbrough's BooBams take center stage. We also hear the bright, pretty "Halema" was written by Phil Urso for Chet's second wife, and a rare vocal performance of Chet's standard: "Line for Lyons". A lot of the material is original, penned by band members (Urso and Loughbrough) and other Baker associates (Al Haig). You can almost categorize these sessions as a perfect example of "West Coast Jazz".
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Chet Baker - Trumpet, Vocals
Bobby Timmons - Piano 
Phil Urso - Tenor Sax 
Peter Littman - Drums 
Bill Loughbrough - Chromatic Tympani 
Jimmy Bond - Bass
Art Pepper - Alto Sax (The Route only)
Richie Kamuca - Tenor Sax (The Route only)
Pete Jolly - Piano (The Route only)
Leroy Vinnegar - Bass (The Route only)
Stan Levey - Drums (The Route only)
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At The Forum Theatre
Fresh Sound FSRCD 9004
Recorded July 24, 25 & 31, 1956, The Forum Theatre, Los Angeles
 1. Extra Mild - 5:17
 2. Chippyin' - 3:19 
 3. Tabu - 5:34
 4. A Night On Bop Mountain - 4:15
 5. Jumpin' off a Clef - 5:51
 6. I Can't Get Started - 3:06
 7. Down - 6:08
 8. Pawnee Junction - 3:59
 9. Music To Dance By - 4:34

Cools Out
Boplicity CDBOP 013
Recorded July 24, 25 & 31, 1956, The Forum Theatre, Los Angeles
 1. The Route - 5:06
 2. Lucius Lou - 5:37 
 3. Pawnee Junction - 4:03 
 4. Extra Mild - 5:20
 5. Halema - 4:38
 6. Jumpin' off a Clef - 4:57 

Chet Baker & Crew
Pacific Jazz CDP 0777 0 81205 2 0
Recorded July 24, 25 & 31, 1956, The Forum Theatre, Los Angeles
 1. To Mickey's Memory - 5:16 
 2. Slightly Above Moderate - 7:01 
 3. Halema - 3:53 
 4. Revelation - 4:01 
 5. Something for Liza - 4:07 
 6. Lucius Lu - 5:37 
 7. Worrying the Life Out of Me - 3:01 
 8. Medium Rock - 5:33 
 9. To Mickey's Memory [alternate take] - 5:26 
10. Jumpin' off a Clef - 4:57 
11. Chippyin' - 3:22 
12. Pawnee Junction - 4:03 
13. Music to Dance By - 4:37 
14. Line for Lyons - 2:48
 

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