Chet Baker In Paris Volumes 1, 2, 3 & 4
Chet Baker
Emarcy released these 4 CD's of the complete 1955 - 1956 Paris Barclay recordings on CD in 1988. Volume 1 contains lot's of  unusual Bob Zieff tunes introduced to Chet by pianist Dick Twardzik. The band is top-rate, the material is interesting, but with the exception of Sad Walk, not very memorable. Things start to pick up on the last tracks, when Chet is joined by a swinging septet (credited as "Chet Baker and his Orchestra"!?). The last tune, In Memory of Dick,  is a tribute to Twardzik who died at age 24 during these sessions.

Volume 2 contains no Bob Zieff tunes here, just standards. Unlike the cool bop Chet was playing with Russ Freeman around this time, these are mostly ballads. He's backed by a fine band and they swing pretty. Volume 3 is more of the same, but a little more upbeat.

Volume 4 contains alternate, unreleased takes from the famous 1955/56 recordings. The CD is filled with a lot of unnecessary tracks (do we really need 4 alternate takes of Tasty Pudding?). Die-hard fans with enjoy this CD to round out their collection. Casual listeners will do just fine with the first 3 CD's.

All 4 of these volumes are currently out of print, but a compilation was released in 2000 with 14 tracks.

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Chet Baker - Trumpet, Vocals
Richard "Dick" Twardzik - Piano
Gerard Gustin - Piano
Raymond Fol - Piano
René Urtreger - Piano
Francy Boland - Piano
Jimmy Bond - Bass
Benny Vasseur - Trombone
Jean Aldegon - Alto Sax
Bobby Jaspar - Tenor Sax
Jean-Louis Chautemps - Tenor Sax
Benoit Quersin - Bass
Eddie de Haas - Bass
Jean-Louis Viale - Drums
Nils-Bertil Dahlander - Drums
Peter Littman - Drums
Charles Saudrais - Drums
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Chet Baker In Paris Volume 1
Emarcy 837474-2
Recorded October 11, 14 & 25, 1955, Studio Pathe-Magellan, Paris
 1. Rondette - 2:09
 2. Mid-Forte - 3:06
 3. Sad Walk - 4:13
 4. Re-Search - 4:57
 5. Just Duo - 4:10
 6. Piece Caprice - 5:08
 7. Pomp - 4:39
 8. The Girl from Greenland - 5:13
 9. Brash - 5:53
10. Chet - 3:08
11. Dinah - 3:02
12. V-Line [First Version] - 3:02
13. In Memory of Dick - 2:56

Chet Baker In Paris Volume 2
Emarcy 837475-2
Recorded October 25 and November 28, 1955, Studio Pathe-Magellan, Paris
 1. Summertime - 4:13
 2. You Go to My Head - 5:52
 3. Tenderly - 6:37
 4. Lover Man - 4:50
 5. There's a Small Hotel - 3:45
 6. Autumn in New York - 7:04
 7. These Foolish Things - 4:41
 8. I'll Remember April - 5:51
 9. Alone Together - 3:50
10. Exitus - 8:29
11. Once in a While - 5:33
12. All the Things You Are - 5:41
13. Everything Happens to Me - 3:38

Chet Baker In Paris Volume 3
Emarcy 837476-2
Recorded December 26, 1955, February 10 and March 15, 1956, Studio Pathe-Magellan, Paris
 1. Chekeethah - 6:00
 2. How About You - 4:27
 3. Exitus [Quintet version] - 4:14
 4. Dear Old Stockholm - 7:43
 5. Speak Low - 4:27
 6. Anticipated Blues - 2:29
 7. Cheryl - 3:10
 8. Tasty Pudding - 4:43
 9. Mythe - 3:00
10. Not Too Slow - 2:54
11. Vline [2nd Version] - 2:53
12. In A Little Provincial Town - 3:00

Chet Baker In Paris Volume 4
Emarcy 837477-2
Recorded 1955 & 1956, Studio Pathe-Magellan, Paris
#1-3 Recorded October 25, 1955
#4-7 Recorded November 28, 1955
#8-11 Recorded December 26, 1955
#12-16 Recorded February 10, 1956
 1. Chet - 3:15
 2. Dinah - 3:09
 3. In Memory of Dick - 2:58
 4. Alone Together [1] - 3:32
 5. Alone Together [2] - 3:42
 6. Exitus [Quartet version] - 7:03
 7. All the Things You Are - 5:41
 8. Chekeetah - 5:06
 9. How About You - 4:14
10. Exitus [Quintet version I] - 4:28
11. Exitus [Quintet version II] - 4:24
12. Anticipated Blues - 2:17
13. Tasty Pudding [Take 1] - 2:18
14. Tasty Pudding [Take 2] - 1:56
15. Tasty Pudding [Take 3] - 2:09
16. Tasty Pudding [Take 4] - 6:05
 

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