West Coast Live
Chet Baker & Stan Getz
In 1953 Gerry Mulligan was busted for drugs and had to leave his band to serve a jail sentence. Stan Getz was brought in to fill the Bari Sax player's large shoes. Getz and Baker have a few magic moments, but nothing like the interplay of Chet and Gerry. Strike up the Band finds the two swinging and trading some great back-and-forth solos. For most of the CD, Getz sounds great, Baker sounds great. They just don't have the chemistry of Mulligan and Baker's original quartet. All of the tracks are from a 1953 gig at the Haig, except for the last 3 tracks on Disc 2. These were laid down at the Tiffany Club, with no live audience.

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Chet Baker - Trumpet 
Stan Getz - Tenor Sax
Russ Freeman - Piano 
Carson Smith - Bass 
Larry Bunker - Drums 
Shelly Manne - Drums
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Pacific Jazz CDP 7243 8 35634 2 5
Recorded June 12, 1953, The Haig, L.A., and August 17, 1954, The Tiffany Club, L.A.
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 1. My Funny Valentine - 2:59 
 2. Strike Up The Band - 5:06 
 3. The Way You Look Tonight - 6:18 
 4. Yardbird Suite - 4:49 
 5. Yesterdays - 4:23
 6. Winter Wonderland - 4:09
 7. Come Out Wherever You Are - 5:28
 8. Move - 4:34
 9. What's New - 3:41
10. Half Nelson - 5:42  
11. Little Willie Leaps - 3:55
12. Soft Shoe - 6:06
13. Whispering - 9:40
14. Bernie's Tune - 3:39
15. All The Things You Are - 5:33
16. Winter Wonderland - 4:18
17. Gone With The Wind - 5:25
18. All The Things You Are - 17:42
19. Darn That Dream - 12:06
20. Crazy Rhythm - 8:41

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