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This essential three-CD box set features trumpeter Chet Baker leading his own group during the 1953-1956 period (shortly after the breakup of the Gerry Mulligan Quartet) with pianist Russ Freeman, either Bob Whitlock, Carson Smith, Joe Mondragon, Jimmy Bond, or Leroy Vinnegar on bass, and Bobby White, Larry Bunker, Shelly Manne, Bob Neel, Peter Littman, or Lawrence Marable on drums. Baker is heard at his coolest (mostly before he became influenced by Miles Davis); some of the later selections also feature his first recorded vocals. Because the Mosaic box sets are limited editions, they should be acquired as soon as possible.

Recording Date: Jul 24, 1953-Nov 6, 1956

tracklist:

CD1:
01. Announcements
02. Line For Lyons
03. Lover Man
04. My Funny Valentine
05. Maid In Mexico
06. Stella By Starlight
07. My Old Flame
08. Headline

CD2:
01. No Ties
02. Out of Nowhere
03. Deep Purple
04. My Little Suede Shoes
05. Lady Bird
06. Line for Lyons
07. Lullaby of the Leaves

CD3:
01. Everything Happens To Me
02. A Dandy Line
03. Frenesi
04. Moonlight In Vermont
05. Carson City Stage (B)
06. Billie’s Bounce