Chet Baker - Five from '65: The Quintet Summer Sessions - Box Set LP

180g 5LP Box Set — AAA Remastered & Cut from the Original Analog Mono Tapes by Kevin Gray

Recorded in New York City within a single week in the summer of 1965, Boppin', Smokin', Groovin', Comin' On and Cool Burnin' are available on vinyl for the first time in over 50 years. Chet Baker is joined by a superlative band — George Coleman, Kirk Lightsey, Herman Wright and Roy Brooks — across these thrilling sets originally issued by Prestige. New Land gained full access to the original analog mono tapes, remastered by Kevin Gray, capturing a raw, swinging quintet sound that marks a key moment of reinvention in Baker's career.

Features

• 5LP Box Set
• 180g vinyl
• (AAA) Remastered & cut directly from the original analog mono tapes by Kevin Gray
• Five original studio albums from 1965
• Reverse-board deluxe sleeves
• Expansive book with liner notes, interviews & previously unseen photos
• Heavy lift-off lid box with spot-gloss finish
• Label: New Land

Musicians

• Chet Baker — flugelhorn
• George Coleman — tenor sax
• Kirk Lightsey — piano
• Herman Wright — bass
• Roy Brooks — drums

Track Listing

Groovin' with the Chet Baker Quintet

Side A:

1. Madison Avenue
2. Lonely Star
3. Wee, Too

Side B:

1. Tan Gaugin
2. Cherokee
3. Bevan Beeps

Smokin' with the Chet Baker Quintet

Side A:

1. Grade "A" Gravy
2. Serenity
3. Fine and Dandy

Side B:

1. Have You Met Miss Jones?
2. Rearin' Back
3. So Easy

Boppin' with the Chet Baker Quintet

Side A:

1. Go-Go
2. Lament for the Living
3. Pot Luck

Side B:

1. Bud's Blues
2. Romas
3. On a Misty Night

Cool Burnin' with the Chet Baker Quintet

Side A:

1. Hurry
2. I Waited for You
3. The 490
4. Cut Plug

Side B:

1. Boudoir
2. Etude in Three
3. Sleeping Susan

Comin' On with the Chet Baker Quintet

Side A:

1. Comin' On
2. Stairway to the Stars
3. No Fair Lady
4. When You're Gone

Side B:

1. Choose Now
2. Chabootie
3. Carpsie's Groove