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:
- Madison Avenue
- Lonely Star
- Wee, Too
Side B:
- Tan Gaugin
- Cherokee
- Bevan Beeps
Smokin' with the Chet Baker Quintet
Side A:
- Grade "A" Gravy
- Serenity
- Fine and Dandy
Side B:
- Have You Met Miss Jones?
- Rearin' Back
- So Easy
Boppin' with the Chet Baker Quintet
Side A:
- Go-Go
- Lament for the Living
- Pot Luck
Side B:
- Bud's Blues
- Romas
- On a Misty Night
Cool Burnin' with the Chet Baker Quintet
Side A:
- Hurry
- I Waited for You
- The 490
- Cut Plug
Side B:
- Boudoir
- Etude in Three
- Sleeping Susan
Comin' On with the Chet Baker Quintet
Side A:
- Comin' On
- Stairway to the Stars
- No Fair Lady
- When You're Gone
Side B:
- Choose Now
- Chabootie
- Carpsie's Groove