Love Walked In / Chet Baker & Strings

Six-panel digipack collector’s series - with booklet. Chet Baker - Love Walked In / Chet Baker & Strings - complete album + 11 bonus tracks - this release presents the complete original LP Chet Baker & Strings (Columbia CL 549), which marks the trumpeter’s first experience recording with a string orchestra.

The album also features such important jazz luminaries as Zoot Sims, Jack Montrose, Bud Shank, Russ Freeman, and Shelly Manne with a Plus String Orchestra arranged by Marty Paich, Jack Montrose, Shorty Rogers & Johnny Mandel. Five tracks that complete the sessions but were not included on the original album (three alternate takes and two rare unaccompanied vocals by Baker) have been added here. Also included are six bonus tracks, consisting of two alternate versions of songs from the album, and a complete 1959 date by Chet with strings.

* From the same sessions but not included on the original LP.
** Bonus tracks (18-23): 18: Chet Baker (tp, vcl), Russ Freeman (p), Carson Smith (b), Bob Neel (d). Los Angeles, March 7, 1955. 19: Same line up Live at the Ti any Club, Los Angeles, August 10, 1954. 20-23: Chet Baker (tp) with Len Mercer’s Orchestra & Strings. Milan, Italy, September 29, 1959.

Tracks: You Don’t Know What Love Is / I’m Through With Love / Love Walked In / You Be er Go Now / I Married An Angel / Love / I Love You / What A Dif-ference A Day Made / Why Shouldn’t I? / A Little Duet For Zoot And Chet / The Wind / Trickleydidlier / You Don’t Know What Love Is (alternate Track)* / You Be er Go Now (alternate Track)* / A Li le Duet For Zoot And Chet (alternate Track)* / Blue Room (unaccompanied Vocal Version) / Spring Is Her (unaccom-panied Vocal Version)* / You Don’t Know What Love Is (1955 Vocal Version)** / The Wind (1954 Quartet Live Version)** / Goodby** / I Should Care** / Autumn In New York** / My Funny Valentine**