CHET BAKER-GERRY MULLIGAN ORIGINAL QUARTET SEALED NEW CD

DELUXE PACKAGINGTHICK CARDBOARD FOLD OPEN DIGI-SLEEVES2-CD SETThe piano-less quartet fronted by Chet Baker and Gerry Mulligan proved to be enormously influential and set the groundwork for many other groups. However, Mulligan and Baker’s paths would separate afterward and they would not cut more than a couple of albums together following the superlative recordings presented here. This set contains the complete master takes by the original group, taped in 1952-53.PERSONNEL:CHET BAKER, trumpetGERRY MULLIGAN, baritone saxOn all tracks plus:JIMMY ROWLES, pianoBOB WHITLOCK, CARSON SMITH, JOE MONDRAGON, bassCHICO HAMILTON, LARRY BUNKER, drumsRecorded in San Francisco, Hollywood and Los Angeles, 1952-53.CD 1: TOTAL TIME: 78:06 Min.01 BERNIE’S TUNE02 LULLABY OF THE LEAVES03 UTTER CHAOS #104 LINE FOR LYONS05 CARIOCA06 MY FUNNY VALENTINE #107 BARK FOR BARKSDALE08 UTTER CHAOS #209 NIGHTS AT THE TURNTABLE10 FRENESI11 AREN’T YOU GLAD YOU’RE YOU? #112 WALKIN’ SHOES13 SOFT SHOE14 FREEWAY15 LIMELIGHT16 THE LADY IS A TRAMP17 TURNSTILE18 MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT19 DINAH [issued as “Haig and Haig”]20 SHE DIDN’T SAY YES, SHE DIDN’T SAY NO21 GODCHILD22 POINCIANA23 AREN’T YOU GLAD YOU’RE YOU? #224 GET HAPPY25 CHERRY26 CARSON CITY STAGE27 UTTER CHAOS #3CD 2: TOTAL TIME: 73:01 Min:01 MAKIN’ WHOOPEE02 MOTEL03 MY OLD FLAME04 LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME05 JERU06 SWING HOUSE07 UTTER CHAOS #408 I MAY BE WRONG09 I’M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT10 THE NEARNESS OF YOU11 TEA FOR TWO12 DARN THAT DREAM13 VARSITY DRAG14 SPEAK LOW15 HALF NELSON16 LADY BIRD17 LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME18 SWING HOUSE19 FIVE BROTHERS20 I CAN’T GET STARTED21 MY FUNNY VALENTINE #222 IDE’S SIDE23 FUN HOUSE [issued as “Haig and Haig”]