Your Favorite Chet Baker Recording

The drummer was Peter Littman with Bill Loughbrough on percussion on a few of the tracks, recorded, I believe, 7/21-7/31/56. So jealous that you have an original, mine is the horrible United/Superior LP reissue which was retitled "Chet Baker Quintette", probably to confuse the uninitiated as the sound is so terrible on this pressing one would think it a completely different record.

"Chet Baker" I adore what he does for the trumpet: purely lyrical. His crew is terrific and includes an ascending Bill Evans. I would agree that this album does benifit in that Chet does not sing.

Am I the only one that thinks that the only thing flatter than Chet Bakers horn is his voice? Lyrical, yes. Great side men, yes. Just so grotesquely flawed that I can't stand to be in the same room with his playing. It hurts.

Unsound, If you don't like the sound of his playing, just don't listen to him. This is your second negative post to a request for recommendations for his recordings. Whats your point?

I guess I'm just so surprised that an audience that seems to put so much emphsis on sound and music embraces this stuff. Your point is well taken and I will refrain from further comment.