Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Boppin' With The Chet Baker Quintet
| Recorded | Aug 1965 |
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| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | PR 7512 |
| Released | 1965 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 515245 |
The record
Detroit muscle meets West Coast cool as Lightsey, Wright, and Brooks back Baker's flugelhorn, its shadowed tone a real departure from the trumpet years. Coleman's tenor pushes hard against the mood.
Session personnel
- Herman Wright — bass
- Roy Brooks — drums
- Chet Baker — flugelhorn
- Kirk Lightsey — piano
- George Coleman — tenor saxophone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1967 | Prestige · PR 7512 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file |
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| 1968 | Prestige · PR 7512 — Vinyl, LP, Album · laminated sleeve |
| 1968 | Prestige · PR 7512 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Prestige · PRST 7512 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1997 | Prestige · VICJ-60051 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 1999 | Prestige · PR20 7512-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Digipack |
| — | Prestige — STEREO |
Follow the players
Herman Wright also plays on
Roy Brooks also plays on
Chet Baker also plays on