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Pacific Jazz session · in the studio

October 3, 1953

Chet Baker Quartet

Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA

In the room

The takes

1 of these 11 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.

What the numbers mean

Pacific Jazz numbered its masters by the tune; the take kept is the one that was issued.

Matrix · takeTitleFirst out on
–No Ties (10" LP take)PJLP-6
–No Ties (12" LP take) PJ-1206
–All The Things You Are PJLP-6, PJ-1206
–The Thrill Is Gone (10" LP take)PJLP-6, PJ-75
–The Thrill Is Gone (12" LP take)PJ-1249
–Band AidPJLP-6, PJ-1249, PJ-100
–Bea's Flat PJLP-6, PJ-1206, PJ-10138
–Moon Love (10" LP take)PJLP-6
–Moon Love (12" LP take) PJ-1206
PJ-291Happy Little Sunbeam PJLP-6, PJ-1206, PJ-10138
–Happy Little Sunbeam (alternate take)Not issued at the time · later on Pacific Jazz JWC-500
11 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it

Where it ended up

Chet Baker Quartet – Chet Baker Quartet (Pacific Jazz PJLP-6)PJLP-6 · 1953Chet Baker QuartetChet Baker QuartetChet Baker Quartet – The Trumpet Artistry Of Chet Baker (Pacific Jazz PJ-1206)PJ-1206 · 1955The Trumpet Artistry Of Chet BakerChet Baker QuartetGerry Mulligan, Chet Baker – Timeless (Pacific Jazz PJ-75)PJ-75 · 1963TimelessGerry Mulligan, Chet BakerChet Baker – Pretty/Groovy (Pacific Jazz PJ-1249)PJ-1249 · 1959Pretty/GroovyChet BakerVarious Artists – 24 Great Jazz Groups: On Mike! (Pacific Jazz PJ-100)PJ-100 · 196324 Great Jazz Groups: On Mike!Various ArtistsChet Baker Quartet – Chet Baker Plays And Sings (Pacific Jazz PJ-10138)PJ-10138 · 1968Chet Baker Plays And SingsChet Baker Quartet

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

The whole band 1 album

No.TitleLeaderYearWho
PJLP-3Chet Baker QuartetChet Baker Quartet1953Chet Baker, Russ Freeman, Carson Smith, Larry Bunker

3 of them 10 albums

No.TitleLeaderYearWho
PJLP-2Lee Konitz Plays With The Gerry Mulligan Quartet/Gerry Mulligan QuartetLee Konitz With Gerry Mulligan Quartet1953Chet Baker, Carson Smith, Larry Bunker
PJLP-5Gerry Mulligan QuartetGerry Mulligan Quartet1953Chet Baker, Carson Smith, Larry Bunker
PJLP-10Lee Konitz And The Gerry Mulligan QuartetLee Konitz With Gerry Mulligan Quartet1954Chet Baker, Carson Smith, Larry Bunker
PJLP-11Chet Baker SingsChet Baker Quartet1954Chet Baker, Russ Freeman, Carson Smith
PJLP-15Chet Baker SextetChet Baker Sextet1954Chet Baker, Russ Freeman, Carson Smith
PJ-1202Chet Baker Sings And PlaysChet Baker Quintet With Strings1955Chet Baker, Russ Freeman, Carson Smith
PJ-1203Jazz At Ann ArborChet Baker Quartet1955Chet Baker, Russ Freeman, Carson Smith
PJ-1207Gerry Mulligan QuartetGerry Mulligan Quartet1955Chet Baker, Carson Smith, Larry Bunker
PJ-1222Chet Baker SingsChet Baker Quartet1956Chet Baker, Russ Freeman, Carson Smith
PJ-8The Genius Of Gerry MulliganGerry Mulligan Trio1960Chet Baker, Carson Smith, Larry Bunker

2 of them 11 albums

No.TitleLeaderYearWho
LP 3-6Gerry Mulligan QuartetGerry Mulligan Quartet1952Chet Baker, Carson Smith
PJLP-9Chet Baker EnsembleChet Baker Ensemble1954Chet Baker, Russ Freeman
CL 549Chet Baker & StringsChet Baker Quintet With Strings1954Chet Baker, Russ Freeman
PJLP-19Clifford Brown EnsembleClifford Brown Ensemble1955Russ Freeman, Carson Smith
PJ-1214Arranged By MontroseJack Montrose1956Russ Freeman, Carson Smith
LP 3-220Gerry Mulligan/Paul DesmondGerry Mulligan Quartet1956Chet Baker, Carson Smith
MG-36082Music For Hi-Fi BugsPete Rugolo1956Russ Freeman, Larry Bunker
MG-36088The Greatest Stars Of Jazz Under One RoofVarious Artists1956Russ Freeman, Larry Bunker
PJ-1232Quartet: Russ Freeman Chet BakerRuss Freeman - Chet Baker Quartet1957Chet Baker, Russ Freeman
MG-36115Out On A LimbPete Rugolo1957Russ Freeman, Larry Bunker
PJ-3Jazz ImmortalClifford Brown1960Russ Freeman, Carson Smith