Grey December (album)

Grey December is an album by jazz trumpeter Chet Baker compiling sessions recorded in 1953 and 1955 which was released on the Pacific Jazz label in 1992.^[1] The album compiles tracks previously released on the 1953 10 inch LP Chet Baker Ensemble along with previously unissued recordings.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Allmusic rated the album with 4 stars, stating: "Grey December is one of the better CD reissues featuring Baker's early-'50s recordings on Pacific Jazz, the purveyors of West Coast cool".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Jack Montrose except as indicated

"Grey December" (Frank Campo) - 3:40
"I Wish I Knew" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 3:59
"Someone to Watch over Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:00
"This Is Always" (Gordon, Warren) - 3:06
"Headline" - 3:07
"Ergo" - 3:08
"Bockhanal" - 2:58
"Bockhanal" [Alternate Take] - 2:33
"A Dandy Line" - 2:48
"A Dandy Line" [Alternate Take] - 2:48
"Pro Defunctus" - 3:26
"Little Old Lady" (Stanley Adams, Hoagy Carmichael) - 2:47
"Little Old Lady" [Alternate Take] (Adams, Carmichael) - 2:00
"Moonlight Becomes You" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 3:24
"Moonlight Becomes You" [Alternate Take] (Burke, Van Heusen) - 2:52
"Goodbye" (Gordon Jenkins) - 3:47
"Goodbye" [Alternate Take] (Jenkins) - 3:42

Recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood on December 14, 1953 (tracks 5-10) and December 22, 1953 (tracks 11-17) and on February 28, 1955 (tracks 1-4)

Personnel

Chet Baker - trumpet, vocals
Bud Shank - flute (tracks 1-4)
Herb Geller - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone (tracks 5-17)
Jack Montrose - tenor saxophone (tracks 5-17)
Bob Gordon - baritone saxophone (tracks 5-17)
Russ Freeman - piano
Joe Mondragon (tracks 5-17), Red Mitchell (tracks 1-4) - bass
Shelly Manne (tracks 5-17), Bob Neal (tracks 1-4) - drums

References

↑ Chet Baker discography accessed August 14, 2013
1 2 Planer, L. Allmusic listing accessed August 14, 2013

Chet Baker

Discography

Blue Note	Quartet Live, Vol. 1: This Time the Dream's on Me (1953) Quartet Live, Vol. 2: Out of Nowhere (1954) Quartet Live, Vol. 3: My Old Flame (1954)

Pacific Jazz	The Chet Baker Quartet (1953) Chet Baker Quartet featuring Russ Freeman (1953) Grey December (1953) West Coast Live (1953-54 [1997]) Chet Baker Sextet (1954) Jazz at Ann Arbor (1954) The Trumpet Artistry of Chet Baker (1954) Chet Baker Sings (1954) Chet Baker Sings and Plays (1955) Chet Baker in Europe (1955) Chet Baker & Crew (1956) Chet Baker Big Band (1956) Playboys (1956) Quartet: Russ Freeman/Chet Baker (1956) Embraceable You (1957) Pretty/Groovy (1953-1957 [1958]) A Taste of Tequila (1966) Hats Off!!! (1966) Double Shot (1966) In the Mood (1966) Into My Life (1966) Quietly, There (1966)

Riverside/Jazzland	(Chet Baker Sings) It Could Happen to You (1958) Chet Baker in New York (1958) Chet Baker Introduces Johnny Pace (1958) Chet (1959) Chet Baker Plays the Best of Lerner and Loewe (1959) Chet Baker in Milan (1959) Chet Baker with Fifty Italian Strings (1959)

Prestige	Smokin' with the Chet Baker Quintet (1965) Groovin' with the Chet Baker Quintet (1965) Comin' On with the Chet Baker Quintet (1965) Cool Burnin' with the Chet Baker Quintet (1965) Boppin' with the Chet Baker Quintet (1965)

SteepleChase	Day Break (1979) Live in Montmartre, Vol. 2 (1979) No Problem (1979) Someday My Prince Will Come (1979) The Touch of Your Lips (1979) This Is Always (1979) Diane (1985) When Sunny Gets Blue (1986)

Enja	Together (1979) Peace (1982) Strollin' (1985) My Favourite Songs, Vols. 1-2: The Last Great Concert (1988) Oh You Crazy Moon (1988) Straight from the Heart (1988)

Circle	Just Friends (1980) Live at the Subway, Vols. 1 & 2 (1980) Night Bird (1980) Tune Up (1980) My Funny Valentine (1980) 'Round Midnight (1980) In Your Own Sweet Way (1980) I Remember You (1980) Conception (1980) Down (1980) It Never Entered My Mind (1980)

Timeless	Mr. B (1983) There'll Never Be Another You (1985) As Time Goes By (1986) Farewell (1988)

Other labels	Inglewood Jam: Bird and Chet Live at the Trade Winds (1952) Chet Baker: Live at the Trade Winds (1952) Gerry Mulligan Quartet Featuring Chet Baker (1952) L.A. Get Together (1953) Haig '53: The Other Piano-less Quartet (1953) Witch Doctor (1953) Chet Baker & Strings (1954) My Funny Valentine (1954) In Europe, 1955 (1955) Kolin Concert (1955) At the Forum Theater (1956) Chet Baker Cools Out (1956) Live in Europe (1956) Stan Meets Chet (1958) Italian Movies: Music of Piero Umiliani (1962) Chet Is Back! (1962) Somewhere over the Rainbow (1962) Brussels 1964 (1964) Chet Baker Sings and Plays (1964) Stella by Starlight (1964) Baby Breeze (1965) Baker's Holiday: Plays and Sings Billie Holiday (1965) Live at Pueblo, Colorado (1966) Albert's House (1969) Blood, Chet and Tears (1970) She Was Too Good to Me (1974) Once Upon a Summertime (1977) The Best Thing for You (1977) You Can't Go Home Again (1977) The Incredible Chet Baker Plays and Sings (1977) At le Dreher (1978) Broken Wings (1978) Live at Nick's (1978) Live in Chateauvallon, 1978 (1978) Sings, Plays: Live at the Keystone Korner (1978) Two a Day (1978) 79 (1979) Ballads for Two (1979) Chet Baker with Wolfgang Lackerschmid (1979) With Special Guests (1979) Chet Baker & Steve Houben (1980) Chet Baker and the Boto Brazilian Quartet (1980) Burnin' at Backstreet (1980) Live at the Paris Festival (1981) Live at Fat Tuesday's (1981) Live in Paris (1981) In Concert (1982) Out of Nowhere (1982) Studio Trieste (1982) Club 21 Paris, Vol. 1 (1983) Live at New Morning (1983) Live in Sweden with Ake Johansson Trio (1983) September Songs (1983) Star Eyes (1983) The Improviser (1983) At Capolinea (1984) Blues for a Reason (1984) Line for Lyons (1984) Chet Baker Plays Vladimir Cosma (1985) Candy (1985) Chet Baker in Bologna (1985) Chet's Choice (1985) Hazy Hugs (1985) Live from the Moonlight (1985) Misty (1985) My Foolish Heart (1985) Sings Again (1985) Symphonically (1985) Time After Time (1985) Tune Up (1985) Chet Baker Featuring Van Morrison Live at Ronnie Scott's (1986) A Night at the Shalimar (1987) Chet Baker in Tokyo (1987) Chet Baker Sings and Plays from the Film “Let's Get Lost” (1987) Four: Live in Tokyo, vol. 2 (1987) Silent Nights: A Christmas Jazz Album (1987) Welcome Back (1987) Blåmann! Blåmann! (1988) In Memory Of (1988) Little Girl Blue (1988) The Heart of the Ballad (1988)

As sideman	Reunion with Chet Baker (with Gerry Mulligan, 1957) A Sign of the Times (with Joe Pass, 1965) Silence (with Charlie Haden , 1987)

Documentaries	Let's Get Lost (1988)

Scores	Audace colpo dei soliti ignoti (1959) Ore rubate (1963) Tromba fredda (1963) Nudi per vivere (1964) Notte più lunga (1964)

Films	Urlatori alla sbarra as himself (1960) Tromba fredda (1963)

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