''Albert's House'' is a studio album by jazz trumpeter
Chet Baker
Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. He is known for major innovations in cool jazz that led him to be nicknamed the "Prince of Cool".
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recorded in 1969 and released on the Beverly Hills label.
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accessed August 16, 2013 The album features 11 compositions by Steve Allen
Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen (December 26, 1921 – October 30, 2000) was an American television personality, radio personality, musician, composer, actor, comedian, and writer. In 1954, he achieved national fame as the co-cre ...
who organized the recording date to assist Baker in restarting his career after a horrific injury wrecked his embouchure.
Reception
Scott Yanow
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of Allmusic
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states, "In 1968 Baker had his teeth knocked out by a group of thugs. In 1969 he recorded this remarkably bad set of music... Baker, who sounds as if he is struggling to get any air at all out of his horn, rarely ventures out of the lower register or away from the themes. He sounds in sad shape, so why does this music repeatedly get reissued?"[Yanow, S]
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accessed August 16, 2013
Track listing
''All compositions by Steve Allen except as indicated''
# "Albert's House" – 2:34
# "Farewell, San Francisco" – 5:01
# "Time" – 4:42
# "I Should Have Told You So" – 4:39
# "How Dare You, Sir" – 4:39
# "End of the Line" – 3:32
# "Sunday in Town" – 4:56
# "A Man Who Used to Be" (John H. Fitch, Jr.) – 3:31
# "Never Had This Feeling Before" – 3:39
# "Life" – 4:25
# "Nice Little Girls" – 4:07
Personnel
*Chet Baker
Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. He is known for major innovations in cool jazz that led him to be nicknamed the "Prince of Cool".
Baker earned much attention and ...
– trumpet, vocals
* Paul Smith – piano, organ
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*Barney Kessel
Barney Kessel (October 17, 1923 – May 6, 2004) was an American jazz guitarist born in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Known in particular for his knowledge of chords and inversions and chord-based melodies, he was a member of many prominent jazz groups a ...
– guitar
*Jim Hughart
James David Hughart (born July 28, 1936) is a jazz and pop bass player.
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Hughart was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, and is the son of Frederick (Fritz) Hughart, bassist with Minneapolis Symphony and San Diego Symphony ...
– bass
*Frank Capp
Francis Cappuccio (August 20, 1931 – September 12, 2017), known professionally as Frank Capp, was an American jazz drummer. Capp also played on numerous rock and roll sessions and is considered to be a member of The Wrecking Crew.
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– drums
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1969 albums
Chet Baker albums