''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". Baker earned much attention and ...

recorded in 1969 and released on the Beverly Hills label.Chet Baker discography
accessed August 16, 2013 The album features 11 compositions by

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who organized the recording date to assist Baker in restarting his career after a horrific injury wrecked his embouchure.

Reception

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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
Allmusic listing
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

– trumpet, vocals * Paul Smith – piano,

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– guitar * Jim Hughart –

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* Frank Capp – drums

References

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