Recorded: June 9, 1963, Paris; October 12, 1960, Paris; July 20, 1975, Nice; July 24, 1975, Nice.
Good selection of live tracks spanning 14 years of Baker's life. The album opens with "Porgy and Bess" from 1960. It starts slow and sultry, then Chet start reaching for some high notes (hitting most of them). Next, he blows a smoking solo on "Milestones" (from the same concert). The next 2 tracks are string- laden tunes reminiscent of Chet's gig with Len Mercer a few years prior. Then we move to the 1970's where Chet starts "For Minors Only" with a few cracked notes, but saves the song with a nice long swinging solo. The balance of the CD is highlighted by a long "Stella by Starlight" and a sad "I Waited for You".
Personnel:
Chet Baker - Trumpet Georges Arvanitas - Piano (#1-2) Guy Pedersen - Bass (#1-2) Daniel Humair - Drums (#1-2) The Orchestra Radio Baden-Baden (#3-4) Larry Ridley - Bass (#5-6) Ray Mosca - Drums (#5-6) Bob Mover - Alto Sax(#7-10) Kenny Drew - Piano (#7-10) Larry Ridley - Bass (#7-10) David Lee -Drums (#7-10)
1. Porgy and Bess 2. Milestones 3. Autumn in New York 4. Marilyn 5. For Minors Only 6. Stella By Starlight 7. Dear Old Stockholm 8. Mr. B 9. I Waited For You 10. There Will Never Be Another You