| The Touch of Your Lips | ||||
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Studio album by
Chet Baker Trio | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | June 21, 1979 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 47:43 CD release with bonus track | |||
| Label |
SteepleChase SCS 1122 | |||
| Producer | Nils Winther | |||
| Chet Baker chronology | ||||
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The Touch of Your Lips is an album by trumpeter/vocalist Chet Baker, recorded in 1979 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label. [1] [2] [3] [4]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  
[5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | 
[7] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |
[6] |
The Globe and Mail wrote that, "with his subtle trumpet and vocal styles, he is one of the great expressionists, an artist whose emotional power exceeds his musical virtuosity." [8]
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "This was the perfect setting during his later years. The trumpeter (who also sings on two of the six songs) sounds very relaxed and comfortable". [5]
- "I Waited for You" ( Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller) – 8:08
- " But Not for Me" ( George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 6:04
- " Autumn in New York" ( Vernon Duke) – 5:57
- "The Blue Room" ( Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 8:40
- " The Touch of Your Lips" ( Ray Noble) – 8:19
- " Star Eyes" ( Gene de Paul, Don Raye) – 5:45
- "Autumn in New York" [take 2] (Duke) – 4:47 Bonus track on CD release
- Chet Baker – trumpet, vocals
- Doug Raney – guitar
- Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – bass
- ^ SteepleChase Productions ApS accessed May 22, 2017
- ^ Jazzlists: Steeplechase Records 1000/30000 series discography accessed May 22, 2017
- ^ Chet Baker Catalog accessed May 22, 2017
- ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Chet Baker accessed May 22, 2017
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. The Touch of Your Lips – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 18. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
- ^ Miller, Mark (August 30, 1980). "The Touch of Your Lips Chet Baker". The Globe and Mail. p. F6.
| The Touch of Your Lips | ||||
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|
Studio album by
Chet Baker Trio | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | June 21, 1979 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 47:43 CD release with bonus track | |||
| Label |
SteepleChase SCS 1122 | |||
| Producer | Nils Winther | |||
| Chet Baker chronology | ||||
| ||||
The Touch of Your Lips is an album by trumpeter/vocalist Chet Baker, recorded in 1979 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label. [1] [2] [3] [4]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |
[5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |
[7] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |
[6] |
The Globe and Mail wrote that, "with his subtle trumpet and vocal styles, he is one of the great expressionists, an artist whose emotional power exceeds his musical virtuosity." [8]
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "This was the perfect setting during his later years. The trumpeter (who also sings on two of the six songs) sounds very relaxed and comfortable". [5]
- "I Waited for You" ( Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller) – 8:08
- " But Not for Me" ( George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 6:04
- " Autumn in New York" ( Vernon Duke) – 5:57
- "The Blue Room" ( Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 8:40
- " The Touch of Your Lips" ( Ray Noble) – 8:19
- " Star Eyes" ( Gene de Paul, Don Raye) – 5:45
- "Autumn in New York" [take 2] (Duke) – 4:47 Bonus track on CD release
- Chet Baker – trumpet, vocals
- Doug Raney – guitar
- Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – bass
- ^ SteepleChase Productions ApS accessed May 22, 2017
- ^ Jazzlists: Steeplechase Records 1000/30000 series discography accessed May 22, 2017
- ^ Chet Baker Catalog accessed May 22, 2017
- ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Chet Baker accessed May 22, 2017
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. The Touch of Your Lips – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 18. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
- ^ Miller, Mark (August 30, 1980). "The Touch of Your Lips Chet Baker". The Globe and Mail. p. F6.