Cool Cat (album)

Cool Cat, (subtitled Chet Baker Plays, Chet Baker Sings) is an album by trumpeter/vocalist Chet Baker which was recorded in 1986 and released on the Dutch Timeless label.[1][2][3][4]

Cool Cat
Studio album by
Chet Baker
Released1989
RecordedDecember 17–18, 1986
StudioStudio 44, Monster, Holland
GenreJazz
Length43:03
LabelTimeless
SJP 262
ProducerWim Wigt, Peter Huijts, Makoto Kimata, Mamoru Kamekawa
Chet Baker chronology
As Time Goes By
(1986)		 Cool Cat
(1989)		 Let's Get Lost
(1987)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]

Steve Loewy of AllMusic states, "The tunes are just a tad different than usual, so Baker was forced to suspend his autopilot and dig in. Only partially satisfying, there are nonetheless enough worthwhile moments to recommend this one".[5]

Track listing
  1. "Swift Shifting" (Harold Danko) – 7:25
  2. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) – 10:19
  3. "Caravelle" (Jon Burr) – 5:53
  4. "For All We Know" (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) – 5:13
  5. "Blue Moon" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 6:32
  6. "My Foolish Heart" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) – 7:41

Personnel

References
  1. Timeless Records album entry accessed May 22, 2017
  2. Jazzlists: Timeless Records SJP series discography accessed May 22, 2017
  3. Chet Baker Catalog accessed May 22, 2017
  4. Enciclopedia del Jazz: Chet Baker accessed May 22, 2017
  5. Loewy, Steve. Cool Cat – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
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