Chet Baker was quite busy during three days in August 1965, recording five LPs worth of material with tenor saxophonist George Coleman (formerly with Miles Davis), pianist Kirk Lightsey, bassist Herman Wright and drummer Roy Brooks.
Baker, sticking to flugelhorn, is heard in fine form on this CD reissue, which (along with Stairway to the Stars and Lonely Star) brings back all of the music in full; each CD also contains all of the liner notes from the five original albums.
For this particular reissue, the quintet performs six likable originals by Richard Carpenter, Jimmy Mundy's "Sleeping Susan," three Tadd Dameron tunes, and a Sonny Stitt blues.
Most of the selections are taken at relaxed tempos, but it is the hottest number, "Go-Go," that is most memorable.
Considering that Baker's records of the next few years were consistent commercial turkeys (including A Taste of Tequila, In the Mood, the infamous Albert's House and Blood, Chet and Tears), it can accurately be stated that the Prestige sets are Chet Baker's last worthwhile recordings before his comeback began in 1974.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cut PlugRichard Carpenter, Sonny Stitt | Chet Baker | Play | 04:40 | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| 2 | Boudoir | Chet Baker | Play | 06:24 | 14 MB | 33 MB |
| 3 | Etude in Three | Chet Baker | Play | 05:13 | 11 MB | 30 MB |
| 4 | Sleeping SusanJimmy Mundy | Chet Baker | Play | 08:46 | 20 MB | 41 MB |
| 5 | Go-GoRichard Carpenter | Chet Baker | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 6 | Lament for the LivingTadd Dameron | Chet Baker | Play | 06:59 | 16 MB | 30 MB |
| 7 | Pot Luck | Chet Baker | Play | 08:16 | 18 MB | 38 MB |
| 8 | Bud's BluesSonny Stitt | Chet Baker | Play | 06:16 | 14 MB | 33 MB |
| 9 | RomasTadd Dameron | Chet Baker | Play | 06:50 | 15 MB | 35 MB |
| 10 | On a Misty NightTadd Dameron | Chet Baker | Play | 07:34 | 17 MB | 42 MB |
| 11 | Hurry | Chet Baker | Play | 04:50 | 11 MB | 27 MB |
| 70 mins | 160 MB | |||||
| 70 mins | 364 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chet Baker | Flugelhorn, Primary Artist |
| 2 | Roy Brooks | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 3 | Richard Carpenter | Composer, Producer |
| 4 | William Claxton | Photography |
| 5 | George Coleman | Guest Artist, Sax (Tenor) |
| 6 | Tadd Dameron | Composer |
| 7 | Mark Gardner | Liner Notes |
| 8 | Ira Gitler | Liner Notes |
| 9 | Kirk Lightsey | Guest Artist, Piano |
| 10 | Jack McKinney | Liner Notes |
| 11 | Michael Morgan | Liner Notes |
| 12 | Jimmy Mundy | Composer |
| 13 | Bob Porter | Liner Notes |
| 14 | Jamie Putnam | Art Direction, Design |
| 15 | Sonny Stitt | Composer |
| 16 | Joe Tarantino | Remastering |
| 17 | Rudy Van Gelder | Engineer |
| 18 | Herman Wright | Bass |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |