1974 Chet Baker – She Was Too Good To Me
She Was Too Good To Me is an album by Chet Baker. The album was released in 1974 as what some would call a “comeback” album. The title track is an alteration of “He Was Too Good to Me”. There were three recording sessions (July 17, October 31, and November 1, 1974)
Tracks
1 Autumn Leaves (Johnny Mercer; Joseph Kosma) 07:06
2 She Was Too Good To Me (Richard Rodgers; Lorenz Hart) 04:42
3 Funk In Deep Freeze (Hank Mobley) 06:07
4 Tangerine (Johnny Mercer; Victor Schertzinger) 05:30
5 With A Song In My Heart (Richard Rodgers; Lorenz Hart) 04:05
6 What’ll I Do (Irving Berlin) 03:58
7 It’s You Or No One (Jule Styne; Sammy Cahn) 04:29
Musicians
Bass | Ron Carter |
Electric Piano | Bob James |
Clarinet | Romeo Penque |
Flute | Hubert Laws |
Flute | George Marge |
Flute | Romeo Penque |
Oboe | George Marge |
Sax | Paul Desmond |
Trumpet | Chet Baker |
Vibraphone | David Friedman |
Vocals | Chet Baker |
Other Musicians
1 Autumn Leaves
Drums | Steve Gadd |
2 She Was Too Good To Me
Drums | Steve Gadd |
3 Funk In Deep Freeze
Drums | Steve Gadd |
4 Tangerine
Drums | Steve Gadd |
5 With A Song In My Heart
Drums | Jack DeJohnette |
6 What’ll I Do
Drums | Jack DeJohnette |
7 It’s You Or No One
Drums | Jack DeJohnette |
Strings
Cello – George Ricci, Jesse Levy, Warren Lash
Violin – Barry Finclair, David Nadien, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Harry Glickman, Herbert Sorkin, Lewis Eley, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman
Liner Notes
Arranged By – Don Sebesky
Conductor – Don Sebesky
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Mastered By – Rudy Van Gelder
Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
Design – Bob Ciano
Photography – Steve Salmieri, Pete Turner
Recorded At Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
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