This Time The Dream's On Me - Live Vol. 1 Tracks
1. All the Things You Are
2. Isn't It Romantic?
3. Maid in Mexico
4. My Funny Valentine
5. This Time the Dream's on Me
6. Introduction
7. Line for Lyons
8. Lover Man
9. My Funny Valentine
10. Maid in Mexico
11. Stella by Starlight
12. My Old Flame
13. Headline
14. Russ Job
This Time The Dream's On Me - Live Vol. 1 Review
Chet Baker's reputation as a soft, lyrical trumpeter ignores the fact that he was by no means a lightweight performer in his prime. The title number here, a frighteningly uptempo treatment, shows just how strong his grip on time and technique really was. Baker was in his mid-20s, and the drugs that were to blight his life had not yet done any serious damage. These 13 pieces were recorded live at concerts in 1953 and 1954, with the excellent Russ Freeman on piano, Carson Smith on bass, and Larry Bunker and Bob Neel on drums. Gerry Mulligan once described Baker's playing as "just uncanny.... It's as simple as breathing with him." It is that simplicity and freshness which come over here, together with a gift for finding fascinating new twists to familiar phrases. He never quite lost it, but this was the best of him. --Dave Gelly
This Time The Dream's On Me - Live Vol. 1 Review
First time on CD for this Japanese release. Digitally remastered using 24 bit Super Bit Mapping. 14 tracks recorded live in 1956-1954 at the Carlton Theatre in Los Angeles and the Masonic Temple in Ann Arbor. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.