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Stella By Starlight

Media : CD

Release date : 1989

Label : Westwind

Serial number : WW 2033

Issue : First issue

Available : Maybe out of print (available at cadence magazine)

Tracks : 7

Recording date and location : 1964 , Rome (?)

Personnel :

Chet Baker (trumpet)
Rene Thomas (guitar)
Jacques Pelzer (alto & soprano sax, flute)
Amadeo Tommasi (piano)
Franco Cerri (bass) (?)
Joe Harris (drums) (?)

Tracklist :

1. My Funny Valentine (Rodgers-Hart)
2. Stella By Starlight (Young)
3. Short Bridge (Klenner)
4. Serpent's Tooth (Davis)
5. Theme For Freddie (Thomas)
6. When Will The Blues Leave (Coleman)
7. In your Own Sweet Way (Brubeck)

5'34
5'36
4'48
4'57
6'15
5'54
6'30

Remark :

There are several errors on booklet :
_ J.Pelzer is mentioned "unknown"
_ the booklet gives Giani Cazzola on drums and Clauco Masetti on sax but it seems to be wrong
_ #5 is noted "Theme For Freddy (Baker)"
_ In fact , date and location are not well-known

There exists 3 alternate takes of #2,4,5 on the Westwind Trumpets Anthology.

My personal review :

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