Chet Baker – Italian Movie Soundtracks
Jazz
Tracklist
A1 |
Tensione
|
3:35 |
A2 |
Alone In A Crowd (Aka I Soliti Ignoti)
|
4:53 |
A3 |
Relaxin’ With Chet
|
5:31 |
A4 |
I Soliti Ignoti (Aka Lyda / Aka Movimenti Con Swing)
|
4:19 |
A5 |
Tema D’Amore
|
4:20 |
A6 |
Arrivederci
|
4:20 |
B1 |
Smog (Introduzione e Finale)
|
5:52 |
B2 |
Twilight At Los Angeles (Aka SMOG Versione Strumentale)
|
6:12 |
B3 |
Thinking Blues (Aka Hollywood Tonight)
|
4:28 |
B4 |
Improvisando In Blues
|
3:17 |
B5 |
Motorizzazione
|
2:35 |
B6 |
Furtivamente
|
3:48 |
Companies, etc.
- Mastered At – DMM Studio
- Copyright (c) – WaxTimeRecords
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – WaxTimeRecords
Credits
- Arranged By, Composed By, Piano – Piero Umiliani
- Design – Comunicom.es
- Double Bass – Berto Pisano
- Drums – Ralf Ferraro
- Guitar – Enzo Grillini
- Photography By – Getty Images
- Tenor Saxophone – Livio Cervellieri
- Trumpet – Chet Baker
- Vibraphone – Franco Chiari
- Vocals – Chet Baker
Notes
Baker made his way back to New York in mid-1956 and wouldn’t return to Italy until the 1959 trip that yielded the recordings included here. In fact, as Ezio Leoni (the musician in charge of the sessions) explained that Chet’s trip to Milan took place in order to make two albums (one with strings and orchestra, the other with a small combo of Italian players). Baker was already an addict when the contract was signed, and before he could travel he was imprisoned in the States. Therefore, the sessions had to be postponed and shortly after this music was recorded Baker would be imprisoned again, this time in Italy. Prior to his Italian imprisonment he made the two albums expected of him and recorded some interesting tracks for movie soundtracks with different bands conducted by Piero Umiliani, which are presented on this LP. All of that music is also contained here, including a vocal version of “Arrivederci” which has been taken from the original movie itself and, for that reason, has some odd overdubbed dialogues in Italian.
PERSONNEL:
CHET BAKER, trumpet & vocals with the Piero Umiliani Orchestra
A1-A5: Nino Rosso (tp), Bill Gilmore (tb), Marcello Boschi (as),
Livio Cerveglieri (ts), Gino Marinacci (bar),
Piero Umiliani (p, cond, arr), Berto Pisano (b), Jimmy Pratt (d).
Soundtrack to the film Audace colpo dei soliti ignoti (aka Big Deal on
Madonna St. and Intrigo a Los Angeles). Rome, circa 1960.
B1-B3: Nino Culasso, Beppe Cuccaro, Nino Rosso, Baldo Panfili (tp),
Bill Gilmore (v-tb), Mario Midana, Ennio Gabbi, Enzo Forte (tb),
Baldo Maestri, Marcello Boschi (as), Ivan Vandor,
Marcello Cianfanelli (ts), Gino Marinacci (bar), Piero Umiliani (p),
Enzo Grillini (el-g), Beppe Carta (b), Roberto Zappulla (d),
plus strings (12 violins, 3 violas, 2 cellos). Soundtrack to the film Smog. Rome, Italy, 1962.
B4-B6: Marcello Boschi (as), Livio Cerveglieri (ts), Gino Marinacci (bar),
Franco Chiari (vib), Piero Umiliani (p, comp, arr), Enzo Grillini (g), Berto Pisano (b),
Ralf Ferraro (d). Strings added on 16. Soundtrack to the film Urlatori alla Sbarra.
Rome, Italy, 1960-1962.
*BONUS TRACK (A6):
Same personnel, location, date and film as B4-B6.
Taken from the actual film soundtrack.