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This CD reissue brings back a rare Swingville session that matches together the trumpets of Harold "Shorty" Baker and Doc Cheatham. At the time Baker, a veteran of Duke Ellington's Orchestra, was much better-known and his soft tone and lyrical style often takes honors on this blowing date with pianist Walter Bishop, Jr., bassist Wendell Marshall and drummer J.C. Heard. For Doc Cheatham, then 55 and (unknown to everyone) only at the halfway mark of his career, this was just his second opportunity to lead a record date, 11 years after an obscure session in France. The results of this meeting are generally quite friendly rather than combative with Cheatham's Dixielandish phrasing sounding slightly old-fashioned next to Baker. They perform appealing swing-oriented material and sound fine in their many tradeoffs. ~ Scott Yanow
Recorded on January 17, 1961.
Full performer name: Harold "Shorty" Baker/Doc Cheatham.
Personnel: Harold "Shorty" Baker, Doc Cheatham (trumpet); Walter Bishop, Jr. (piano); Wendell Marshall, J.C. Heard.
Personnel: Shorty Baker (trumpet); Mildred Anderson (vocals); Lord Westbrook (guitar); Al Sears (tenor saxophone); Adolphus Cheatham, Doc Cheatham, Harold Baker (trumpet); Walter Bishop, Jr. (piano); Robert Banks (organ); J.C. Heard, Bobby Donaldson (drums).
Audio Remasterer: Phil DeLancie.
Liner Note Author: Joe Goldberg.
Recording information: Englewood Cliffs, NJ (01/17/1961).
Photographer: Esmond Edwards.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Doc Cheatham; J.C. Heard; Shorty Baker; Walter Bishop, Jr.JazzTimes (4/96, p.86) - "...two of the best first trumpets in the business....Bebop had no place here, but the veteran trumpets did their thing regardless..."
Shorty Baker - Shorty & Doc Songs
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1 | Chitlin's
with Doc Cheatham, Doc Cheatham Shorty Baker, Shorty Baker, Shorty Baker Doc Cheatham | 10:55 | | |
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2 | I Didn't Know What Time It Was
with Doc Cheatham, Doc Cheatham Shorty Baker, Shorty Baker Doc Cheatham | 5:16 | $0.99 | |
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3 | Baker's Dozen
with Doc Cheatham, Doc Cheatham Shorty Baker, Shorty Baker Doc Cheatham | 4:53 | $0.99 | |
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4 | Good Queen Bess
with Doc Cheatham, Doc Cheatham Shorty Baker, Shorty Baker Doc Cheatham | 7:41 | | |
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5 | Night Train
with Doc Cheatham, Doc Cheatham Shorty Baker, Shorty Baker Doc Cheatham | 6:39 | $0.99 | |
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6 | Lullabye In Rhythm
with Doc Cheatham, Doc Cheatham Shorty Baker, Shorty Baker Doc Cheatham | 7:35 | | |
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