New Chet Baker album to be released
'Salt Peanuts' will be released in Autumn
Last updated 18th Nov 2020
A previously unreleased Chet Baker recording will be released this Autumn - 'Salt Peanuts (Live)' - which was recorded at a live show from his European tour in 1981.
Slated for release on 20th November 2020, this marks the very first time the album is officially available, as it was previously only available as a bootleg.
'Salt Peanuts' is named after the club they played in Cologne in Germany with a sextet including, unusually, a flugelhorn as well as Chet’s iconic trumpet and voice.
This live album is fully remastered and features a killer set including Chet Baker classics ‘My Funny Valentine’ and ‘Round Midnight’.
When is Chet Baker's 'Salt Peanuts' released?
Chet Baker's 'Salt Peanuts' will be available digitally and on CD on the 20th November 2020. Salt Peanuts will be released via Sleepy Night Records, the same label who also recently released the lost live recordings of Miles Davis.
What is the track list for the Chet Baker album 'Salt Peanuts'?
1) 'Prayer For The Newborn'
2) 'My Ideal'
3) 'Lady Bird'
4) 'Resonant Emotions'
5) 'Ray's Idea'
6) 'My Funny Valentine'
7) 'If I Should Lose You'
8) 'Round Midnight'
9) 'Beatrice'
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