You Can't Go Home Again is an album by trumpeter Chet Baker, recorded in 1977 and released on the Horizon label.Eyries, P., Edwards, D. & Callahan. M. A&M Album Discography, Part 26: A&M Horizon Jazz Series accessed May 25, 2017Chet Baker Catalog accessed May 25, 2017Enciclopedia del Jazz: Chet Baker accessed May 25, 2017 In 2000, the album was rereleased as a double CD with additional tracks from The Best Thing for You (1989) along with previously unreleased tracks and alternate takes.
Reception
The AllMusic review by Heather Phares calls it "one of Baker's most important latter-day albums".
Track listing Original LP release (1977) A1. "Love For Sale" (Cole Porter) – 12:58 A2. "Un Poco Loco" (Bud Powell) – 9:20 B1. "You Can't Go Home Again" (Don Sebesky) – 5:43 B2. "El Morro" (Sebesky) – 13:44
Double CD release (2000) Disc 1 "Love for Sale" (Porter) – 13:03 "Un Poco Loco" (Powell) – 9:26 "You Can't Go Home Again" (Sebesky) – 5:47 "El Morro" (Sebesky) – 14:18 "The Best Thing for You" (Irving Berlin) – 4:20 "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You/You've Changed" (George Bassman, Ned Washington/ Bill Carey, Carl Fischer) – 6:05 "Oh, You Crazy Moon" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 3:38 "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Berlin) – 5:49 "If You Could See Me Now" (Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman) – 4:43 "You Can't Go Home Again" [alternate take] (Sebesky) – 6:31 "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You/You've Changed" [alternate take] (Bassman, Washington/Carey, Fischer) – 6:08 Disk 2 "El Morro" (Sebesky) – 17:13 "Out of Our Hands" (Richie Beirach) – 10:36 "Broken Wing" (Beirach) – 5:21 "Paradox" (Beirach) – 6:09 "Blues" (Traditional) – 7:59 "The Best Thing for You" [alternate take] (Berlin) – 4:28 "How Deep Is the Ocean?" [alternate take] (Berlin) – 5:45 "If You Could See Me Now" [alternate take] (Dameron, Sigman) – 5:02 "El Morro" [incomplete take] (Sebesky) – 13:13
Personnel Chet Baker – trumpet Hubert Laws – flute, bass flute, piccolo Paul Desmond – alto saxophone Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone John Campo – bassoon Don Sebesky, Kenny Barron – electric piano Richie Beirach – electric piano, clavinet John Scofield – guitar Gene Bertoncini – acoustic guitar Ron Carter – bass Alphonso Johnson – electric bass Tony Williams – drums Ralph MacDonald – percussion String section arranged and conducted by Don Sebesky Charles Libove, David Nadien, Diana Halprin, Harold Kohon, Marvin Morgenstern, Matthew Raimondi, Max Ellen, Paul Gersham, Rochelle Abramson – violin Alan Shulman, Charles McCracken, Jesse Levy – cello
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