Diane (album)

Not to be confused with Diana (album).

Diane is an album by trumpeter Chet Baker and pianist Paul Bley recorded in Denmark in 1985 and released on the SteepleChase label.^[3]

Diane
Studio album by Chet Baker, Paul Bley
Released	1985
Recorded	February 28, 1985 Sound Track Studios, Copenhagen
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:37 (LP), 51:33 (CD)
Label	SteepleChase SCS 1207
Producer	Nils Winther
Paul Bley chronology
Questions (1985) Diane (1985) Hot (1985)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

Critical reception

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings describe Bley as an ideal duo partner for Baker, and say that only a “murky sound” prevented the album receiving a four star rating.^[2]

Track listing

1. "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 7:16
2. "You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 7:03
3. "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) - 5:17
4. "Pent-Up House" (Sonny Rollins) - 3:55
5. "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (Cole Porter) - 7:52
6. "Diane" (Lew Pollack, Ernö Rapée) - 5:31
7. "Skidadidlin'" (Chet Baker) - 4:16
8. "Little Girl Blue" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 5:27 (LP),^[4] 10:23 (CD)^[5]

Personnel

• Chet Baker - trumpet, vocals (track 2)
• Paul Bley - piano