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The Touch of Your Lips
Studio album by Chet Baker Trio
Released	1979
Recorded	June 21, 1979
Genre	Jazz
Length	47:43 CD release with bonus track
Label	SteepleChase SCS 1122
Producer	Nils Winther
Chet Baker chronology
Ballads for Two (1979) The Touch of Your Lips (1979) Rendez-Vous (1979)

The Touch of Your Lips is an album by trumpeter/vocalist Chet Baker, recorded in 1979 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

The Globe and Mail wrote that, "with his subtle trumpet and vocal styles, he is one of the great expressionists, an artist whose emotional power exceeds his musical virtuosity."

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "This was the perfect setting during his later years. The trumpeter (who also sings on two of the six songs) sounds very relaxed and comfortable".

Track listing

1. "I Waited for You" (Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller) – 8:08
2. "But Not for Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 6:04
3. "Autumn in New York" (Vernon Duke) – 5:57
4. "The Blue Room" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 8:40
5. "The Touch of Your Lips" (Ray Noble) – 8:19
6. "Star Eyes" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) – 5:45
7. "Autumn in New York" (Duke) – 4:47 Bonus track on CD release

Personnel

• Chet Baker – trumpet, vocals
• Doug Raney – guitar
• Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – bass

References

1. SteepleChase Productions ApS accessed May 22, 2017
2. Jazzlists: Steeplechase Records 1000/30000 series discography accessed May 22, 2017
3. Chet Baker Catalog accessed May 22, 2017
4. Enciclopedia del Jazz: Chet Baker accessed May 22, 2017
5. ^ Yanow, Scott. The Touch of Your Lips – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
6. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 18. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
7. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
8. Miller, Mark (August 30, 1980). "The Touch of Your Lips Chet Baker". The Globe and Mail. p. F6.

• Chet Baker albums
• 1979 albums
• SteepleChase Records albums