Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Chet Baker






































Artist:  Chet Baker
Birth Name:  Chesney Henry Baker
Born:  December 23, 1929.  Yale, Oklahoma, USA
Died:  May 13, 1988 (Aged 58).  Amsterdam, Netherlands
Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, Bebop, West Coast Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Trumpet Jazz, Jazz Instrument
Occupation:  Musician
Instruments:  Trumpet, Vocals, Flugelhorn, Piano

Chet Baker was an American Jazz Trumpeter, and Vocalist.  He was a primary exponent of the West Coast School of Cool Jazz in the early and mid-'50s.  He plays with Vido Musso's Band, Stan Getz, Charlie Parker, Gerry Mulligan.  His well known song "My Funny Valentine", and "My Old Flame".














Artist:  Chet Baker & Art Pepper
Title:  Playboys  (2018)
Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, Bebop, West Coast Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Trumpet Jazz, Jazz Instrument
Label:  State Of Art
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  For Minors Only  (4:04)
 2.  Minor Yours  (6:45)
 3.  Resonant Emotions  (5:44)
 4.  Tynan Time  (5:35)
 5.  Picture Of Heath  (6:47)
 6.  For Miles And Miles  (6:28)
 7.  C.T.A.  (5:16)

Bonus Tracks:

 8.  Tynan Time  (6:22)
 9.  Little Girl  (4:20)
10. Minor Yours  (7:16)
11. Sonny Boy  (3:59)
12. The Route  (5:07)
13. Ol' Croix  (5:34)
14. I Can't Give You Anything But Love  (4:10)

Personnel:

Chet Baker:  Trumpet
Art Pepper:  Alto Saxophone

Tracks:  1-7:  Los Angeles, November 20-21, 1956

Phil Urso:  Tenor Saxophone
Carl Perkins:  Piano
Curtis Counce:  Bass
Larance Marable:  Drums

Tracks:  8-14:  Los Angeles, July 26, 1956

Richie Kamuca:  Tenor Saxophone
Pete Jolly:  Piano
Leroy Vinnegar;  Bass
Stan Levey:  Drums

Playboys is a 1956 Jazz Album by Chet Baker & Art Pepper, originally released on October 31, 1956 by Pacific Jazz, remastered and reissued on September 21, 2018 by State Of Art, featuring Phil Urso, Carl Perkins, Curtis Counce, Larance Marable, Richie Kamuca, Pete Jolly, Leroy Vinnegar and Stan Levey.

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