Thursday, April 13, 2023

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".









Title:  In Paris:  Barclay Sessions 1955-56 (2017)
Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, Bebop, West Coast Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Trumpet Jazz, Jazz Instrument
Label:  Decca Records
Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Alone Together (3:54)
 2.  Tenderly (5:38)
 3.  Summertime (4:17)
 4.  There's A Small Hotel (3:47)
 5.  Chet (3:17)

Side B:

 1.  Sad Walk (4:14)
 2.  I'll Remember April (5:54)
 3.  Tasty Pudding (4:44)
 4.  These Foolish Thing (Remind Me Of You) (4:42)
 5.  Everything Happens To Me (3:41)

Personnel:

Chet Baker:  Trumpet on All Tracks, Vocals  on Track B5
Raymond Fol:  Piano on Tracks:  A1, B5
Benoit Quersin:  Bass on Tracks: A1, A5, B5
Jean-Louis Viale:  Drums  on Tracks: A1, B5
Gerald Gustin:  Piano  on Tracks:  A2-4
Jimmy Bond:  Bass  on Tracks:  A2-4,  B1
Bert Dahlander:  Drums  on Tracks:  A2-4
Benny Vasseur:  Trombone   on Track A5
Jean Aldegon:  Alto Saxophone  on Track  A5
Armand Migiani:  Tenor Saxophone  on Track A5
William Boucaya:  Baritone Saxophone  on Track A5
Francy Boland:  Piano  on Tracks;  A5, B3
Pierre Lemarchand:  Drums  on Track A5
Dick Twardzich:  Piano  on Track B1
Peter Littman: Drums  on Track B1
Jean-Louis Chautemps:  Tenor Saxophone  on Track B3
Eddie de Haas:   Bass  on Track B3


In Paris:  Barclay Sessions 1955-56 is the selection from the legendary Barclay Sessions 1955-56 by Chet Baker, released on January 227, 2017 by Decca Records.  180 Gram Vinyl.



























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