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Chet Baker was quite busy during three days in August 1965, recording five LPs worth of material with tenor saxophonist George Coleman (formerly with Miles Davis), pianist Kirk Lightsey, bassist Herman Wright and drummer Roy Brooks. Baker, sticking to flugelhorn, is heard in fine form on this CD reissue, which (along with Stairway to the Stars and Lonely Star) brings back all of the music in full; each CD also contains all of the liner notes from the five original albums. For this particular reissue, the quintet performs six likable originals by Richard Carpenter, Jimmy Mundy's "Sleeping Susan," three Tadd Dameron tunes, and a Sonny Stitt blues. Most of the selections are taken at relaxed tempos, but it is the hottest number, "Go-Go," that is most memorable. Considering that Baker's records of the next few years were consistent commercial turkeys (including A Taste of Tequila, In the Mood, the infamous Albert's House and Blood, Chet and Tears), it can accurately be stated that the Prestige sets are Chet Baker's last worthwhile recordings before his comeback began in 1974.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
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Sonny Stitt, ComposerLyricist - Chet Baker, MainArtist - Richard Carpenter, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1965 Fantasy, Inc.
Chet Baker, MainArtist - Richard Carpenter, ComposerLyricist - Gary D. Bruce, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1965 Fantasy, Inc.
Chet Baker, MainArtist - Richard Carpenter, ComposerLyricist - Gary D. Bruce, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1965 Fantasy, Inc.
Jimmy Mundy, ComposerLyricist - Chet Baker, MainArtist
℗ 1965 Fantasy, Inc.
Chet Baker, MainArtist - Richard Carpenter, ComposerLyricist - Gary D. Bruce, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1965 Fantasy, Inc.
Tadd Dameron, ComposerLyricist - Chet Baker, MainArtist
℗ 1965 Fantasy, Inc.
Chet Baker, MainArtist - Richard Carpenter, ComposerLyricist - Gary D. Bruce, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1965 Fantasy, Inc.
Sonny Stitt, ComposerLyricist - Chet Baker, MainArtist
℗ 1965 Fantasy, Inc.
Tadd Dameron, ComposerLyricist - Chet Baker, MainArtist
℗ 1965 Fantasy, Inc.
Tadd Dameron, ComposerLyricist - Chet Baker, MainArtist
℗ 1965 Fantasy, Inc.
Chet Baker, MainArtist - Richard Carpenter, ComposerLyricist - Gary D. Bruce, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1965 Fantasy, Inc.
Album review
Chet Baker was quite busy during three days in August 1965, recording five LPs worth of material with tenor saxophonist George Coleman (formerly with Miles Davis), pianist Kirk Lightsey, bassist Herman Wright and drummer Roy Brooks. Baker, sticking to flugelhorn, is heard in fine form on this CD reissue, which (along with Stairway to the Stars and Lonely Star) brings back all of the music in full; each CD also contains all of the liner notes from the five original albums. For this particular reissue, the quintet performs six likable originals by Richard Carpenter, Jimmy Mundy's "Sleeping Susan," three Tadd Dameron tunes, and a Sonny Stitt blues. Most of the selections are taken at relaxed tempos, but it is the hottest number, "Go-Go," that is most memorable. Considering that Baker's records of the next few years were consistent commercial turkeys (including A Taste of Tequila, In the Mood, the infamous Albert's House and Blood, Chet and Tears), it can accurately be stated that the Prestige sets are Chet Baker's last worthwhile recordings before his comeback began in 1974.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 01:09:22
- Main artists: Chet Baker
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Prestige
- Genre: Jazz
© 1996 Fantasy, Inc. ℗ 1996 Fantasy, Inc.
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