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One of the most infamously acrimonious musical unions transpired between two of the leading purveyors of West Coast cool jazz: Chet Baker (trumpet) and Stan Getz (tenor sax). Their paths crossed only a handful of times and West Coast Live captures two of their earliest encounters in Los Angeles at the Haig on June 12, 1953, and the Tiffany Club on August 17, 1953. These recordings have been issued in Europe and Japan ad infinitum in varying degrees of quality, completeness, and often sporting erroneous data. However, enthusiasts should note that West Coast Live is the only release derived from producer/engineer Dick Bock's own master reels. For two men who purportedly would rather not be in the same room at the same time, Baker and Getz are able to create some legitimately brilliant improvisation. For the Haig set, Getz had been brought in to co-lead a quartet with Baker for an incarcerated Gerry Mulligan. Musically the results vacillate. There are moments of sheer inspiration, such as the musical cat and mouse demonstrated on "Strike up the Band" or the straight-ahead driving-bop lines the two bandy on "Yardbird Suite," which includes tasty solos from Carson Smith (bass) and Larry Bunker (drums). There are likewise the brass entanglements that plague "The Way You Look Tonight" as well as the opening of "Winter Wonderland," which suffers from the "too many cooks" syndrome. The second and shorter set is taken from a recording session held during the afternoon -- hence the lack of an audience response after each number -- at the Tiffany Club. Baker's quartet at the time featured Russ Freeman (piano) and Shelly Manne (drums), as well as Carson Smith (bass), who reprised his role at the heart of this quintet. All three tracks contain very little in the way of interaction between Baker and Getz, featuring more of the support trio than the two co-leads.
© Lindsay Planer /TiVo
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Richard Rodgers, Composer - Lorenz Hart, Author - Richard Bock, Producer - Chet Baker, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carson Smith, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Stan Getz, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Bunker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Richard Bock, Producer - Chet Baker, MainArtist - Stan Getz, MainArtist
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
Jerome Kern, ComposerLyricist - Dorothy Fields, ComposerLyricist - Richard Bock, Producer - Chet Baker, MainArtist - Stan Getz, MainArtist
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
Charlie Parker, Composer - Richard Bock, Producer - Chet Baker, MainArtist - Stan Getz, MainArtist
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1997 Blue Note Records
Jerome Kern, Composer - Richard Bock, Producer - Otto Harbach, Composer - Chet Baker, MainArtist - Stan Getz, MainArtist
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
Richard Bock, Producer - Felix Bernard, ComposerLyricist - Richard B. Smith, ComposerLyricist - Chet Baker, MainArtist - Stan Getz, MainArtist
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
Jule Styne, ComposerLyricist - Sammy Cahn, ComposerLyricist - Richard Bock, Producer - Chet Baker, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carson Smith, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Stan Getz, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Bunker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
Richard Bock, Producer - Chet Baker, MainArtist - Stan Getz, MainArtist - Denzil Best, Composer
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Haggart, Composer - Richard Bock, Producer - Johnny Burke, ComposerLyricist - Chet Baker, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carson Smith, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Stan Getz, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Bunker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
Miles Davis, Composer - Richard Bock, Producer - Chet Baker, MainArtist - Stan Getz, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gerry Mulligan, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Bunker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
Miles Davis, Composer - Richard Bock, Producer - Chet Baker, MainArtist - Stan Getz, MainArtist
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
Richard Bock, Producer - Chet Baker, MainArtist - Stan Getz, MainArtist - Gerry Mulligan, Composer
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
Richard Coburn, Composer - Richard Bock, Producer - Chet Baker, MainArtist - Vincent Rose, Composer - Stan Getz, MainArtist - John Schonberger, Composer
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
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Jerry Leiber, ComposerLyricist - Mike Stoller, ComposerLyricist - Richard Bock, Producer - Chet Baker, MainArtist - Stan Getz, MainArtist - Bernie Miller, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1953 Capitol Records, LLC
Jerome Kern, Composer - Richard Bock, Producer - Chet Baker, MainArtist - Stan Getz, MainArtist
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
Richard Bock, Producer - Felix Bernard, ComposerLyricist - Richard B. Smith, ComposerLyricist - Chet Baker, MainArtist - Stan Getz, MainArtist
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
Herbert Magidson, ComposerLyricist - Richard Bock, Producer - Allie Wrubel, ComposerLyricist - Chet Baker, MainArtist - Stan Getz, MainArtist
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
Jerome Kern, Composer - Russ Freeman, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Shelly Manne, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Cuscuna, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Richard Bock, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chet Baker, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carson Smith, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Stan Getz, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
Russ Freeman, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Shelly Manne, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Cuscuna, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Richard Bock, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chet Baker, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carson Smith, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Van Heusen, Composer - Stan Getz, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Delange, Author
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
Irving Caesar, Composer - Russ Freeman, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Shelly Manne, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Cuscuna, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Richard Bock, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chet Baker, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carson Smith, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Stan Getz, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Kahn, Composer - Joseph Meyer, Composer
(C) 1997 Blue Note Records ℗ 1997 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
One of the most infamously acrimonious musical unions transpired between two of the leading purveyors of West Coast cool jazz: Chet Baker (trumpet) and Stan Getz (tenor sax). Their paths crossed only a handful of times and West Coast Live captures two of their earliest encounters in Los Angeles at the Haig on June 12, 1953, and the Tiffany Club on August 17, 1953. These recordings have been issued in Europe and Japan ad infinitum in varying degrees of quality, completeness, and often sporting erroneous data. However, enthusiasts should note that West Coast Live is the only release derived from producer/engineer Dick Bock's own master reels. For two men who purportedly would rather not be in the same room at the same time, Baker and Getz are able to create some legitimately brilliant improvisation. For the Haig set, Getz had been brought in to co-lead a quartet with Baker for an incarcerated Gerry Mulligan. Musically the results vacillate. There are moments of sheer inspiration, such as the musical cat and mouse demonstrated on "Strike up the Band" or the straight-ahead driving-bop lines the two bandy on "Yardbird Suite," which includes tasty solos from Carson Smith (bass) and Larry Bunker (drums). There are likewise the brass entanglements that plague "The Way You Look Tonight" as well as the opening of "Winter Wonderland," which suffers from the "too many cooks" syndrome. The second and shorter set is taken from a recording session held during the afternoon -- hence the lack of an audience response after each number -- at the Tiffany Club. Baker's quartet at the time featured Russ Freeman (piano) and Shelly Manne (drums), as well as Carson Smith (bass), who reprised his role at the heart of this quintet. All three tracks contain very little in the way of interaction between Baker and Getz, featuring more of the support trio than the two co-leads.
© Lindsay Planer /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 02:04:25
- Main artists: Chet Baker Stan Getz
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Blue Note Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 1997 Blue Note Records This Compilation ℗ 1997 Blue Note Records
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