Chet Baker - Chet Is Back (2LP, Mono)
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Chet Baker (trumpet) [click here to see more vinyl featuring Chet Baker]
Benoit Quersin (bass)
Daniel Humair (drums)
Bobby Jaspar (Flute, Tenor Saxophone) [click here to see more vinyl featuring Bobby Jaspar]
Rene Thomas (guitar)
Amedeo Tommasi (piano),
Written by Amedeo Tommasi (B3), Charlie Parker (A3), Raye (A4), De Paul (A4), Arlen (B1), Link (A2), Marvell (A2), Strachey (A2), Oscar Pettiford (B4), Sonny Rollins (B2), Thelonious Monk (A1)
2 LPs, old school tip-on style gatefold jacket
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Mono
Studio
Record Press : Pallas
Label : ORG Music
Original Label : RCA
Recording in January 1962 in RCA's studio in Rome
Remastered by Bernie Grundman, Chris Bellman
Originally released in 1962
Reissued in 2012
Tracks :
Side A :
- Well, You Needn’t
- These Foolish Things
Side B :
- Barbados
- Star Eyes
Side C :
- Over The Rainbow
- Pent Up House
Side D :
- Ballata In Forma Di Blues
- Blues in The Closet
Reviews :
Chet Baker - one of the most tragic figures of jazz who lived on the fast lane and ruined himself with drugs and alcohol - was constantly on the road from one European jazz club to another. Local rhythm groups were not always top notch so it was only logical to pick the very best from several countries for a film-music production in Italy. And it was equally logical that RCA’s Italian subsidiary brought the musicians into the studio in January 1962.
With one exception, the eight titles on this disc are all so-called standards. The two winds demand total concentration from the rhythm section while maintaining relaxed and laid-back harmonic patterns. And this is something the Italian Tommasi, the Belgian Thomas, the Frenchman Quersin and the Swiss Humair carry off with an air of nonchalance. The two ballads "These Foolish Things" and the only new composition "Ballata In Forma Di Blues" are tucked in between the other numbers and give the listener space to breathe. They are surrounded by numbers with a fast tempo, all of which demonstrate Chet Baker’s and Bobby Jaspar’s high standard of musicianship. And then there is "Over The Rainbow", whose theme is coupled with another tragic figure of music history, Judy Garland: Chet on his trumpet conjures up pure magic in the middle section.
Happily, these recordings - made in Rome in 1962 - are not purely restricted to collectors living in the Sixties. This re-release on LP now offers the opportunity to listen to some excellent music and to enjoy the cover – just as it was on the original recording: a priceless gem!
Ratings :
Allmusic : 4 / 5 , Discogs : Rate Your Music :