Broken Wing

Author: Chet Baker

Format: Audiobook

PartNumber: 044001304323

Release Date: 10-10-2001

Details: Amazon.ca The Jazz in Paris--Broken Wing CD presents a 1978 quartet recording by the trumpeter Chet Baker and adds two lengthy alternative takes to the LP from which it's derived. The Paris rhythm section--Phil Markowitz on piano, Jean-Francois Jenny-Clarke on bass and Jeff Brillinger on drums--provide ideal support with some particularly impressive bass solos. Chet's wistful singing is heard on "Oh, You Crazy Moon" but otherwise his poignant trumpet, lyrical and beautifully controlled, is predominant. The spirit of Miles Davis hovers at Chet's shoulder, but he has his own tone and phrasing, less dramatic but subtly insinuating. "Blue Gilles", a Baker original, is a very slow, mournful lament dedicated to Gilles Gautherin, the producer of this session. Wayne Shorter's "Black Eyes", which comes in two versions, has a medium-tempo bossa nova beat, but otherwise it's the slower tempos, at which Baker excelled, that determine the reflective ambience of this late December Franco-American encounter. --Graham Colombé Product Description Import pressing of this album originally released in 1978 on vinyl only, now 24-bit re-mastered and packaged in a digi-pack. Featuring both his vocal and solo trumpeting skills this pressing includes 7 tracks, including alternate takes of 'Black Eyes' & 'How Deep Is the Ocean'. Chet Baker was a primary exponent of the West Coast school of cool jazz in the early and mid-'50s. As a trumpeter, he had a generally restrained, intimate playing style and he attracted attention beyond jazz for his photogenic looks and singing. But his career was marred by drug addiction. Universal.

UPC: 044001304323

EAN: 0044001304323

Model: 044001304323

Languages: English

Binding: audioCD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood