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Chet Baker In Paris – Legendary Barclay Sessions 1955/56

CD (Item 563179) Verve, 1955/1956 — Condition: Used
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Wonderful lost work from Chet Baker! Chet recorded these sides during visits to Paris in 1955 and 1956, and they feature some of his best work from the mid 50s. Most of the material is in quartet format, and two of the tracks on the CD have Chet working with the legendary pianist Richard Twardzik, a fantastic talent who passed away in Paris at a tragically young age. Other groups on the set feature great European talents like Francy Boland, Gerard Gustin, and Raymond Fol – and a few tracks even feature Baker as the lead soloist with a larger group, in arrangements by Pierre Michelot or Francy Boland. There's a total of 14 tracks in all, and although the CD doesn't include all of the Barclay material, most of it's pretty darn rare in any format, and the presentation of the material is impeccable! Titles include "Sad Walk", "Tenderly", "Chet", "Just Duo", "Tasty Pudding", "Exitus", and "In A Little Provincial Town".  © 1996-2025, Dusty Groove, Inc.
(2000 digipak pressing.)

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