Published May 18, 2018 Chet Baker Early Chet: Lost Tapes (20132018) DSD128 (.dsf) 1 bit5,6 MHz Time 35:34 minutes 2,81 GB FLAC (tracks) 24-bit88,2 kHz Time 35:34 minutes 609 MB Studio Master, Official Digital Download Source: HDTracks Booklet, Front Cover Genre: Jazz 2xHD Early Chet compiles tracks jazz trumpeter Chet Baker recorded while on tour in the mid- and late 50s.These tracks were made at the height of Bakers popularity and showcase him in fine form throughout.Featured here are several (rare for Baker) big-band numbers, as well as two superb duets with Italian vocalistguitarist Caterina Valente, I Remember April and Everytime We Say Goodbye.This amazing collection of rarely heard recordings made by Chet Baker in Germany during the period 1955-59.
![]() As trumpeter in the Gerry Mulligan Quartet, Chet Baker had first played his way into the hearts of fans in 1952 with lyrical ballads and a soothing tone. He gained fame seemingly overnight and in 1954 was voted best trumpeter by readers of the leading US jazz magazines ahead of Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis. So it came as something of a surprise for European audiences to hear the Chet Baker they discovered at his live concerts: a trumpeter with a decisive attacca style and lively boppy lines, accompanied by a pianist who combined innovative harmonies with bizarre rhythms and a drummer who propelled the band with a hard, driving beat. No one was prepared for this Chet Baker Quartet, featuring pianist Dick Twardzik, bassist Jimmy Bond and drummer Peter Littman. Bockhanal is the earliest number on Early Chet and a particularly valuable rarity: just four weeks after this concert, the quartet no longer existed. Aged just 24, the pianist Dick Twardzik died a drug overdose in Paris on 21 October 1955. Chet Baker continued his European tour with a variety of accompanying musicians. He was also a welcome guest of Joachim-Ernst Berendt, who would invite Baker on two further occasions to Baden-Baden to record with the Kurt Edelhagen Orchestra. The idea of recording singer Caterina Valente in duet with Chet Baker was also ahead of its time: Ill Remember April and Every Time We Say Goodbye. A meeting of ultimate refinement and ultimate simplicity, wrote Joachim-Ernst Berendt. In these intimate duets, Chet Baker plays trumpet as only he knows how: delicate, melodic, supple. In July 1959 he headed back to Europe and returned to Baden-Baden as well. This time he made recordings with the Rolf-Hans Mller Orchestra. Particularly convincing are his performances in Polka Dots and Moonbeams. And in Autumn in New York he coolly rubs against the grain. In a spontaneous final cadence, Early Chet sets out his personal agenda: to communicate real depth using few notes. Tracklist: 01 It Never Entered My Mind 02 Autumn in New York 03 Ill Remember April 04 Everytime We Say Goodbye 05 I Should Care 06 Lover: Love me Tonight: Isnt It Romantic 07 Polka Dots and Moonbeams 08 Everything Happens To Me 09 Baker 56 10 Lullaby in Rhythm 11 Bockhanal Musicians: Chet Baker trumpet Dick Twardzik piano Jimmy Bond bass Peter Littman drums Caterina Valente vocal guitar (3 4) Orchester Kurt Edelhagen Tanzorchester des Sdwestfunks, conducted by Rolf-Hans Mller Original Recordings Produced by Joachim-Ernst Berendt. Recorded: 1 Jazztime Mainz, Kurfrstliches Schloss on September 20, 1955. Studio Recordings SWF Baden-Baden on March 26, 1956 March 29, 1956 September 2, 1959. HD Mastering by: Ren Laflamme. HD Executive Producer: Andr Perry. DVD-Audio Decoder and Watermark Detector foobar2000 Super Audio CD Decode.
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