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Chet Baker: Last Great Concert On A Monday
by Ian Patterson
In a career that lasted an odds-defying four decades, trumpeter and vocalist Chet Baker's signature sound was captured on around 20 live albums. The majority of these performances, covering the years 1952-1988, not surprisingly, fell on Thursdays through Sundays--good business days for jazz. But this previously unreleased live recording is different. None of the dozen patrons who came to Amersfoort's Jazz Cellar for Baker's concert on 25 April, 1988 could possibly have known that it was to be his last ...
Continue ReadingChet Baker: In Perfect Harmony: The Lost Album
by Maurizio Zerbo
Ascoltare questa registrazione del 1972, rimasta ad oggi inedita, è un'esperienza che regala al pubblico profonde emozioni. Lo si può considerare un capitolo non marginale dell'avventura musicale di Chet Baker, qui all'opera con l'amico Jack Sheldon per sublimare le più affascinanti caratteristiche della West Coast Jazz. È una performance di chiara identità interpretativa, un concentrato di lucidità creativa nell'interpretare con ariosa levità alcuni dei più amati standard del suo repertorio discografico. La scelta di questi brani esalta oltretutto ...
Continue ReadingChet Baker: A Conversation in 1977
by Rob Rosenblum
This interview took place in 1975 when Baker was making frequent trips to the Albany, New York area. At the time of this interview Baker, was playing with saxophonist Nick Brignola at Shaker's Steak House in Troy, N.Y. Back in the early 1950's, a young trumpet player whose personal appearance and demeanor was more that of an alley-way hood than of a suit and tie jazz musician, burst on the scene with a sound so gentle and lyrical ...
Continue ReadingMarco Pennisi: la Red Records di oggi
by Libero Farnè
La foto riportata qui sopra, scattata da Curti Parini, è emblematica perché rappresenta il passato e il presente della Red Records, storica casa discografica milanese che dal 2021 ha ripreso quota, incrementando le sue mirate edizioni. Da sinistra possiamo distinguere Tommaso Belletti (digitale e promozione), Cem Cansu (store manager), l'attuale produttore e responsabile Marco Pennisi, Sergio Veschi, fondatore dell'etichetta, Mauro Santoro (cura editoriale), Margherita Pennisi (partner, digital marketing e e-commerce). La Red--in esteso Registrazioni Edizioni Discografiche--nasce nel capoluogo lombardo nel ...
Continue ReadingThe Timeless Sounds of Chet Baker: A Look at the Trumpeter and Vocalist’s Top Ten Songs
by DIG 9000
Chet Baker, a name synonymous with cool jazz, left an indelible mark on the world of music with his evocative trumpet playing and hauntingly beautiful vocals. His career, spanning from the early 1950s until his untimely death in 1988, produced a wealth of recordings that continue to resonate with audiences today. In celebrating Baker's legacy, it's essential to highlight some of his most influential and beloved recordings. Here's a look at the top ten recordings that showcase the depth and ...
Continue ReadingChet Baker & Jack Sheldon: In Perfect Harmony: The Lost Album
by Pierre Giroux
In Perfect Harmony: The Lost Album presents an intriguing collaboration between trumpeters Chet Baker and Jack Sheldon. Derived from a newly unearthed studio session from 1972 and released on the Jazz Detective label, it was co-produced by Zev Feldman and film producer Frank Marshall. Backed by a stellar ensemble featuring Jack Marshall (guitar), Dave Frishberg (piano), Joe Mondragon (bass) and Nick Ceroli (drums), the sextet swings through a repertoire drawn mostly from the Great American Songbook, supplemented by one original ...
Continue ReadingChet Baker: Blue Room: The 1979 VARA Studio Sessions In Holland
by Stefano Merighi
Possiamo cominciare da “The Best Thing for You" per osservare come Chet Baker spesso si svincoli dal consueto clichè di strumentista intimo, tormentato e romantico e assuma invece tratti perentori e assertivi. Il suo intervento tra gli accordi del brano di Irving Berlin è di una sicurezza tecnica assoluta, il timbro brunito non esclude un'effervescenza ritmica e una costruzione delle frasi che nello stesso tempo esaltano l'eloquio e i silenzi. Si tratta di un discorso che si potrebbe ...
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