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Jazz Rock (Verve)

By Arnaldo DeSouteiro

Label: Verve Records
Released: 2008

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Article: Profile

Renato Sellani does not have to play the piano to charm you. At the Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia in July of this year, he could be seen walking his small dog Briciola through the crowded piazzas. At 82, he walks carefully, with a slight stoop. They were an endearing pair: Sellani impeccable in striped blazer ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Chet Baker

December 23, 2008

All About Jazz is celebrating Chet Baker's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Chet BakerChesney Henry “Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 in Yale, Oklahoma, died May 13, 1988 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands) was an American jazz musician. Raised in a musical household in Oklahoma (his father was ...

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Article: Album Review

Nate Birkey: Christmas

Read "Christmas" reviewed by Victor L. Schermer

by Victor L. Schermer
November 27, 2008

This may be the most laid back Christmas album ever. The more typical holiday records bring to mind sleigh-bells, snowmen, parties, families, caroling, mistletoe, chestnuts on an open fire, and fond memories of past holidays. What comes to mind in connection with Nate Birkey: Christmas are dry martinis, The New Yorker magazine, twilights by the ocean, ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Chet Baker with the Bradley Young Trio: Chet in Chicago

by C. Michael Bailey
October 16, 2008

Chet Baker with the Bradley Young Trio Chet in Chicago Enja Records 2008What is the cultural value of trumpeter Chet Baker 20 years after his death in Amsterdam? An interesting rift between biographers has emerged, the schism running along the interface of Baker's substance abuse and the art ...

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News: TV / Film

"Let's Get Lost" The Lasting Allure of Chet Baker

October 13, 2008

Let's Get Lost captures the seductive power of the conflicted jazzman. Bruce Weber's 1989 film is a vivid portrait of trumpeter-vocalist Chet Baker. Early on in Let's Get Lost, Bruce Weber's 1989 documentary about Chet Baker, the jazz trumpeter is asked if he'd like a glass of wine? Yeah, he replies in that wispy ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Chet Baker: Indian Summer and The Quintessence

by Marcia Hillman
May 4, 2008

Chet Baker Indian Summer Dutch Jazz Archive 2007 Chet Baker The Quintessence Fremeaux & Assoc. 2007 Hooray! Chet Baker, who died 20 years ago this month, lives ...

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