Chet Baker::Chet Baker and Strings

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catalog# CL 549

Artist: Chet Baker
Title: Chet Baker & Strings
Format: Vinyl LP 180 Gram
DiscSet: 1
Genre: Jazz
Condition: New
Label: Pure Pleasure Records

Chet Baker::Chet Baker and Strings

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Chet Baker & Strings Columbia CL549 MONO This release offers a unique glimpse of a young Chet Baker in a quintet setting, complemented by a nine-piece string section. Utilizing the uniquely modern arrangements of Johnny Mandel, Marty Paich, Jack Montrose, and Shorty Rogers, this interaction of "West Coast cool" with primordial elevator music escapes many -- if not indeed all -- of the potential sonic pitfalls such a marriage might suggest. In the truest sense of the word augmentation, the string arrangements provide the desired opulence sans the heavy-handed or syrupy residual effects. Perhaps most inspiring about this outing is the success with which Baker and crew are able to thrive in this environment, providing subtle insight into the quintet's ability to simultaneously adapt and explore. "Love Walked In" incorporates a trademark volley of interaction between Baker and Sims. "Love" contains what is arguably the most successful implementation of the string section, as well as some stellar soloing by Freeman. In fact, his contributions to this particular recording rank among his finest with Baker and company. The same enthusiasm can likewise be applied to "A Little Duet for Zoot and Chet." Not only are Sims and Baker in top flight, but the string arrangement swings irresistibly as well. The easygoing and otherwise winding strings support the cool bop like a kite in a March breeze -- light, airy, and conspicuous only in altitude.

"Just six years after Columbia Records introduced the 33 1/3 LP (in 1948), the label unveiled another successful innovation: a trumpet-and-strings album by Chet Baker. Baker proved especially appropriate for this setup due to the lyrical, singing quality of his playing. Chet Baker With Strings features various arrangers including Johnny Mandel, Marty Paich, Shorty Rogers and Jack Montrose. Included is Cole Porter's ' Love You' arranged by Mandel." - Jazziz Magazine

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