Chet Baker – Sings & Plays with Bud Shank, Russ Freeman, and Strings (CD)
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West Coast cool doesn't get more distilled than Chet Baker, whose breathy, conversational trumpet tone and almost whispering vocal delivery came from the same emotional place. Recorded during his peak Pacific Jazz years in the early 1950s, Baker brought a vulnerability to the American songbook that hard bop's tougher voices rarely touched, making him a singular bridge between jazz improvisation and pop accessibility.
Chet Baker does what he does best; SINGS AND PLAYS. He was gracious enough to occasionally put down the trumpet to croon, his vocal ability as skillful as his trumpeting. Baker's effortless virtuosity transcended the bounds of jazz stardom, with both aficionados and mainstream audiences embracing him as the genre's coolest cat.
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UPC: 724357996723
Label: Blue Note Records
Release Date: 9.21.04
Format: CD