Baker Chet

Baker Chet: Chet Baker sings 1954 [CD]

Baker Chet: The String Sessions [CD]

Baker Chet: Best of Chet Baker sings 1954-56 [CD]

Denna fyra CD samling, innehåller mer än fem timmars musik samlar de finaste av Chet Baker för Pacific Jazz. En verklig jazz ikon och hans utveckling från hans tidigaste inspelningar tills sin avgång från etiketten, dessa album presenteras här remasterade och i bästa möjliga kvalitet med denna mästare till musiker.

Baker Chet: Live in London 1983 [Digipack / 2 CD]

This box with 10 CDs is a real goody for those with a taste for jazz. It comprises altogether 17 original LPs made by the legendary trumpeter who could also sing with great feeling. Chet Baker's fans reckon him among creators of a trumpet playing style that was more restrained, lyrical and distinguished by a typical coolness inspired by Miles Davis.<br/><br/>At the age of ten he was given a slide trombone by his father that he exchanged for a trumpet, to be like his idol Harry James. In a very short time Baker taught himself to play simple swing tunes and showed he was also a talented improviser. He became well-known as a trumpeter in Gerry Mulligan's quartet. He was co-writer alongside Mulligan of the popular hit single "My funny Valentine".<br/><br/>Parallel to his popularity however, grew also his addiction to drugs and he had to endure a two-year stretch in jail. After making it through a long and difficult period he played better than ever before and made his best records, in 1978 in Europe, for several different labels. A further high point was a successful tour in Japan.<br/><br/>But despite success the life of this brilliant musician ended tragically. In 1988 he fell from the window of a hotel room in Amsterdam. It still remains unclear whether it was an accident that happened under the influence of drugs, or a case of suicide.

Baker Chet: Chet Is Back! [CD]