Chet Baker Quartet - Chet Baker In Paris Vol. 1 (1956)

In October 1955, Chet Baker and his Quartet were to give a series of concerts, notably in France. Many French people expected a playboy and dilettante trumpeter to get off the plane; the man who arrived was someone who lived only for, and by, his art. A first album recorded in Paris placed him in the jazz avant-garde; the series of recordings that followed formed the private journal of someone so incapable of hiding his emotions that he sublimated them in the only way he knew: in music. Volume One brings together the first two sessions recorded on October 11 and 14, 1955. With Richard “Dick” Twardzik on piano, Jimmy Bond on bass and Peter Littmann on drums, Chet performs eight originals of Robert L. ‘Bob’ Zieff ("Rondette," "Pièce-Caprice," "Mid-Forte," "Re-search," "Pomp," "Sad Walk," "Just Duo," "Brash") plus a solitary contribution from Twardzik ("The Girl From Greenland.") ~ shop.udiscovermusic.com. 

Recorded 11th & 14th October, 1955 at the Pathé-Magellan Studio, Paris, France 

Musicians:
Chet Baker - Trumpet
Dick Twardzik - Piano
Jimmy Bond - Bass
Peter Littman - Drums 

Tracks:
A1. Rondette {Bob Zieff} (2:10)
A2. Pièce Caprice {Bob Zieff} (5:11)
A3. Mid-Forte {Bob Zieff} (3:07)
A4. Re-search {Bob Zieff} (5:00)
A5. Pomp {Bob Zieff} (4:42)
B1. Sad Walk {Bob Zieff} (4:15)
B2. Just Duo {Bob Zieff} (4:12)
B3. The Girl From Greenland {Dick Twardzik} (5:15)
B4. Brash {Bob Zieff} (5:54) 

Total Time: 39:53

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Brash

Chet Baker Quartet - Chet Baker In Paris Vol. 2 (1956)

In October 1955, Chet Baker and his Quartet were to give a series of concerts, notably in France. Many French people expected a playboy and dilettante trumpeter to get off the plane; the man who arrived was someone who lived only for, and by, his art. A first album recorded in Paris placed him in the jazz avant-garde; the series of recordings that followed formed the private journal of someone so incapable of hiding his emotions that he sublimated them in the only way he knew: in music. On Volume Two, recorded October 24, just three days after Twardzik's passing (due to an overdose), Chet leads his quartet with only Jimmy Bond left from his original accompanying trio, young French pianist Gérard Gustin, and Swedish drummer Nils-Bertil Dahlander (filling in Peter Littman who returned to America). Given the context, they fall back on standards, Chet choosing eight: "These Foolish Things," "There's a Small Hotel," "Autumn In New York," "Summertime," "You Go To My Head," "Tenderly," "I'll Remember April," and "Lover Man."  The whole session exudes a kind of sadness that's impossible to put down, whatever the choice of tune or tempo. ~ shop.udiscovermusic.com. 

Recorded 24th October, 1955 at Studio Pathe Magellan, Paris, France 

Musicians:
Chet Baker - Trumpet
Gérard Gustin - Piano
Jimmy Bond - Bass
Bert Dahlander - Drums 

Tracks:
A1. There's A Small Hotel {Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart} (3:47)
A2. I'll Remember April {Don Raye, Gene De Paul, Patricia Johnston} (5:54)
A3. These Foolish Things {Harry Link, Holt Mavell, Jack Strachey} (4:44)
A4. Autumn In New York {Vernon Duke} (7:07)
B1. Summertime {DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin} (4:15)
B2. You Go To My Head {J. Fred Coots} (5:53)
B3. Tenderly {Jack Lawrence, Walter Gross} (6:40)
B4. Lover Man {Jimmy Davis, Jimmy Sherman, Roger Ramirez} (4:55) 

Total Time: 43:20

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You Go To My Head