CHET BAKER / CATERINA VALENTE 78 EVERYTIME WE SAY GOODBYE POLYDOR BM 6043 EX+
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A RARE COPY OF THIS WONDERFUL 78 FROM CHET BAKER TOGETHER WITH ITALIAN SUPERSTAR CATERINA VALENTE
EVRYTIME WE SAY GOODBY
b/w I REMEBER APRIL
Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and vocalist.
Baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albums featuring his vocals (Chet Baker Sings, It Could Happen to You). Jazz historian Dave Gelly described the promise of Baker's early career as "James Dean, Sinatra, and Bix, rolled into one." His well-publicized drug habit also drove his notoriety and fame
Baker's chiseled features led to an approach by Hollywood studios, and he made his acting debut in the film Hell's Horizon, released in the fall of 1955. He declined an offer of a studio contract, preferring life on the road as a musician. Over the next few years, Baker fronted his own combos, including a 1955 quintet featuring Francy Boland, where Baker combined playing trumpet and singing. In 1956 Chet Baker completed an eight-month tour of Europe, where he recorded Chet Baker In Europe.
Caterina Valente (born January 14, 1931 in Paris) is an Italian-born singer, dancer, and actress. She comes from an Italian artist family; her father Giuseppe was a well-known accordion player, her mother, Maria Valente, a musical clown. She had three siblings, of whom Silvio Francesco was also active in show business.
In 1952 she married juggler Erik van Aro (Gerd Eric Horst Scholz). He recognized her talent and accompanied her in her initial years of worldwide success, although they later divorced. In 1953, she made her first recordings with Kurt Edelhagen. Soon afterwards she achieved great success with songs like “Malagueña”, “The Breeze and I”, and “Dreh dich nicht um” with the Werner Müller orchestra. In 1955 she was featured on the “Colgate Comedy Hour” with Gordon MacRae. Between 1966 and 1972 she was a frequent guest on the Dean Martin Show. In 1972, she married the British pianist Roy Budd; they had a son, Alexander, but they divorced in 1979.
In Germany she was a major performer of Schlager music. There she recorded Cole Porter’s “I love Paris” i.e. “Ganz Paris träumt von der Liebe”, which sold more than 500,000 copies in (1954.) Like in other countries where she was popular, some in Germany mistakenly consider her a German singer.
These two sides come from her 1957 film "Das Einfache Madchen" in which Caterina auditions for a minor part in what would be her second movie. Her dancing and singing impresses the director so much, that he wants to give her the leading role. However the author Thomas Krauss objects, because he believes she's just a good singer and not talented enough as an actress. Caterina doesn't want to let go of her big chance and applies as maid in Krauss' house under a different name to convince him she can play the role.
THESE TWO AMAZING SIDES WERE RECORDED IN 1956 IN BADEN BADEN
Disc Details:-
UK POLYDOR BM 6043 10" 78rpm SHELLAC CHET BAKER AND CATERINA VALENTE A SIDE:- TEVRYTIME WE SAY GOODBYE B SIDE:- I REMEMBER APRIL CONDITION = EX+ NICE HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO WIN THIS RARE JAZZ 78 ! DON'T MISS IT - BID NOW!price rating
