Chet Baker CHET IS BACK Org Music 180g 2LP 45RPM B Grundman Remastered Pallas

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ORGM-1076 2 LP 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered, 180 gram, Gatefold  LOW PRESSING #190
50th Anniversary Reissue. 
Remastered by Bernie Grundman 
Pressed at Pallas in Germany on 180g Vinyl 2LP 45 RPM Limited Numbered Edition #190 180 gram Gatefold. NEW SEALED
1962 Jazz Classic Thrives on Bop-Driven Tunes and Elegant Standards ''Cool'' Trumpeter Plays With Band of Burgeoning Young European Musicians Stunning Audiophile Sonics: You Will Not Hear a Better Pressing Chet is back! And how. In a career filled with ups and downs, Chet Baker sounds divine on this 1962 set of bop-driven tunes and elegant standards cut in Italy after the trumpeter's two-year hiatus from recording. Reason for its superiority owes to a sextet anchored by burgeoning, young European musicians such as saxophonist Bobby Jaspar, pianist Amedeo Tommasi, guitarist Rene Thomas, and bassist Benoit Quersin. Compositionally, ballads (including ''These Foolish Things'' and the only new composition, ''Ballata In Forma Di Blues'') are tucked in between a surfeit of engaging, uptempo pieces. Yet the most staggering revelation here, aside from the fact that, no exaggeration, Chet Is Back! might contain the ''cool'' musician's most gorgeous playing, is the version of ''Over the Rainbow,'' given a reading that encapsulates the classic songs longing, hope, and beauty. Noteworthy, too, are Jaspar's statement-making performances. Now, an even 50 years after its original release, Chet Is Back! benefits from the audiophile-quality sound it's always deserved courtesy or ORG Music. Few, if any, audiophile pressings of Baker's music match the tones and timbres present on this astoundingly transparent reissue. It's what jazz is all about. Musicians: - Chet Baker (trumpet, vocals) - Bobby Jaspar (flute, tenor sax) - Rene Thomas (guitar) - Daniel Humair (drums) - Benoit Quersin (bass) - Amadeo Tommasi (piano) Track Listing: 1. Well, You Needn't 2. These Foolish Things 3. Barbados 4. Star Eyes 5. Over The Rainbow 6. Pent Up House 7. Ballata In Forma Di Blues 8. Blues In The Closet
After a two year absence from the studio (most of that time spent in an Italian jail), Chet Baker's return could not have been more triumphant. He quiets all notions that he is a "has been" with his fiery delivery as he swings with a great Italian band. His version of "Over the Rainbow" is one of the prettiest things you'll ever hear. This is arguably Baker's best recording of the 1960's, and it sounds better than ever on this 180gram vinyl reissue, which was mastered from original analog tapes by Bernie Grundman. 

Track List
A1 Well, You Needn't
A2 These Foolish Things 
A3 Barbados
A4 Star Eyes
B1 Over The Rainbow 
B2 Pent Up House 
B3 Ballata In Forma Di Blues 
B4 Blues In The Closet